Liberty Railway Services, Inc.

Liberty Railway Services, Inc., doing business as LRS Industries, Inc., is a for-profit prime contractor based in Pueblo West, Colorado that repairs, maintains, and operates approximately 2,000 military freight railcars for the Defense Freight Railway Interchange Fleet under full-and-open competition with no set-aside designations. The company holds a $7.2 million indefinite delivery contract with the U.S. Air Force (issued October 1, 2022, running through September 30, 2026) and has received 53 monthly delivery orders under that vehicle since award, with individual order values ranging from $2,662.84 to $136,092.25, demonstrating consistent reliance on this platform for ongoing freight car maintenance and material-support services.

Customer concentration is heavily skewed to the Surface Deployment and Distribution Command (SDDC), a subordinate command of the Department of the Army Materiel Command. SDDC accounts for 59 of 62 awards (95% of award count) and $8.8 million of the combined potential value, with the remaining three awards distributed across the Federal Railroad Administration (Department of Transportation), the Army Sustainment Command, and the Air Force. The Air Force award, however, is the parent IDC itself ($7.2 million), meaning SDDC's operational reliance on the vehicle anchors the vendor's revenue pipeline. Obligated dollars to date stand at $2.8 million (18% of combined potential value), reflecting the monthly draw-down pattern under the delivery-order vehicle.

Liberty Railway Services operates exclusively as a prime contractor with no subcontract footprint in the award record. The vendor's service portfolio is narrowly focused on EXPRESS CAR: DODX freight car services — repair, maintenance, and operational support for the Defense Freight Railway Interchange Fleet. Work is performed entirely at the contractor's facility in Pueblo West, Colorado. All 60 awards carrying primary PSC codes map to maintenance and repair of railway equipment (PSC 1640), with one award coded to rail cars (PSC 1615) and one to logistics support management. NAICS 488210 (Support Activities for Rail Transportation) covers all 62 awards, indicating a single-capability vendor.

Activity has grown sharply in recent years — from two awards in 2022 to a peak of 25 awards in 2024 — though the growth reflects increased monthly delivery-order issuance cadence rather than new customer acquisition. Year-to-date 2026 activity (four awards in the first six months) suggests a deceleration or the tail end of monthly cycles for early-year orders. The IDC vehicle expires September 30, 2026; any recompete activity will likely surface in late 2025 or early 2026 to maintain continuity of service on the Defense Freight Railway Interchange Fleet mission.