Rail TEC arsenal climatic wind tunnel testing for the investigation of the operational safety risks for evtol in icing environments.
Active Purchase Order Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 692M1526P00008
- Awardee
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RTA Rail TEC Arsenal Fahrzeugversuchsanlage GMBH UEI P9VMMM49WBU4
- Awarding agency
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Technical Center
Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
- Obligated
- $1,113,367
Award facts
- Opportunity
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- Intent to Single Source - Rail Tec Arsenal (RTA) For Climatic Wind Tunnel Testing Special Notice · CT2600024A2 · Posted Dec 4, 2025
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $1,113,366.63 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 17% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- Contracting staff
- Funding agency
- Headquarters Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
- NAICS code
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- PSC
- AJ12 General Science And Technology R&D Services; General Science And Technology; Applied Research
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Not Competed under SAP · 1 offer Simplified Acquisition
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
- Place of performance
- 1210 Vienna, Austria
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this award
The Federal Aviation Administration issued a purchase order to RTA Rail TEC Arsenal Fahrzeugversuchsanlage GMBH on July 2, 2026, for climatic wind tunnel testing of electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft in icing environments, with a ceiling value of $1,113,366.63.
The order was issued as a single-source procurement under FAA Acquisition Management System procedures. Work is performed at the awardee's facility in Vienna, Austria. The FAA Technical Center determined that RTA's climatic wind tunnel is the sole facility capable of accommodating a 2-to-3-meter diameter propeller system at eVTOL cruise operating speeds while simulating icing conditions under Appendix C and Appendix O specifications. The order is firm fixed price and concludes March 31, 2028.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 692M1526P00008?
692M1526P00008 was awarded to RTA Rail TEC Arsenal Fahrzeugversuchsanlage GMBH by Technical Center (Federal Aviation Administration) on July 2, 2026.
How much is contract 692M1526P00008 worth?
The government has obligated $1,113,367 on 692M1526P00008.
Which agency awarded contract 692M1526P00008?
Technical Center (Federal Aviation Administration) awarded 692M1526P00008, with funding from Headquarters (Federal Aviation Administration).
Was contract 692M1526P00008 competed?
The extent of competition for 692M1526P00008 was not competed under sap. The government received 1 offer.
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