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FTA Broad Agency Announcement (FY26) -- �Research Initiatives in Support of Safety, Accessibility, and Mobility in Public Transportation

693195 OFFICE OF ACQUISITION MGT · Washington, District of Columbia

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Response status

Due in 32 days

Oct 20, 2026, 3:59 AM UTC

Responses remain open.

Posted
Sep 4, 2026
Archive date
Nov 3, 2026
SAM status
Active

Answer-first brief

What the source record says

  • 693195 OFFICE OF ACQUISITION MGT published this combined synopsis/solicitation.
  • Competition is listed as No Set aside used.
  • The place of performance is Washington, District of Columbia.
  • The notice uses NAICS 541715 (Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)).

Procurement identity

Notice ID
9fac6a86bf4f4561bd8bd464284d6297
Solicitation
693195-26-BAA-0001
Base type
Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Version
1 of 1

Solicitation facts

Structured fields from the current SAM notice version. A dash means the source did not publish a value.

Notice type
Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Solicitation number
693195-26-BAA-0001
NAICS
541715 — Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
PSC
AS12 — TRANSPORTATION R&D SERVICES; SURFACE TRANSPORTATION, PUBLIC TRANSIT, AND RAIL; APPLIED RESEARCH
Set-aside
No Set aside used
Set-aside code
—
Posted
Sep 4, 2026
Responses due
Oct 20, 2026, 3:59 AM UTC
Archive date
Nov 3, 2026
Archive type
auto15
Base type
Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Organization type
OFFICE
Benchmark category
—
Category confidence
—
Category source
—
Last seen
Sep 19, 2026

Buyer and place

Office hierarchy and place of performance as published.

Department
TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF
Department code
—
Subagency
Federal Transit Administration
Subagency code
—
Office
693195 OFFICE OF ACQUISITION MGT
Organization path
—
Organization path codes
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Office address
WASHINGTON, DC, 20590, USA
Place of performance
Washington, District of Columbia
City code
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State
District of Columbia
State code
DC
Postal code
—
Country
—

Points of contact

Contact details from the current notice version.

Notice description

Source text reproduced without an AI summary.

This Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) solicits applied research projects to improve the safety, reliability, efficiency, and accessibility of public transportation in the United States. Purpose: To solicit innovative applied research that reduces deployment risks, improves safety, lowers costs, and facilitates domestic transit manufacturing. Eligibility: This is an unrestricted solicitation; any responsible source (excluding Federal Government-owned businesses) may submit a concept paper. Teaming and collaboration are encouraged. Funding: Individual awards typically range between $150,000 and $500,000, subject to fund availability. While cost sharing is not always mandatory, projects including transit operator partnerships and cost sharing are preferred. Technology Readiness: Projects should focus on technology readiness levels (TRL) 3 through 6, with a preference for proof-of-concept testing (TRL 3).

Comparable award range

Historical award values for work matched by the fixed rubric—not an estimate of this opportunity.

Low end (p25)$365,925
Median$922,057
High end (p75)$1,509,522
Comparable awards
44
Median
$922,057
Computed
Sep 8, 2026
Rubric
comparables@2026.08.1
Comparable award values describe completed contracts. They do not state the government's budget and are not a bid recommendation.

Comparable awards

The match score is decomposed so each comparison can be challenged.

