Dave Nag

Dave Nag serves as a procurement professional within the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Office of Acquisition, supporting the agency’s mission to enhance road safety through evidence-based regulatory initiatives and technical innovation. He manages the acquisition lifecycle for professional, scientific, and technical services critical to vehicle safety research, behavioral analysis, and engineering studies. His work directly enables NHTSA’s development of performance standards, crash data evaluation, and public safety campaigns by securing specialized expertise across engineering, data analytics, and testing domains. Nag’s portfolio is primarily composed of non-commercial, performance-based contracts requiring high technical rigor and compliance with federal safety regulations. His key contractor relationships include AMD International Technologies LLC and Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC, both of which provide advanced engineering and systems analysis services for vehicle safety technologies. He also collaborates with the National Association of ESEA State Program Administrators for outreach and educational support initiatives. These partnerships reflect a pattern of engaging specialized technical firms with proven capability in regulatory compliance, data modeling, and safety evaluation methodologies. His contracting approach emphasizes technical qualifications over price, prioritizing subject-matter expertise and past performance. Nag’s procurement activity is exclusively conducted under no set-aside preferences, with 100% of awards issued as full and open competitions. This reflects a strategic focus on selecting the most technically qualified vendors regardless of socioeconomic status, aligning with NHTSA’s need for specialized, high-stakes technical services where niche capabilities are paramount. While small business participation is not formally incentivized in his portfolio, all solicitations remain fully compliant with federal acquisition regulations and competitive fairness standards. His primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541990 (All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services) and 541380 (Testing Laboratories and Services), reflecting deep expertise in securing services related to vehicle safety testing, behavioral research, and regulatory impact analysis. He routinely acquires engineering consulting, crash simulation modeling, and laboratory testing services to inform federal motor vehicle safety standards and emerging technology evaluations.