Purchase Order 693JJ626P000014
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- The Federal Railroad Administration issued a delivery order to Ensco Inc. on July 23, 2025, with a ceiling value of $699,998.14 under the Total Small Business set-aside. The order extends operations, maintenance, repair, and upgrades support for test vehicles used by the FRA's Office of Research, Development and Technology and Railroad Policy and Development divisions through July 22, 2027. The award funds a new CLIN for $400,225 and extends the period of performance from the prior end date of...
- The Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration awarded a $476,829 firm fixed price definitive contract to Southwest Research Institute for the project "Autonomous Detection of Air Leaks on Trains" under the research topic of Rolling Stock and Equipment Research, research sub-topic number FRA RS-001, Energy and Emissions. Southwest Research Institute, operating out of its San Antonio, Texas division, will provide research and development services to autonomously detect...
- The Federal Railroad Administration awarded a $434,267 definitive contract on a firm fixed-price basis to Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) for fire testing of UN T-75 portable tanks on a flat car under Phase II. The work was performed in San Antonio, Texas, with an ultimate completion date of October 25, 2023. This contract modification closed the award in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation 4.804-5, concluding SwRI's engagement on this specialized testing initiative. No...
- The Federal Railroad Administration awarded a $1.24 million definitive contract to Railroad Technology And Services LIMITED Liability Company, a women-owned small business, for development of a real-time rail bridge condition and rating system demonstration on May 21, 2026. The originating solicitation (693JJ626Q000005) sought design, estimation, testing, validation, and delivery of a Parametric Railway Line Capacity Model to replace the FRA's outdated 1975 capacity model. The contractor will...
- The Federal Railroad Administration awarded a definitive contract to Siemens Corporation for $134,268.54 on January 28, 2025, supporting the U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Research, Data, and Innovation in serving the rail industry through increased safety, improved infrastructure reliability, and reduced costs. The contract carries no set-aside. Pricing is firm fixed price. Place of performance is Princeton, New Jersey. The contract reached ultimate completion on August 26, 2025.
- <p>The Federal Railroad Administration issued a delivery order to Ensco Inc. on September 19, 2025, with a ceiling value of $749,996 under the Total Small Business set-aside. The order is cost-plus-fixed-fee and runs through September 30, 2027.</p> <p>Place of performance is Pueblo, CO. The order supports modeling, model validation, and qualification of new high-speed rail equipment and technology prior to service introduction. The source does not identify the parent vehicle by name.</p>
- The Federal Railroad Administration awarded a purchase order to Cahill Swift LLC, a small business, for $2,646,560.82 on September 16, 2026, to provide technical and scientific oversight for its Post-Accident Toxicological Testing program. Work is performed in Boston, Massachusetts. The contractor delivers tri-annual comprehensive laboratory inspections, designs and operates a proficiency testing program using reference laboratories and spiked blood and urine samples, conducts expert audit...
- 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...
- The Federal Railroad Administration issued a delivery order to Ensco Inc. on September 12, 2025, with a ceiling value of $304,999.00 under a total small business set-aside. The order supports university- and third-party-led research initiatives for controlled testing of new and emerging technologies in a real-world setting at the Transportation Technology Center. Place of performance is Pueblo, Colorado. The order extends through September 11, 2027, and is priced on a cost-plus-fixed-fee...
- The Federal Railroad Administration awarded a purchase order to Intek Freight & Logistics, Inc. for $17,472.00 on July 9, 2024, for a monthly subscription to intermodal rail spot rate data. Performance was completed as of July 8, 2025. The order, issued under firm fixed-price terms with no set-aside, covered delivery of comprehensive monthly Excel spreadsheets containing raw weekly historical data, statistical summaries, and indices across 115 distinct rail traffic lanes to support the FRA's...
The Federal Railroad Administration awarded a purchase order to Southwest Research Institute on September 18, 2026, for $350,000 to investigate the efficacy of aftermarket technologies to improve locomotive efficiency. The solicitation was a Women-Owned Small Business set-aside under NAICS 541380, posted July 31, 2026, with proposals due August 21, 2026. Work is performed in Washington, DC, and includes investigation of fuel additives and fuel injector kits for smaller Class II and Class III railroads. The contractor will identify and test aftermarket technologies, develop test plans, conduct laboratory and field testing on an FRA-furnished research locomotive located at Indiana Northeastern Railroad, analyze results, and deliver six primary task deliverables: a Technology Search Summary Report (due 90 days after award), draft and final test plans, quarterly progress reports, Research Results Reports (at 12 and 16 months), and a Final Technical Report (due 15 months after award). The contractor must coordinate with the American Shortline & Regional Railroad Association and attending monthly project status meetings. Travel is budgeted at $15,000 not-to-exceed. The performance period runs 18 months through March 17, 2028. Pricing is firm fixed price across seven task line items.
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | FederalAgency | Type | PostedDate |
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Investigating Aftermarket Technologies to Improve Locomotive Efficiency | 693JJ626Q000025 | Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration | Solicitation 1/1 | 7/31/26, 1:23 PM |
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $350.0k | 9/18/26 |