Combined synopsis and solicitation
FTA Broad Agency Announcement (FY26) -- “Research Initiatives in Support of Safety, Accessibility, and Mobility in Public Transportation
693195-26-BAA-0001
Federal Transit Administration, 693195 Office of Acquisition MGT. Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology).
Offers due
November 6, 2026 at 11:59 PM EST
7 days from now. Posted October 29, 2026, first published September 4, 2026.
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Description
As published on SAM.gov.
AMENDMENT No. 0002 - The purpose of this amendment is to extend the proposal due date to November 6, 2026, and to provide the following revised documents:
- BAA-FTA_FY26_Solicitation_Amendment No. 0002
- BAA-FTA_FY26_Appendix-C_Amendment No. 0002
- BAA-FTA_FY26_Appendix-E_Amendment No. 0002
If you have already submitted Concept Papers, you are welcome to submit revised documents as necessary based on these updated solicitation files.
AMENDMENT No. 0001 - The purpose of this amendment is to extend the due date to October 30, 2026.
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).
Attachments
Files listed on SAM.gov. The ones we hold a copy of download from here; the rest open SAM's download, which needs no account.
- BAA-FTA_FY26_Appendix-E_01.pdf86 KB, September 4, 2026
Publications
Every notice SAM.gov issued under this solicitation number, oldest first. Each is a separate record on SAM.
September 4, 2026
Combined synopsis and solicitation
Due October 19, 2026 at 11:59 PM EDT. SAM.gov, notice 9fac6a86bf4f4561bd8bd464284d6297
1 revisions on SAM
- September 4, 2026: publish, combined synopsis and solicitation
October 14, 2026
Combined synopsis and solicitation
Due October 30, 2026 at 11:59 PM EDT. SAM.gov, notice 4e98188266d74e73a6cede0b0bef0da0
2 revisions on SAM
- October 14, 2026: publish, combined synopsis and solicitation
- September 4, 2026: publish, combined synopsis and solicitation
October 29, 2026
Combined synopsis and solicitation
Due November 6, 2026 at 11:59 PM EST. SAM.gov, notice 3caed60f4d2142e99b2bb256460f0daf
6 revisions on SAM
- October 29, 2026: publish, combined synopsis and solicitation
- October 29, 2026: publish, combined synopsis and solicitation
- October 29, 2026: publish, combined synopsis and solicitation
- October 29, 2026: publish, combined synopsis and solicitation
- October 14, 2026: publish, combined synopsis and solicitation
- September 4, 2026: publish, combined synopsis and solicitation
October 29, 2026
Combined synopsis and solicitation
Due October 6, 2026 at 11:59 PM EDT. SAM.gov, notice 475371a120cc4cddb6f3a5531452b0e8
6 revisions on SAM
- October 29, 2026: publish, combined synopsis and solicitation
- October 29, 2026: publish, combined synopsis and solicitation
- October 29, 2026: publish, combined synopsis and solicitation
- October 29, 2026: publish, combined synopsis and solicitation
- October 14, 2026: publish, combined synopsis and solicitation
- September 4, 2026: publish, combined synopsis and solicitation
October 29, 2026
Combined synopsis and solicitation
Due November 6, 2026 at 11:59 PM EST. SAM.gov, notice 7f2bc0a97e7e4154a04fde0c83570067
6 revisions on SAM
- October 29, 2026: publish, combined synopsis and solicitation
- October 29, 2026: publish, combined synopsis and solicitation
- October 29, 2026: publish, combined synopsis and solicitation
- October 29, 2026: publish, combined synopsis and solicitation
- October 14, 2026: publish, combined synopsis and solicitation
- September 4, 2026: publish, combined synopsis and solicitation
October 29, 2026
Combined synopsis and solicitation
Due November 6, 2026 at 11:59 PM EST. SAM.gov, notice b9be6f5f605740a591c5c160f21261bd
6 revisions on SAM
- October 29, 2026: publish, combined synopsis and solicitation
- October 29, 2026: publish, combined synopsis and solicitation
- October 29, 2026: publish, combined synopsis and solicitation
- October 29, 2026: publish, combined synopsis and solicitation
- October 14, 2026: publish, combined synopsis and solicitation
- September 4, 2026: publish, combined synopsis and solicitation
Points of contact
- Tennile Palmertennile.palmer.ctr@dot.gov
- Crystal Zorichcrystal.zorich@dot.gov