Definitive Contract 693JJ626C000007

The Federal Railroad Administration awarded a $325,132 definitive contract to Sharma & Associates Inc. for evaluating the impact of advanced energy locomotive technologies on train makeup and handling using simulation methods on July 31, 2026. The awardee is a minority-owned small disadvantaged business. Performance extends through January 30, 2028 and occurs in Hinsdale, IL. The contract is priced on a firm fixed price basis. The work involves simulation-based assessment of how advanced...

The Federal Railroad Administration awarded a $434,267 definitive contract on a firm fixed-price basis to Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) for fire testing of UN T-75 portable tanks on a flat car under Phase II. The work was performed in San Antonio, Texas, with an ultimate completion date of October 25, 2023. This contract modification closed the award in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation 4.804-5, concluding SwRI's engagement on this specialized testing initiative. No...

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) awarded a $500,000.00 firm fixed price definitive contract to Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation, doing business as Wabtec Corporation, to develop a multi-cylinder hydrogen dual fuel engine for greenhouse gas emissions reductions. The contract is part of the FRA's Fiscal Year 2024 Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) research initiative supporting rail safety, with a focus on advancing inspection technologies, rolling stock design, train...

This is a Firm Fixed Price contract awarded by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), a civilian agency, to Redstone Technologies LLC, a self-certified small disadvantaged business. The purpose of the contract is for the development and testing of fire-resistant coating materials for tank cars used to transport flammable liquids, in support of the FRA's rail safety research initiatives. The original contract was modified to fund Option Year 1 for $552,613.92, change the Contracting Officer's...

This is a $1,514,313.24 Firm Fixed Price contract awarded by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), a civilian agency, to Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) to obtain experimental data from a full-scale test of a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) ISO tank under fire conditions. The objectives are to provide realistic fire exposure to the test assembly and make key measurements, including interior and external temperatures, tank pressure, blast pressure, and heat flux. This data may be used to...

The Federal Railroad Administration will acquire a cryogenic tender, valves, and protective housing from Transportation Technology Center, Inc., doing business as MXV Rail, for $993,277.70. As the prime contractor, MXV Rail will transport the tender to its facility in Pueblo, Colorado to support testing by the FRA and Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. The agencies aim to determine the survivability of the tender under various accident scenarios by performing one dynamic...

This is a federal contract awarded by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), a civilian agency within the U.S. Department of Transportation, to ENSCO Inc., a large technology company based in Vienna, Virginia. The contract, valued at $329,783, is for research and development services related to the "Acquisition Transportation & Maintenance of Failed/Damaged Tank Cars" located in Pueblo, Colorado. The contract is a Delivery Order with a Cost Plus Fixed Fee pricing type and has a...

This is a cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order awarded by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), a civilian agency within the U.S. Department of Transportation, to Sharma & Associates Inc., a minority-owned small business. The $1,101,625.87 award provides continued support for the FRA's liquefied natural gas (LNG) rulemaking effort. Sharma & Associates, a prime contractor and subcontractor on prior FRA contracts, specializes in railway mechanical and infrastructure engineering,...

This is a $649,834.78 Firm Fixed Price federal contract awarded by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), a civilian agency within the Department of Transportation, to Sharma & Associates Inc., a minority-owned small business. The contract is to develop a detailed research and test plan to understand the risk exposure of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and compressed natural gas (CNG) tender operations under fire conditions. The plan will involve a survey of existing literature, followed...

This is a $1,103,149 firm fixed-price contract awarded by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), a civilian agency under the U.S. Department of Transportation, to Sharma & Associates Inc., a minority-owned small business. The contract is for evaluating the performance of tank car pressure relief devices under fire conditions. As a prime contractor, Sharma & Associates has provided various engineering services to FRA, including developing train braking systems, analyzing derailment...