Expand the defect library of DOT-117 tank car including master guages and test panels. Engage with the railroad tank car industry stakeholders to evaluate industrys capabilities of NDE methods and POD
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- Contract number
- 693JJ626F00025N
- Awardee
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Ensco Inc. UEI DP3FAQE2UGT3
- Awarding agency
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Federal Railroad Administration
Department of Transportation
- Obligated
- $500,000
Award facts
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $500,000.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 10% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- Contracting staff
- NAICS code
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- PSC
- AS11 Transportation R&D Services; Surface Transportation, Public Transit, And Rail; Basic Research
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition after exclusion of sources Two Step
- Pricing
- Cost Plus Fixed Fee
- Place of performance
- Pueblo, CO 81001, USA
- Legislative mandates
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- Employment Eligibility Verification (E-Verify) FAR subpart 22.18
- Service Contract Inventory FAR subpart 4.17
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this award
The Federal Railroad Administration issued a $500,000 delivery order to Ensco Inc. on August 19, 2026, under a total small business set-aside to expand the defect library of DOT-117 tank cars, including master gauges and test panels, and to engage railroad tank car industry stakeholders to evaluate their capabilities in nondestructive evaluation methods and probability of detection.
Place of performance is Pueblo, CO. The order carries a cost-plus-fixed-fee pricing structure with an ultimate completion date of August 18, 2028. Ensco holds a substantial position on FRA contracts, including a $571.7 million single-award indefinite-delivery contract to manage and maintain the Transportation Technology Center in Pueblo through September 2027, and has generated 80 task orders worth $61.2 million on its core FRA management vehicle (693JJ621D000001). Recent FRA task orders include work on curved perturbation slab track installation, high-speed rail equipment modeling, fire suppression technology evaluation, and vehicle compression testing. This order reflects the company's sustained role as an FRA prime contractor in rail safety research and hazardous materials tank car development.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 693JJ626F00025N?
693JJ626F00025N was awarded to Ensco Inc. by Federal Railroad Administration (Department of Transportation) on August 19, 2026.
How much is contract 693JJ626F00025N worth?
The government has obligated $500,000 on 693JJ626F00025N.
Is contract 693JJ626F00025N an order under another contract?
Yes. 693JJ626F00025N is a delivery order under 693JJ621D000001, an indefinite delivery contract.
Was contract 693JJ626F00025N competed?
The extent of competition for 693JJ626F00025N was full and open competition after exclusion of sources. It was set aside: Total Small Business.
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