C.r. Elgin Investment LLC

C.r. Elgin Investment LLC, a sole proprietorship based in Mt. Vernon, Illinois, performs federally mandated locomotive safety inspections and railroad rolling stock modernization and sustainment support for the Department of Transportation as a prime contractor, competing entirely under Total Small Business set-asides. The vendor operates as a 100% prime business with no subcontract activity in the source data.

C.r. Elgin's federal footprint is concentrated in rail transportation support. Two purchase orders from the Department of Transportation, issued in July and September 2026, address periodic safety inspections on Electro-Motive Diesel locomotives across seven Army installations (Fort Bliss, Fort Hood, Fort Carson, Fort Stewart, Fort Campbell, Fort Leonard Wood, and Fort McCoy). The first purchase order, awarded July 29, 2026, carries a ceiling of $459,026.70 and runs through August 31, 2028, requiring personnel to hold Qualified Mechanical Inspector certifications and minimum five years' experience with EMD locomotives; work encompasses approximately 30 base-period inspections and two option periods of 45 inspections each. A second purchase order awarded September 1, 2026, covers annual locomotive safety inspections supporting the U.S. Army Sustainment Command at Tooele, Utah, with a ceiling of $102,259.20 and completion on September 24, 2026. Work is performed at multiple Army locations under Service Contract Act prevailing wage requirements covering Fort Bragg, Tooele, Pine Bluff Army Depot, and Fort Stewart.

The vendor holds a $268 million multiple-award Indefinite Delivery Contract awarded September 28, 2026, running through September 24, 2031, for railroad rolling stock modernization under FAR Part 12 and FAR Part 15 procedures. The IDIQ covers manufacture or refurbishment of road-switcher locomotives, freight cars, and railcar movers/spotters, along with in-field sustainment including periodic safety inspections and preventive maintenance. Work is performed at contractor facilities and multiple Government locations throughout the continental United States as specified in individual task orders, with all equipment required to comply with Federal Railroad Administration regulations, Association of American Railroads standards, and EPA requirements.

All awards to date carry the Department of Transportation as the sole funding agency. One purchase order ($459 thousand) completes within the next twenty-four months; the IDIQ and recent inspection order extend substantially beyond that recompete window, running through 2028 and 2031 respectively. The vendor has obligated $176 thousand against $268.6 million combined potential value.