Closed Solicitation · DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

    FY'26 LICENSES TO OPERATE NUCARS SOFTWARE

    Sol. 6913G626Q300013PresolicitationCAMBRIDGE, MA
    Closed
    STATUS
    Closed
    closed Jan 28, 2026
    POSTED
    Jan 22, 2026
    Publication date
    NAICS CODE
    541519
    Primary industry classification
    PSC CODE
    7A21
    Product & service classification

    AI Summary

    The U.S. Department of Transportation requires the renewal of two licenses for NUCARS software, essential for predicting the dynamic response of North American Railroads. This procurement will be a sole source purchase order to Transportation Technology Center, Inc. The NAICS code is 541519, and the small business size standard is $30 million.

    Contract details

    Solicitation No.
    6913G626Q300013
    Notice Type
    Presolicitation
    Posted Date
    January 22, 2026
    Response Deadline
    January 28, 2026
    NAICS Code
    541519AI guide
    PSC / Class Code
    7A21
    Primary Contact
    Darcy Hubbard
    State
    MA
    ZIP Code
    02142
    AI Product/Service
    product

    Description

    The U.S. Department of Transportation, John A. Volpe National Trans portation Systems Center (Volpe Center) Cambridge, MA, is supporting Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), and has a requirement for the renewal of two licenses to operate NUCARS software.  NUCARS is the only simulation package that has been sufficiently validated to predict the nonlinear dynamic response of North American Railroads to specified track conditions.  It is also a proprietary software of Association of American Railroads (AAR) which is a requirement for rail dynamics studies.  NUCARS software is required to access the results from decades of past simulation work performed by Volpe Center engineers.  Therefore, The Volpe Center intends to award a sole source purchase order to Transportation Technology Center, Inc. DBA MxV Rail Software Products.  The NAICS code for this procurement is 541519; the small business size standard is 30.0M

    Key dates

    1. January 22, 2026Posted Date
    2. January 28, 2026Proposals / Responses Due

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    FY'26 LICENSES TO OPERATE NUCARS SOFTWARE is a federal acquisition solicitation issued by DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. Review the full description, attachments, and submission requirements on SamSearch before the response deadline.

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