Refurbished and Used Boxcars
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- RFI-DOT-VOLPE-2026-001
- Agency
-
Immediate Office of the Secretary of Transportation
Department of Transportation
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 336510 Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturing
- PSC
- 2220 Rail Cars
- Place of performance
- Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The U.S. Department of Transportation, Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, is conducting market research on the availability of refurbished and used 50-foot railway boxcars for transporting ammunition and explosives, with responses due by October 21, 2026. This is a Request for Information (RFI-DOT-VOLPE-2026-001), not a formal solicitation, and the government will not fund response efforts. Delivery will be to a CONUS U.S. Army rail base with location to be determined.
Boxcars must be general-purpose 50-foot standard railway units with wood floors and wood-lined steel walls, minimum 70-ton load capacity, gross rail load not exceeding 263,000 pounds (65,750 pounds per axle), and compliance with Association of American Railroads (AAR) standards for mechanical designation XM and car type B314 or equivalent. The government seeks either refurbished boxcars with minimum 30-year remaining service life or used boxcars in functional condition. All work must be performed in an AAR-qualified rail shop and subject to quality control, inspection, and testing per AAR standards. Boxcars must meet comprehensive technical specifications covering dimensions, design, trucks, brakes, payload securement, draft gears, couplers, safety appliances, and painting requirements per AAR Standard M-1001 with yellow carbody, red doors, and black underframe.
Interested parties must submit a detailed Statement of Capabilities addressing company information, previous DoD experience, manufacturing certifications, estimated unit costs for orders up to 500 boxcars, product descriptions with photos, engineering and refurbishing efforts, lead times, and warranty terms. The contractor will be responsible for UMLER registration and acceptance inspections at the final destination.
Notice text
The U.S. Department of Transportation, Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center), Cambridge, MA, 02142, is conducting market research to determine the availability of refurbished and used boxcars. These boxcars are needed to safely transport ammunition and explosives in compliance with strict military safety regulations. This RFI notice does not constitute a solicitation and is not to be construed as a commitment by the U.S. Government. The U.S. Government will not pay for any effort expended in responding to this notice.
See attached Word document: "Refurbished and Used Boxcar RFI_10.7.26 (SAM)"
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Refurbished and Used Boxcar RFI_10.7.26 (SAM).docx | DOCX document |
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