The Department of the Army's Joint Munitions Command awarded Knox Kershaw Inc. a $494.8K firm-fixed-price definitive contract on May 13, 2025, for the procurement and delivery of one Knox Kershaw KBR-860 Ballast Regulator to the McAlester Army Ammunition Plant in Oklahoma. The ballast regulator is a railroad maintenance vehicle equipped with a Cummins QSB 6.7 diesel engine (260 horsepower, Tier 4 emissions standard), all-wheel drive capability, a single-pass plow, 110-inch wide broom, and hydraulically operated wings. The contract encompasses comprehensive services including equipment setup at the destination, operator training for up to six personnel, dual sets of maintenance and operation manuals, and warranty coverage meeting Federal Railroad Administration requirements. No set-aside designation was applied to this award, and the contract is scheduled for ultimate completion by October 1, 2025.
Knox Kershaw Inc., a Montgomery, Alabama-based manufacturer of track construction and maintenance machinery with over 50 years of industry experience, was selected as the sole prime contractor without identified subcontractors. The company, registered as a Subchapter S Corporation and active in SAM.gov through January 29, 2026, has demonstrated consistent capability in delivering ballast regulation equipment and rail maintenance solutions to federal defense and transportation entities. The award reflects Knox Kershaw's qualification in the open competitive contracting environment and its established reliability as a supplier of specialized railroad equipment to the Department of Defense and related federal agencies supporting munitions operations and infrastructure maintenance.