Federal Railroad Administration Engineering Services

Award Date 8/14/2019
Last Date To Order 8/22/2024
Shared Ceiling $53M
Contract Type
Master BPA
Predecessor
Not listed
Successors

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Engineering Services Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) is a multiple-award contract vehicle designed to provide comprehensive technical, monitoring, and support services for railroad infrastructure and grant programs. The BPA enables the FRA to quickly procure engineering, project management, and technical assistance services across various railroad-related initiatives. Task orders under this vehicle support a wide range of activities, including capital project oversight, grant monitoring, technical assistance, program analysis, and specialized consulting for railroad infrastructure development and safety improvements.

The BPA has two primary prime contractors: Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. and Transystems Corporation, who consistently win task orders ranging from $150,000 to $6.4 million with performance periods typically spanning 12-16 months. Task orders frequently focus on monitoring grant programs such as the State of Good Repair, Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI), and High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail programs. Common scopes include providing technical expertise for project oversight, conducting risk assessments, supporting grant management procedures, and offering monitoring and technical assistance for railroad infrastructure projects. The task orders are predominantly labor-hour or time-and-materials contracts, with no specific small business set-aside designations. Performance locations are primarily in McLean, Virginia, and Kansas City, Missouri, with work directly supporting the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration.

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