Definitive Contract DTFR5316C00019

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 by a series of small-scale (1/10th) and medium-scale (1/3rd or 1/4th) tests, before finalizing a test plan for a full-scale fire test. This contract is not set-aside. Sharma & Associates Inc. is an engineering firm that provides innovative solutions to the railroad and transportation industry, and has a history of supporting the FRA's safety mission through various contract awards.