Definitive Contract 693JJ624C000039
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- This federal contract award, valued at $779,209.83, was issued by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), a civilian agency, to Ensco Inc., a for-profit technology company based in Vienna, Virginia. The primary objective of the research effort is to continue ongoing work on rail integrity and achieve higher reliability of non-destructive evaluation (NDE) inspection procedures for comprehensive rail flaw detection and characterization. The contract modification adds $199,332.60 to the base...
- The Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration awarded a $150,009 firm fixed price definitive contract to the University of Sheffield, a foreign government entity, to develop an ultrasonic approach for measuring rail longitudinal stress. This project aims to detect rail stresses and prevent track failures. The contract does not have a set-aside designation. The University of Sheffield, as the prime contractor, will execute the work across six defined work packages under this...
- The U.S. Federal Railroad Administration awarded a $300,240 firm fixed price contract to the University of Sheffield, a foreign government entity, to develop a reference-free longitudinal rail stress measurement device utilizing ultrasound technology to help prevent track buckle derailments. The contract has no set-aside designation and has an ultimate completion date of March 28, 2024. The University of Sheffield has previously supported the U.S. Department of Transportation and U.S. Army...
- This is a $209,377.00 firm fixed-price federal contract awarded by the Federal Railroad Administration, a civilian agency, to the University of Illinois. The contract is for the development of a reference-free longitudinal rail stress measurement device utilizing microphones and acoustic signals to prevent track buckle derailments. The University of Illinois is the prime contractor, and the University of Utah is a subcontractor responsible for rail neutral temperature estimation using local rail...
- The U.S. Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) awarded a $386,467.10 cost-plus-fixed-fee definitive contract to Ensco Inc., doing business as Enscohi, to develop a credit-card sized sensor that can be applied to a rail at zero stress and interrogated later to determine rail stress. The contract has a completion date of July 31, 2025. Ensco is a leading technology company that provides engineering, science, and advanced technology solutions to government agencies. The company holds several...
- This federal contract award was granted by the Federal Railroad Administration, a civilian agency within the U.S. Department of Transportation, to the University of Illinois. The $610,000 firm fixed-price contract was awarded on September 21, 2020 with a completion date of September 20, 2024. The contract's objective is to provide a quantitative assessment of critical variables that influence longitudinal rail stress, guide future practices for adjusting rail stress, and improve the...
- The U.S. Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) awarded a $299,992.86 cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order to Ensco Inc., doing business as Enscohi, to provide support for the introduction of new track inspection technologies and the advancement of existing technologies. The contract focuses on system integration, data interpretation, and analysis efforts. This award is associated with a larger indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract that Ensco holds with the FRA, valued at $571...
- This is a federal contract award from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), a civilian agency, to Ensco Inc., a for-profit technology company headquartered in Vienna, Virginia. The contract, valued at $512,017.59, is for operations, maintenance, instrumentation, and analysis support for railroad safety research. The contract is a delivery order with a cost-plus-fixed-fee pricing type, and has an ultimate completion date of November 30, 2009. The contract is not designated as a set-aside and...
- This federal contract award is for research initiatives in support of rail safety, specifically for in-track measurement of the state of stress in steel rail. The contract was awarded by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), a civilian agency, to Kansas State University (KSU), a public land-grant research university. This is a definitive, firm-fixed-price contract that modifies the original award to fund Option Year 1/Phase II for $107,333, with an extended end date of August 18, 2026....
- The Federal Railroad Administration awarded a delivery order valued at $749,996 to Ensco Inc. (doing business as Enscohi) on September 19, 2025, for work to be completed by September 18, 2026. This cost-plus-fixed-fee contract, with no set-aside designation, supports the FRA's need for facilities and capabilities to model, validate, and qualify new high-speed rail equipment and technology prior to service deployment. The work will be performed at Ensco's facilities in Pueblo, Colorado,...
The Federal Railroad Administration awarded a Definitive Contract modification to the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska to fund Option Year 1/Phase II of a research and development project focused on measuring longitudinal rail stress using a self-referenced ultrasonic wave method based on the acoustoelastic effect. This modification provides $157,811 in funding and extends the period of performance from June 13, 2025 to June 12, 2026. The overall contract has a ceiling value of $489,364 and is structured as a firm fixed-price definitive contract with no set-aside designation. The University of Nebraska's Office of Sponsored Programs will conduct the work at its Lincoln, Nebraska facility, leveraging the institution's multidisciplinary research capabilities in engineering and advanced technology development. Ensco Inc., a Vienna, Virginia-based technology company specializing in transportation, aerospace, and engineering solutions for federal agencies, serves as the major subcontractor on this award. Ensco brings substantial expertise in rail safety research and technical engineering support through its significant relationships with the Federal Railroad Administration, including management of the Transportation Technology Center under a $571 million IDV. The project aligns with the FRA's mission to advance railroad safety through innovative measurement and monitoring technologies, with the ultrasonic method offering potential improvements in detecting rail stress conditions that could affect infrastructure integrity and operational safety.
ContractNumber | Description | Subcontractor | Prime Award | Dollars Obligated | Updated At |
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2511070227002S | Ensco Inc. | Definitive Contract 693JJ624C000039 | $72.1k | 12/18/24 |
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| P00001 | Exercise an Option | $157.8k | 8/18/25 | |
| Not listed | Not listed | $165.0k | 9/13/24 |