Definitive Contract 693JJ626C000016

This is a cost-plus-fixed-fee definitive contract awarded by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), a civilian agency, to Analogic Engineering, Inc., a woman-owned small business. The contract is for a portable or rail-mounted device with an ultrasonic probe that scans the top running surface of rails, transmitting, receiving, and processing three ultrasonic beams. The contract has a ceiling value of $370,245.00 and a completion date of December 1, 2023. The contract was awarded on September...

This is a definitive contract awarded by the Federal Railroad Administration, a civilian agency, to Analogic Engineering, Inc., a woman-owned small business manufacturer. The contract, valued at $134,510.00, is for a portable or rail-mounted device with an ultrasonic probe that scans the top running surface of railroad tracks. The device transmits, receives, and processes three ultrasonic beams to measure the constant longitudinal stress in the rail. The contract has no set-aside designation and...

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...

The Federal Railroad Administration awarded a $575,283 definitive contract to Aerovironment, Inc. for development of an in-situ/handheld non-destructive evaluation system to detect defects inside wheel journal bearings in rail cars, with an ultimate completion date of December 22, 2027 and award date of June 23, 2026. The contract is firm fixed price with no set-aside. Work involves health monitoring of roller bearings using resonant ultrasound spectroscopy. Place of performance is Simi...

The Federal Railroad Administration awarded a $450,002 definitive contract to Thornton Tomasetti, Inc. to develop an upgraded detail fracture model based on rail integrity research conclusions. On August 1, 2024, the FRA issued a modification to fund option year 1 for $225,001 and extended the period of performance from July 31, 2026 to July 31, 2027. The contract is firm fixed price with no set-aside. Place of performance is New York, NY. The originating broad agency announcement solicited...

<p>The Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration (DOT FRA) awarded a $498,476 firm fixed price definitive contract to Carnegie Mellon University Office Of Sponsored Programs Division to develop an onboard monitoring and computational embedded technology that automatically detects broken rails as they occur. The work will be performed in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania over a two-year period beginning in September 2023.</p>

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 Federal Railroad Administration awarded a definitive contract modification to the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska for research and development on measuring longitudinal rail stress using a self-referenced ultrasonic wave method based on acoustoelastic effect, extending the period of performance to September 12, 2027. This modification funds CLIN 00003 for $166,600 and extends the original completion date by one year from September 12, 2026. The ceiling value for the overall...

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) awarded a $1.52M definitive contract to Rhomberg Sersa USA Inc. to provide research and development support for upgrading the Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) system installed on the DOTX 220 rail vehicle. Under this firm fixed-price contract, the contractor will deliver additional data reports and analysis to enhance the capabilities and performance of the existing GPR system. The contract, which is not subject to any set-aside designation, carries a...

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) awarded a $89,463.00 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to Edison Welding Institute Inc., doing business as Buffalo Manufacturing Works, to support the expanded field demonstration of FRA-developed technology to improve the integrity of signal wire to rail attachments. This new friction welding technology developed by FRA greatly improves the quality of these joints. The contract, awarded on August 3, 2019, has an ultimate completion date of December 4, 2020...