Contracting office · Federal Railroad Administration

693JJ6 FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMIN

693JJ6 FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMIN obligated $98.1M on federal contracts in FY2026 across 369 contract actions (+48% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was ENSCO INC ($32.4M).

Obligations · FY2026
$98.1M
Actions
369
New awards: 71
Sole-source
13%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 61.9MFY2017
  2. 78.6MFY2018
  3. 73.6MFY2019
  4. 76.1MFY2020
  5. 70.7MFY2021
  6. 94.9MFY2022
  7. 93.5MFY2023
  8. 103.9MFY2024
  9. 66.3MFY2025
  10. 98.1MFY2026

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. ENSCO INC$32.4M33%
  2. TRANSYSTEMS CORPORATION$15.3M16%
  3. STRONGBRIDGE LLC$7.3M7.4%
  4. BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC$3.3M3.4%
  5. DUOS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.$2.6M2.6%
  6. ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING US LLP$2.1M2.1%
  7. SHARMA & ASSOCIATES INC$1.9M2.0%
  8. RAILINC CORP$1.9M1.9%
  9. INSTITUTE FOR BUILDING TECHNOLOGY AND SAFETY$1.8M1.9%
  10. DYNAMIC GOVERNMENT RESOURCES 2 LLC$1.5M1.5%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Professional services$52M53%
  2. Research & development$30.6M31%
  3. IT & telecom$10.3M10%
  4. Construction & real property$3.8M3.9%
  5. Equipment maintenance$739.1K0.8%
  6. Other equipment & supplies$503.7K0.5%
  7. Education & social services$275.4K0.3%

Where the work was performed

  1. Virginia$38.6M39%
  2. District of Columbia$21.7M22%
  3. Colorado$16.6M17%
  4. Florida$3.8M3.9%
  5. California$3.4M3.5%
  6. Maryland$2.6M2.7%
  7. Illinois$2.5M2.6%
  8. Texas$2M2.1%
  9. North Carolina$1.9M1.9%
  10. Pennsylvania$982.5K1.0%

Integrity signals

Shares of the year's obligations, next to the country's.

  • Low competition22%
    US 39% · $21.4M
  • Sole-source awards13%
    US 30% · $12.9M
  • Single-offer competitions8.7%
    US 8.7% · $8.5M
  • Urgency justifications0.4%
    US 5.1% · $372.9K
  • Year-end rush23%
    US 6.1% · $22.8M
  • Undefinitized contracts0.0%
    US 5.0% · $0
  • Time-and-materials pricing9.6%
    US 4.2% · $9.4M

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Largest awards

  1. THE GOVERNMENT HAS A NEED FOR CONTRACTED SERVICES SUPPORTING THE AUTOMATED TRACK INSPECTION PROGRAM (ATIP). ATIP PROVIDES GUIDANCE AND UNDERSTANDING REGARDING ON-TRACK SAFETY REQUIREMENTS, GEOMETRY MEASUREMENT TECHNOLOGY, OPERATION, AND NATIONAL DEPL$68.9M
    ENSCO INC· Fairfax County, VA· Professional services· Mar 27, 2023 – Sep 29, 2026· 693JJ623C000003
  2. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE ALL PERSONNEL, EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES, FACILITIES, TRANSPORTATION, TOOLS, MATERIALS, SUPERVISION, AND OTHER ITEMS AND NON-PERSONAL SERVICES NECESSARY TO PROVIDE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION, SHAREPOINT$30.1M
    STRONGBRIDGE LLC· Loudoun County, VA· IT & telecom· Jul 30, 2021 – Sep 23, 2026· 693JJ621F000034
  3. NEW YORK PENN STATION SERVICE OPTIMIZATION STUDY$14.8M
    KIMLEY-HORN AND ASSOCIATES INC· District of Columbia, DC· Professional services· Sep 24, 2025 – Sep 22, 2026· 693JJ625F00028N
  4. RAILROAD SAFETY INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SUPPORT (RSIMS) SWES BPA CALL ORDER WITH A ONE YEAR BASE PERIOD AND FOUR OPTION YEAR PERIODS. OPTION CLINS ARE SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.$14M
    SPATIAL FRONT INC· Montgomery County, MD· IT & telecom· Jun 30, 2021 – Jul 7, 2026· 693JJ621F000021
  5. SUPPORT FOR THE AMTRAK DAILY LONG-DISTANCE SERVICE STUDY PROJECT$12.6M
    AECOM TECHNICAL SERVICES, INC.· Los Angeles County, CA· Professional services· Aug 31, 2022 – Sep 9, 2026· 693JJ622F00017N
  6. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL SUPPORT THE PLANNING, RESEARCH, ANALYSIS, COORDINATION, OUTREACH, AND FACILITATION ACTIVITIES REQUIRED TO INFORM THE AGENCY'S DECISIONS ON PASSENGER RAIL GOVERNANCE AND RESTRUCTURE IMPLEMENTATION.$11M
    TRANSYSTEMS CORPORATION· District of Columbia, DC· Professional services· Apr 6, 2026 – Sep 4, 2026· 693JJ626F00006N
  7. THE GOVERNMENT HAS A NEED FOR CONTRACTED SERVICES SUPPORTING THE AUTOMATED TRACK INSPECTION PROGRAM (ATIP). ATIP PROVIDES GUIDANCE AND UNDERSTANDING REGARDING ON-TRACK SAFETY REQUIREMENTS, GEOMETRY MEASUREMENT TECHNOLOGY, OPERATION, AND NATIONAL DEPL$9.8M
    TETRA TECH RAILAI INC· Duval County, FL· Professional services· Mar 27, 2023 – Aug 3, 2026· 693JJ623C000004
  8. MTAS AMTRAK CALL ORDER$5.5M
    BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC· Fairfax County, VA· Professional services· Aug 31, 2022 – Jun 3, 2026· 693JJ622F00009N

Committees that oversee and fund it

Congressional committees whose jurisdiction includes this agency, and the appropriations subcommittees that write its spending bill (Analisa's reading of the House and Senate rules; committees share jurisdiction). Leaders as currently published.

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Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026.