Railroad Employee Fatigue and Scheduling Pilot Program
Past New Requirement Updated
- Agency
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Department of Transportation
- Solicitation expected
- Estimated value
- $250,000 to $499,000
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Forecast facts
- Anticipated award
- Not on record
- NAICS code
- 541720 Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities
- Forecast number
- 47924
- Points of contact
Forecast details come from the GSA Acquisition Gateway. Agencies' dates and values are estimates.
About this forecast
The Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration is procuring applied research and pilot-testing services for the Railroad Employee Fatigue and Scheduling Pilot Program, a congressionally mandated effort to evaluate crew scheduling practices, notification timelines, and alert requirements through real-world collaboration with freight rail partners. The solicitation is estimated to release on September 1, 2026. This novel requirement addresses gaps in FRA's existing fatigue research portfolio by testing statutory scheduling specifications rather than acquiring a commercial product.
The estimated award value ranges from $250,000 to $499,000 under a firm fixed-price contract awarded through full and open competition. Jennifer Wilsnack at the Federal Railroad Administration (jennifer.wilsnack@dot.gov) serves as the point of contact for this effort.
Forecast text
The Railroad Employee Fatigue and Scheduling Pilot Program is a congressionally mandated procurement and addresses a novel requirement within FRA’s fatigue research portfolio. Although FRA maintains an ongoing fatigue research program, this pilot is unique because it requires real-world collaboration with freight rail partners to test crew scheduling practices, notification timelines, and alert requirements specified by statute. This effort is not the acquisition of a commercial product; rather, it is an applied research and pilot-testing activity that resembles test and evaluation more than traditional procurement.
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