Transportation R&D Services: Surface Transportation, Public Transit, and Rail (Basic Research) Government Contracts

PSC AS11 Service code

Code facts

Spend category
Research and Development
Contract obligations
$57,068,814 In FY2025

PSC codes and definitions come from the GSA PSC Manual and contract spending from SAM.gov/FPDS.

Market summary

Open opportunities
0 3 notices posted in the last 90 days
Contract awards
82 In the last 12 months
Obligated
$56,969,206 In the last 12 months, net of deobligations

Top buying agencies by obligations

Rank Agency Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 Share
1 Department of Transportation $59,210,841
2 Defense Health Agency Department of Defense $1,334,103
3 Corporation for National and Community Service $59,544
4 National Endowment for the Humanities $50,000
5 Department of Commerce $32,069
6 Department of State $13,089
7 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission $344

Top contractors by obligations

Rank Contractor Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 Share
1 Noblis, Inc. $14,384,697
2 Ensco Inc. $11,578,852
3 ICF Incorporated, L.L.C. $5,230,496
4 Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University $3,066,684
5 Duos Technologies, Inc. $2,563,480
6 Transportation Research Center Inc. $2,548,216
7 Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority $2,379,961
8 Intelligent Transportation Society Of America (Its America) $2,269,779
9 Railinc Corp $1,402,892
10 Path-Tec LLC $1,334,103

See the full FY2025 ranking of PSC AS11 contractors, by parent company.

Contract opportunities

No notices under PSC AS11 are open now. These are the newest.

