Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit District
Petaluma, CA Doing business as Smart
- UEI
- T45QZ9ZBJJL1
- CAGE
- 63L44
- Primary NAICS
- 485112 Commuter Rail Systems
- SAM.gov registration
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Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- U.S. Government Entity
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 5401 Old Redwood Hwy #200, Petaluma, CA 94954, USA
- Website
- sonomamarintrain.org
- Founded
- 2002
- Employees
- 51-250
- Estimated annual revenue
- $10M-$50M
- Industry
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- Industrials
- Transportation
- Road & Rail
- Ground Transportation
- SIC code
- 48 Communications
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Grant awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Grant subawards
| Prime recipient | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office Of Emergency Services | 5295FMCAP00000001 | $104,623 |
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About the company
Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit District, doing business as Smart, is a U.S. local government transit authority and inter-municipal entity based in Petaluma, California, that receives federal formula grants and project grants from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to operate and maintain a 48-mile commuter rail system serving Marin and Sonoma Counties. Smart operates as a grant recipient, not a federal contractor, and has no role as a prime contractor on federal contracts or as a subcontractor; all federal funding flows through grants administered directly by FTA and FRA.
Smart's federal footprint centers on three distinct grant programs. The FTA's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) provides recurring annual funding for preventive maintenance of vehicles and right-of-way infrastructure; recent awards include $5.3 million (fiscal year 2025–2026), $5,040,224 (fiscal year 2026–2027), and $3,884,548 (fiscal year 2022–2023). The FTA's State of Good Repair Grants Program (CFDA 20.525) delivered a $12.426 million award on August 28, 2026, with performance through June 30, 2031, to fund train control systems equipment maintenance, rolling stock overhauls, support facility maintenance, and track and bridge repairs. Smart also received a $2.25 million FTA Community Project Funding grant (CFDA 20.534) on August 1, 2025, for preliminary design and technical studies to extend rail service to Healdsburg, with completion by June 30, 2028. Beyond routine maintenance, Smart has received smaller project grants for pedestrian and bicycle pathway construction along the rail right-of-way: $2,098,724 (September 1, 2023) and $805,999 (September 21, 2022). During the COVID-19 pandemic, Smart received $7.47 million in American Rescue Plan Act operating assistance (July 2022) and $7.26 million in ARP operating support for fiscal years 2021–2023 (December 2021). The FRA awarded Smart a project grant for rail suicide prevention and safety messaging (January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2024).
The FTA accounts for 19 of 20 awards in the source data, with FRA holding three awards and FEMA holding one sub-award (a Stafford Act disaster recovery grant passed through the Office of Emergency Services on March 18, 2022). Combined federal obligations across all awards total $170.2 million. Award activity has been uneven — five awards in 2022, single awards in 2023 and 2024, three in 2025, and two in 2026 — reflecting the episodic nature of federal transit grant cycles rather than sustained contract pipeline. Two awards reach completion inside the next twenty-four months. Smart operates the SMART rail system entirely as a direct grant recipient; no sub-recipients are identified across any award, and Smart does not subcontract or partner with private contractors on federal grant work. Work is performed in California, with all place-of-performance noted as the state. The system currently serves Santa Rosa, Petaluma, and the San Francisco/Oakland urban areas, with planned extension to Healdsburg expected operational in late 2028.
Quick answers
Is Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit District registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit District's SAM.gov registration is active through September 23, 2027.
What is Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit District's most recent federal award?
Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit District's most recent federal grant award is This project will support state of good repair activities for smarts fixed guideway which currently runs 48 miles… (CA2026170), from Federal Transit Administration, on August 28, 2026.
On GovTribe
See Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit District's full federal record
- Federal grant awards
- Funding analysis by agency, NAICS and set-aside
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