FY 26 Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) - Federal Railroad Administration
Transportation (all) · FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 693JJ626R000001 in this department, oldest first.
Next steps for this stage
Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.
- Answer the notice: this is when the requirement can still be shaped.
- Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
- Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.
What the notice says
693JJ626R000001_00001: Amendment Description ___________________________________________________ The Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Research, Development, and Technology amends the FY26-27 Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) Appendix C � Research Topics document to remove the following four research topics that are �no longer available:� FRA-TR-005 � Innovative Methods for Measuring or Monitoring Longitudinal Rail Stress FRA-TR-006 � Research and Development on Track Lateral Strength FRA-TR-007 � Determining Pre Break Rail Neutral Temperature, Longitudinal Rail Restraint, and Best Rail… (show all)
Adjustment Practices FRA-TR-009 � Wheel/Rail Contact Evaluation 693JJ626R000001: Original Description________________________________________________________________________ The Federal Railroad Administration�s (FRA) FY 2026 Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) solicits a variety of applied research projects that will support Department of Transportation and FRA strategic objectives. The research needs are in the three FRA research areas: Track, Rolling Stock and Equipment, and Train Control and Communications. The BAA consists of several research topics for potential contractors to submit concept papers for FRA�s review. We recommend full and open competition for the FY 2026 BAA. Concept papers are approved if they meet the objectives of FRA research topics in the BAA. Contractors with approved concept papers will have the opportunity to submit a proposal for possible contract award. This effort extends for a period of 15 months, therefore the response date is anytime within the 15 month period. No concept papers will be reviewed after the ultimate deadline of 9/30/2027. However, this announcement is subject to periodic Amendments updating the status of available research topics. Once a research topic becomes unavailable, the research topic will be removed from the announcement allowing the available research topics to gain more visibility. The FRA is committed to excellence and welcomes top innovators, creators, professors, rail enthusiasts, and rail subject matter experts to take on this BAA opportunity.
Who won similar work
9 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Transportation (all)), same NAICS 541715.
Single-winner award sizes (9): middle half $2.4M to $6.2M, median $5.7M; range $663K to $60.0M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE MITRE CORPORATION | 2 | $4.4M | Mar 23, 2026 |
| Various Washington KY USA | 1 | $60.0M | Aug 4, 2026 |
| GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY Fairfax VA 22030 USA | 1 | $18.0M | May 7, 2026 |
| AECOM TECHNICAL SERVICES, INC. | 1 | $6.2M | Jul 1, 2026 |
| REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Ann Arbor MI 48109 USA | 1 | $5.7M | Oct 7, 2026 |
| University Of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles CA 90024 USA | 1 | $5.7M | Oct 7, 2026 |
| DERQ USA INC | 1 | $5.7M | Oct 7, 2026 |
| TEXAS A&M TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE College Station TX 77843 USA | 1 | $663K | Jan 15, 2025 |
Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- Oct 7, 2026University Of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles CA 90024 USA$5.7MIntersection Safety Systems (ISS) PrototypingNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 7, 2026REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Ann Arbor MI 48109 USA$5.7MIntersection Safety Systems (ISS) PrototypingNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 7, 2026DERQ USA INC$5.7MIntersection Safety Systems (ISS) PrototypingNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 4, 2026Various Washington KY USA$60.0MRESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY TO PROMOTE SAFETY OF COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES, DRIVERS, AND CARRIERSNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 1, 2026AECOM TECHNICAL SERVICES, INC.$6.2MDevelopment of an Automated Driving System (ADS) National Strategy for the National Park Service (NPS) Through the Use of Pilots in an Operational SettingNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- May 7, 2026GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY Fairfax VA 22030 USA$18.0MRoadside Safety Research and Federal Outdoor Impact Laboratory (FOIL) Advanced Crash Analysis Technical Support ServicesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Mar 23, 2026THE MITRE CORPORATION$2.4MPartnership for Analytics Research in Traffic Safety (PARTS) Continued ResearchNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jan 15, 2025TEXAS A&M TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE College Station TX 77843 USA$663KAnalysis of Truck Telematics Data to Identify Accident Hazard Roadway SegmentNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jan 8, 2025THE MITRE CORPORATION$2.0MPartnership for Analytics Research in Traffic Safety (PARTS)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Competitive landscape
For the 8 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 0 of these past winners lobbied Transportation, Dept of (DOT) since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Transportation, Dept of (DOT) job
- No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
- 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
Policy around it
Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.
- 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
- 1218 rules from the department in the last 12 months
- 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
Market
For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.
- 0 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.
Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.