Sharma & Associates Inc.
Hinsdale, IL
- UEI
- EQ76N7H4NW57
- CAGE
- 3SPB3
- Primary NAICS
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- SAM.gov registration
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Company facts
- FY2025 rankings
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Not Tax Exempt)
- Other NAICS codes in SAM.gov
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 5810 S Grant St, Hinsdale, IL 60521, USA
- Website
- sharma-associates.com
- Founded
- 1995
- Employees
- 11-50
- Estimated annual revenue
- $1M-$10M
- Industry
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- Industrials
- Capital Goods
- Construction & Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- SIC code
- 87 Engineering & Management Services
- Profiles
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Contract obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2027 To date | $0 |
| FY2026 | $1,937,318 |
| FY2025 | -$172,216 |
| FY2024 | $2,537,506 |
| FY2023 | $2,381,796 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Transportation | $1,937,318 |
Contract vehicles
Expired vehicles (1)
Contract awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
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About the company
Sharma & Associates Inc., a minority-owned small disadvantaged business based in Hinsdale, Illinois, provides railway mechanical engineering and specialized technical research, development, testing, and evaluation services to the Federal Railroad Administration as a prime contractor across a portfolio of 172 awards totaling $118.3 million in combined potential value. The firm operates exclusively as a prime (100% of awards) and competes full-and-open; no set-aside designations recur across its award history.
Sharma & Associates' capability footprint concentrates on tank car fire testing, train dynamics simulation, derailment risk modeling, and railroad safety infrastructure. Recent representative work includes a $737,800 sole-source definitive contract awarded August 8, 2024, for Very Long Train collaboration study follow-on and safety evaluation under extended operating conditions (ultimate completion August 6, 2027); a $498,000 delivery order from September 12, 2024, for development and prototyping of impact and puncture test setups for small-scale tank cars (completion September 11, 2026); a $452,700 definitive contract from July 10, 2026, providing technical support to the FRA Office of Safety for railroad incident investigation (completion July 9, 2029); a $412,300 delivery order for tank car rollover testing at the Transportation Technology Center in Pueblo, Colorado (completion August 27, 2027); and a $400,014 delivery order for Train Energy and Dynamics Simulator (TEDS) enhancement, maintenance, and support (completion September 26, 2026). Earlier work includes $299,010 for derailment-risk algorithm development using rail profiles and track geometry (March 28, 2027), $349,547 for fire testing facility development planning at the Transportation Technology Center (May 10, 2026), and $585,156.71 under the Research Development Test and Evaluation IDIQ for rail passenger equipment glazing integrity and occupant containment standards development (June 25, 2027).
Customer concentration is extreme. The Federal Railroad Administration accounts for 148 of 172 awards (96% of award count) and $112.1 million of the $118.3 million combined potential value. The Department of Transportation's Immediate Office of the Secretary carries 9 awards ($1.8 million), the Department of Energy's Office of Nuclear Energy 1 award ($1.4 million), GSA Federal Acquisition Service 1 award ($1 million), and Research and Innovative Technology Administration 6 awards ($245 thousand). The remaining 4% of awards carry negligible dollar value.
Sharma & Associates places work across five parent vehicles. The Indefinite Delivery Contract DTFR5312D00004 carries 36 task orders ($14.8 million combined potential value), the Research Development Test and Evaluation IDIQ 22 task orders ($12.1 million), the Indefinite Delivery Contract DTFR5307D00001 10 task orders ($6.7 million), the GSA Multiple Award Schedule 12 task orders ($3.4 million), and DTFR5300D00023 14 task orders ($495 thousand). The firm's NAICS profile splits between Engineering Services (99 awards) and Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (47 awards combined across subcategories).
Activity has been modest and volatile across the past five years—three awards in 2022, two in 2023, six in 2024, two in 2025, and five awarded in 2026. Only seven awards (combined potential value $3 million) reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, limiting near-term recompete exposure. The firm is registered in SAM.gov since 2004 and holds a Subchapter S Corporation structure; it self-certifies as a small disadvantaged business and is minority-owned and Subcontinent Asian American-owned.
SBA capabilities narrative
Engineering, Research, Development and Analysis services, specializing in the transportation industry. Capabilities include structural, infrastructure, mechanical, vehicle dynamics, reliability and testing.
Quick answers
Is Sharma & Associates Inc. registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Sharma & Associates Inc.'s SAM.gov registration is active through November 12, 2026.
Which contract vehicles does Sharma & Associates Inc. hold?
Sharma & Associates Inc. holds a place on 3 federal contract vehicles, including MAS and PSS.
How much has Sharma & Associates Inc. received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $6,684,403 to Sharma & Associates Inc. in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
How does Sharma & Associates Inc. rank among federal contractors?
Sharma & Associates Inc. ranked #27 in PSC AS11 in FY2025.
What is Sharma & Associates Inc.'s most recent federal award?
Sharma & Associates Inc.'s most recent federal contract award is The contractor shall provide the federal railroad administration by developing a new model to evaluate the tank car… (693JJ626C000032), from Federal Railroad Administration, on August 20, 2026.
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