Contract · Federal · No Set aside used

Track System Safety Research

Agency: TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF / OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
Location: Cambridge, MA
Amount: Amount not listed
Posted: Jul 22, 2026
Set-aside: No Set aside used
NAICS code: 541330 - Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (general category) look up NAICS codes
PSC code: R499 - Professional, Administrative, and Management Support Services (general category)

Timeline

Posted

Jul 22, 2026
Status

Closing soon

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What this contract is for

Agency: TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF / OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
Location: Cambridge, MA
Set-aside: No Set aside used
NAICS: 541330 - Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (general category)
Scope: Federal

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice.

This announcement constitutes the only solicitation.

Offers are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.

Solicitation No.

6913G626Q300043 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ).

This solicitation is being conducted under FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures.

This solicitation document and Incorporated provisions are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01, effective 03/13/2026.

The NAICS Code is 541330; the Small Business size standard is $25.5M.

This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses; full text of provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at http://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul The U.S.

Department of Transportation/John A.

Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center) intends to solicit and award on a sole source basis with David Jeong, North Reading, MA, in accordance with FAR 6.103-1(a) and (b).

The Volpe Center has a requirement for Track System Safety Research Rail Integrity Consulting Services.

The contractor shall provide engineering consulting services to the Volpe Center on track system safety research.

The comprehensive management of track safety requires a unified analytical framework that addresses both track buckling (compressive failure) and rail breaks (tensile/fracture failure).

This highly specialized, deep historical knowledge and technical expertise will assist the Volpe Center with providing support to the Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) Track Safety Research Program, in accordanc...

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