Definitive Contract W9132T08C0041

The Federal Railroad Administration awarded a $175,787.00 firm fixed price definitive contract to RJ Peterman & Associates Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business, for research aimed at determining potential changes needed when using Type 1L cement to manufacture prestressed concrete railroad ties while maintaining adequate safety regarding bond, splitting resistance, and durability. The contract has an ultimate completion date of December 31, 2025 and does not utilize a...

This is a time and materials delivery order contract awarded by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), a civilian agency, to Ensco Inc., a for-profit technology company. The purpose of the contract is to conduct field testing with a North American railroad to validate the relationship between frozen ballast and rail neutral temperature (RNT) loss, building on previous FRA-funded studies. The contract has a ceiling value of $499,958.00 and a period of performance ending on August 13, 2026....

This is a firm-fixed-price contract awarded by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to Harsco Metro Rail LLC, a subsidiary of Harsco Corporation, for the development, field testing, and demonstration of anti-idling technologies for maintenance of way vehicles. The contract has a ceiling value of $110,998.00 and a completion date of June 30, 2026. This contract was awarded as a result of the FRA's Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for research initiatives in support of rail safety, which...

This is a $251,055.54 definitive contract awarded by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), a civilian agency within the U.S. Department of Transportation, to the University of Massachusetts (UMass) to develop a probabilistic methodology for evaluating railroad track ballast condition using large data sets. The contract is a continuation of previous sole-source research efforts conducted by UMass under FRA contract and purchase order awards. The goal is to create a framework for assessing...

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) awarded a $468,625.08 firm fixed-price contract to Earth Science Systems LLC, a small business located in Colorado, to build and demonstrate non-destructive methods for assessing railroad ballast condition and the connection between ballast condition, moisture content, and ballast strength. The contract has an ultimate completion date of April 30, 2019 and was not set aside for any special categories of businesses. Earth Science Systems LLC has prior...

The Department of Transportation awarded a $236,715 delivery order contract to Jensen Hughes, Inc., a fire protection engineering and consulting firm, to conduct research on reduced-scale testing of passenger railcar floor fire barriers using modeling and fire testing performance. This contract is not a set-aside. Jensen Hughes has extensive experience supporting federal agencies such as the Department of Defense, Department of State, and General Services Administration through prime and...

This is a firm fixed-price delivery order awarded by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), a civilian agency, to Ensco Inc. (doing business as Enscohi), a technology company that provides engineering, science, and advanced technology solutions. The contract has a ceiling value of $15,600.00 and a period of performance ending on December 23, 2015. The objective of this task order is the preparation of a position paper or white paper that assesses the opportunities and barriers for the...

This is a task order issued under an existing contract (DTFR53-10-D-00002) with the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), a civilian agency, to Ensco Inc. (doing business as Enscohi), a for-profit manufacturer. The task order, valued at $168,384.64, is for the production and field testing of a redesigned Portable Track Loading Fixture (PTLF) prototype over a period from June 2011 to November 2012, as part of the agency's railroad safety research operations, maintenance, instrumentation, and...

This is a definitive contract awarded by the Federal Railroad Administration, a civilian agency, to the University of Illinois for the development of performance-based concrete crosstie specifications and the design, manufacture, and testing of prototype concrete crossties. The contract has a ceiling value of $305,000.00 and a completion date of November 24, 2023. It is a firm fixed price contract with no set-aside designation. The University of Illinois is the prime contractor, and it has...

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...