AwardContractorValueAwardedScoreWhy it matched
INCORPORATING FAR CLAUSE 52.222-90.GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (THE)$344,881.00Jul 14, 202660Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Same place of performance (8), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
NCE SBIR PHASE III, TOPIC 16-FH1APPLIED ENTERPRISE MANAGEMENT CORPORATION$321,351.38Jun 17, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
SBIR PHASE II, TOPIC 24-FH2 CARBONATED RECYCLED CONCRETE AGGREGATE. MOD TO CHANGE DELIVERKLAW INDUSTRIES LLC$600,000.00Jun 28, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
TECHNICAL AND BUSINESS ASSISTANCE SERVICES (TABA) FOR INFRASENSE SBIR PHASE II ON TOPIC 24INFRASENSE, INC.$1,324,721.58May 21, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
SBIR PH II, TOPIC 24-NH4 LIGHTWEIGHT UDIG MANUAL WHEELCHAIR ATTACHMENT. MODIFICATION TO ADPHYSICAL SCIENCES INC.$1,008,431.20Jun 4, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
SAFERSTREET SOLUTIONS PHASE II SBIR UNDER TOPIC 24-NH2: DEVICE FOR AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT USESAFERSTREET SOLUTIONS LLC$999,991.89Jul 24, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
ADD TECHNICAL AND BUSINESS ASSISTANCE (TABA) SERVICES TO THE SCOPE OF WORK OF THE CONTRACTNANOSONIC INC.$312,999.99May 13, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
SBIR AWARD UNDER TOPIC 24-FH1: NEXT-GENERATION SENSING AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY FOR COJFL SOLUTIONS, LLC$1,512,713.57May 22, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
DARKFLITE INC. PHASE II SBIR AWARD UNDER TOPIC 24-NH5: PREHOSPITAL BLOOD TRANSFUSION SYSTEDARKFLITE INC.$1,263,000.00May 27, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
FY26 PHASE II AWARD WITH CREARE LLC UNDER TOPIC AI FOR TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND DESIGN CREARE LLC$1,712,463.30Jun 8, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
FY26 PHASE II AWARD WITH KITWARE, INC. UNDER TOPIC AI FOR TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND DESIKITWARE INC$1,710,666.24Aug 21, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
FY26 PHASE II AWARD WITH OPALAI INC. UNDER TOPIC AI FOR TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND DESIGNOPAL AI INC$1,712,703.99Aug 11, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
FY26 PHASE II AWARD WITH TRANALYTICS LLC UNDER TOPIC AI FOR TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND DETRANALYTICS, LLC$1,711,820.36Jul 1, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
FY26 PHASE II AWARD WITH STATE OF PLACE UNDER TOPIC AI FOR TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND DESSTATE OF PLACE INC$1,697,659.09Aug 21, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
TOOL., INC. PHASE II SBIR UNDER TOPIC 24-NH6: ANCHOR DESIGN FOR UNIVERSAL DOCKING INTERFACTOOL, INC.$997,533.00Jul 6, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
CALLENTIS CONSULTING GROUP, LLC: SBIR PHASE IIB AWARD-SBIR TOPIC NO. 21-FH2: IN-SITU DETERCALLENTIS CONSULTING GROUP LLC$498,577.20Jul 22, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
SBIR PHASE II TOPIC 24-FM1: COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE (CMV) TRAILER STABILITY SENSORINTEGRATED SOLUTIONS FOR SYSTEMS, INC.$1,499,948.28Aug 19, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
ADDRESSING DEI - EO 14398UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN$1,382,360.00Jul 6, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
EXERCISE OPTION TO EXTEND POP TO 01/21/2027 + FUNDINGLEIDOS, INC.$14,189,957.73Jul 20, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
THE PURPOSE OF THIS BILATERAL MODIFICATION IS TO ADD THE CLAUSE AT FAR 52.222-90 TO THIS CPROTECTION ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS LLC$244,204.00Jul 9, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)

Record provenance

Field-level lineage for the current opportunity version.

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Sources and method

Figures on this page are computed from public federal award records. Numbers are never estimated or generated; where a figure is withheld, the reason is stated rather than filled in.

Comparable awards are scored on benchmark category, product and service code, industry code, buyer, place, recency, and contract type. Rubric version comparables@2026.08.1.

  1. 1Notice fields come from the SAM.gov contract opportunities record last seen Sep 19, 2026. SAM.gov remains authoritative.
  2. 2Computed from 44 completed federal awards using comparables@2026.08.1, as of Sep 8, 2026. Award values are neither unit prices nor a forecast.

Note 1 covers the solicitation record; note 2 covers the comparable range. No synthetic FAQ or inferred solicitation value is published.