Notice Posted Due
Digital Corridors Initiative (DCI) Limited / Sole Source Justification · Immediate Office of the Secretary of Transportation —
C-V2X Predicted Signal Phase and Timing (SPaT) application Limited / Sole Source Justification · Federal Railroad Administration —
Development of a Computation Fluid Dynamics Model to Quantify Explosion Hazards in Li-ion Battery Powered Rail Vehicles. Special Notice · Federal Railroad Administration
Mobile Railcar Inspection Portal (m-RIP) system Limited / Sole Source Justification · Federal Railroad Administration · FR26RDI20000000044 —
Physics-Based Model to Quantify the Fire and Toxic Hazard of Li-Ion Batteries Pre-Solicitation · Federal Railroad Administration
Health Monitoring of Roller Bearings Using Resonant Ultrasound Spectroscopy(RUS) Limited / Sole Source Justification · Federal Railroad Administration · FR26RDI2000000003 —
Predicted Signal Phase and Timing for Blocked Crossing Mitigation Phase 1 Special Notice · Federal Railroad Administration
U. S. Department of Transportation Small Business Innovation Research Fiscal Year 2026 Phase I Solicitation Solicitation · Immediate Office of the Secretary of Transportation
Mobile Railcar Inspection Portal (m-RIP) system Special Notice · Federal Railroad Administration
Health Monitoring of Roller Bearings Using Resonant Ultrasound Spectroscopy(RUS) Special Notice · Federal Railroad Administration · FR26RDI2000000003
Rail Information Sharing Environment (RISE) Program Development Support Services Limited / Sole Source Justification · Federal Railroad Administration · FR26RDI20000000023 —
Finite Element Modeling Research and Development IDIQ Contract Pre-Solicitation · National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Rail Information Sharing Environment (RISE) Program Development Support Services Special Notice · Federal Railroad Administration · FR26RDI20000000023
Mobile Railcar Inspection Portal (M-RIP) Solution-as-a-Service Pre-Solicitation · Federal Railroad Administration
Technical Support Services for the Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Joint Program Office (JPO) Pre-Solicitation · Federal Highway Administration · 693JJ3-26-SS-0006
Research & Analysis on High-Voltage Lithium-ion Batteries under Harsh Conditions IDIQ Pre-Solicitation · National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Intelligent Transportation Systems Research and Stakeholder Support Services Award Notice · Federal Highway Administration · 693JJ325D000004 —
Bus and Transportation Services at Brookhaven National Lab (BNL) Solicitation · Office of Science
JOFOC - MITRE Corporation “Rail Information Sharing Environment (RISE) Program Development Support Services” Limited / Sole Source Justification · Federal Railroad Administration —
Technical Support Services Contract for Infrastructure Engineering Laboratories Award Notice · Federal Highway Administration · 693JJ324R000007 —
Technical Support Services Contract for Infrastructure Engineering Laboratories Award Notice · Federal Highway Administration · 693JJ324D000020 —
Limited sources justification for sharma & associates, INC. Limited / Sole Source Justification · Federal Railroad Administration —
Transit Analysis for Shuttle Schedule Optimization Special Notice · Food and Drug Administration
Walter Reed Army Institute of Research Specimen Shipping Limited / Sole Source Justification · Defense Health Agency —
Intelligent Transportation Systems Research and Stakeholder Support Services Solicitation · Federal Highway Administration · 693JJ324R000011
Intelligent Transportation Systems Research and Stakeholder Support Services Pre-Solicitation · Federal Highway Administration · 693JJ324R000011
Technical Support Services Contract for Infrastructure Engineering Laboratories Solicitation · Federal Highway Administration · 693JJ324R000007
Technical Support Services Contract for Infrastructure Engineering Laboratories Special Notice · Federal Highway Administration · 693JJ3-24-SN-0005
Intelligent Transportation Systems Research and Stakeholder Support Services Pre-Solicitation · Federal Highway Administration · 693JJ3-24-SS-0004
“Technical Support Services Contract for Infrastructure Laboratories” Pre-Solicitation · Federal Highway Administration
Bus Transportation Services Solicitation · Office of Science
Demonstration to Address Special Needs and Student Behavior on School Buses Solicitation · National Highway Traffic Safety Administration · 693JJ923R0000134
Demonstration to Address Special Needs and Student Behavior on School Buses Pre-Solicitation · National Highway Traffic Safety Administration · 693JJ923RQ000166
Ceiling Increase for Non-Personal Services Contract to Support the Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office IDIQ Limited / Sole Source Justification · Federal Highway Administration · 6933JJ3-23-SN-0008 —
Transit analysis for shuttle circulator schedule optimization Solicitation · Office of Operations (FDA)
Ceiling Increase for Non-Personal Services Contract to Support the Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office IDIQ Special Notice · Federal Highway Administration · 6933JJ3-23-SN-0008
Secure Hybrid Composite Container Pre-Solicitation · Interior Business Center (DO)
U. S. Mission Brazil Rideshare service Solicitation · US Embassy Brasilia (DOS)
Utility Vehicle for National Wildlife Refuge Solicitation · Fish and Wildlife Service
Demonstration to Address Special Needs and Student Behavior on School Buses Pre-Solicitation · National Highway Traffic Safety Administration · 693JJ923RQ000166
Sole Source Notice for Professional Services for the Federal Highway Administration’s Support of the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) and Transportation Research Board (TRB) Limited / Sole Source Justification · Federal Highway Administration —
South Caucasus Transportation Assessment Limited / Sole Source Justification · US Agency for International Development —
Mail transportation services - US Consulate General Hong Kong Pre-Solicitation · Office of Acquisition Management
NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT - Wheeled Mobility Device Experiment on Train-to-Train Test Special Notice · Federal Railroad Administration
Fire Test of a UN T-75 Portable Tanks Pre-Solicitation · Federal Railroad Administration
Technical Support Services for the Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Joint Program Office (JPO) Award Notice · Federal Highway Administration · 693JJ321R000004 —
Mindfulness-Based Strategies Synopses Pre-Solicitation · Federal Railroad Administration
Predictive Real-time Traffic Management in Large-Scale Networks Using Model-based AI Award Notice · Federal Highway Administration —
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Latest 48 of 58 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.

