This is a $373,636.21 cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order 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 evaluate different top fittings concepts to improve the protection of tank cars in accidents. Sharma & Associates Inc. has a history of providing engineering services to the FRA to support rail safety research and regulations, including work...
This is a $326,404 fixed-price contract awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration to Sharma & Associates Inc., a minority-owned small business. The contract is for developing a higher-fidelity, multi-zone model to simulate the thermal performance of rail tank cars (pressure vessels) under fire conditions, incorporating key physical and safety-relevant phenomena. Sharma & Associates, a specialized engineering firm supporting the agency's railroad...
This is a delivery order awarded to Sharma & Associates Inc., a minority-owned small business, under a Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDTE) master contract with the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), a civilian agency within the U.S. Department of Transportation. The $164,379.60 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract supports research and development to evaluate different tank car top fittings to improve resistance to failure during rollover incidents. The contract has no set-aside...
This is a definitive contract 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 disadvantaged business located in Hinsdale, Illinois. The $395,706.00 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract is for conducting fire testing on tank cars. The contract does not have a set-aside designation. Sharma & Associates Inc. is a Subchapter S Corporation that specializes in railway mechanical...
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 $217,669.32 firm fixed price delivery order was 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 contract modifies the geometry, material selection, and venting system of airbag technology to improve performance and meet safety criteria. Sharma & Associates specializes in railway engineering and has supported the FRA's safety mission through...
This is a firm fixed-price purchase order issued by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), a civilian agency, to Sharma & Associates Inc., a minority-owned small disadvantaged business located in Hinsdale, Illinois. The $124,620.00 contract is for Sharma & Associates to conduct pool fire testing on the thermal protection system for DOT-112 tank cars. The contract has no set-aside designation. Sharma & Associates has a history of providing technical services, research, and...
This is a firm fixed-price delivery order 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 $45,264.00 contract is for "ANALYSIS OF ADDITIONAL DATA COLLECTED DURING BRIDGE AND TRACK TESTS UNDER STEAM LOCOMOTIVE OPERATIONS", which aligns with the FRA's mission to promote the safety of the nation's railroad system. Sharma & Associates has extensive...
This federal contract award to Sharma & Associates Inc., a minority-owned small business, supports the Federal Railroad Administration's (FRA) safety mission. The $1,379,788.02 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract is a delivery order under a larger indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) vehicle. It requires Sharma & Associates to conduct field testing and a Government Accountability Office audit to validate the estimates from the FRA's railroad safety model, as mandated by the recently...
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,...