The U.S. Department of Transportation’s NHTSA intends to award a sole-source bridge contract to American Automotive Safety Research for the Crash Investigation Sampling System Injury Coding Center. This bridge contract, with a 12-month base period and one 12-month option period, ensures uninterrupted support while a competitive acquisition is completed. The contractor will provide specialized medical injury coding and data processing services for nationwide crash investigations, including clinical assessments and injury classification. Performance of these services is required to maintain mission-critical operations at the NHTSA office in Washington, DC. No specific budget amount or submission timeline is mentioned in the description.