Recent contract awards

Award Awarded Obligated
The objective of this project is to develop computer modeling tools that will allow rail car manufacturers and bess… 693JJ626C000038 · Jensen Hughes, Inc. · Federal Railroad Administration $150,000
Improve rail safety by developing a framework to assess the condition, stress state, and risk associated with railway… 693JJ626C000036 · University Of Illinois · Federal Railroad Administration $252,864
Improve rail safety through innovation by updating rail stress adjustment practices through the assessment of… 693JJ626C000034 · University Of Illinois · Federal Railroad Administration $273,003
This study will develop a digital twin (DT) methodology for railcars and their components to increase safety on… 693JJ626C000033 · University Of New Mexico · Federal Railroad Administration $314,390
The mission of this project is to revolutionize train mechanical inspection processes by integrating cutting-edge… 693JJ626C000026 · Georgia Southern University Research & Service Foundation Inc. · Federal Railroad Administration $335,533
The development of a low cost, self-powered, sensor mounted to each axle bearing that will monitor vibration signals… 693JJ626C000025 · Forcing Function LLC · Federal Railroad Administration $625,945
For court-wide commuter option program with wmata for FY 26 POP 10/1/2026 - 9/30/2027. Estimated cost $700,000 . 95C67827P0003 · Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority $112,500
Artificial intelligence (AI) technical resource development and knowledge transfer 693JJ326F00088N · ICF Incorporated, L.L.C. · Federal Highway Administration $971,814
Its JPO datahub/codehub technical services support 693JJ326F00042N · Noblis, Inc. · Federal Highway Administration $1,300,000
Domestic delivery services 95332A26F00033 · United Parcel Service CO. · Office of Procurement Services $80,000

Latest 10 of 82 awarded in the last 12 months listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.

Contract obligations by fiscal year

Fiscal year Obligated
FY2027 To date -$424,619
FY2026 $58,136,320
FY2025 $57,068,814
FY2024 $83,408,201
FY2023 $106,953,433
Rank NAICS code Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 Share
1 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) $19,332,452
2 541990 All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services $15,541,129
3 541380 Testing Laboratories and Services $7,522,469
4 541611 Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services $5,448,200
5 488210 Support Activities for Rail Transportation $2,563,480
6 541690 Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services $2,240,888
7 485111 Mixed Mode Transit Systems $1,763,249
8 492110 Couriers and Express Delivery Services $1,393,990
9 541620 Environmental Consulting Services $730,972
10 485112 Commuter Rail Systems $616,712

Contract obligations by state

Rank Place of performance Obligated, last 12 months Share
1 Virginia $25,312,360
2 Colorado $12,702,316
3 District of Columbia $7,393,565
4 Florida $2,563,480
5 Maryland $1,934,851
6 Texas $1,910,193
7 Ohio $1,787,347
8 Illinois $1,543,031
9 North Carolina $1,402,892
10 California $1,037,323
11 Michigan $574,000
12 New Jersey $399,870
13 South Carolina $356,551
14 New Mexico $314,390
15 Pennsylvania $234,018
16 New York $225,001
17 Nebraska $166,600
18 Tennessee $154,160
19 Kentucky $63,222
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Shares are of everything obligated under PSC AS11 in the last 12 months before deobligations, including work performed abroad or with no place of performance on record.

Quick answers

What is PSC AS11?

PSC AS11 is Transportation R&D Services; Surface Transportation, Public Transit, and Rail; Basic Research, a service code in PSC A, Research and Development.

How many government contracts for transportation R&D services: surface transportation, public transit, and rail (basic research) are there?

3 notices under PSC AS11 were posted in the last 90 days, and none are open now. Federal agencies awarded 82 contracts under PSC AS11 in the last 12 months, obligating $56,969,206.

How much do federal agencies spend under PSC AS11?

Federal contracts under PSC AS11 obligated $57,068,814 in fiscal year 2025 and $305,142,148 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.

Who are the largest contractors under PSC AS11?

The contractors with the most obligated under PSC AS11 in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 are Noblis, Inc. ($14,384,697); Ensco Inc. ($11,578,852); and ICF Incorporated, L.L.C. ($5,230,496).

Which agencies buy the most under PSC AS11?

The agencies that obligated the most under PSC AS11 in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 are Department of Transportation ($59,210,841), Defense Health Agency ($1,334,103) and Corporation for National and Community Service ($59,544).

Which NAICS codes are used with PSC AS11?

The NAICS codes with the most obligated under PSC AS11 in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 are 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology); 541990 All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services; and 541380 Testing Laboratories and Services.

Where is the work under PSC AS11 performed?

By place of performance, the states with the most contract obligations under PSC AS11 over the last 12 months are Virginia ($25,312,360), Colorado ($12,702,316) and the District of Columbia ($7,393,565).

What is the latest contract opportunity under PSC AS11?

The latest contract opportunity under PSC AS11 is Digital Corridors Initiative (DCI), limited / sole source justification from Immediate Office of the Secretary of Transportation, posted October 27, 2026.

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