# Procuring Level Test Articles from Portable Tanks Made with Fiber-Reinforced Plastic Materials

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/693jk325rfi03

- Solicitation number: 693JK325RFI03
- Notice type: Sources sought
- Status: Closed. Deadline was August 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM EDT
- Department: Department of Transportation
- Agency: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
- Contracting office: 693JK3 Acquisition Services Div. (693JK3)
- NAICS: 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Product or service code: AS41 Transportation R&D Svcs; Pipelines; Haz Mat; Cross-Functional Transportation; Basic Research
- Place of performance: Washington, District of Columbia
- County: District of Columbia (FIPS 11001). https://abierto.us/counties/district-of-columbia-dc-11001
- City: Washington. https://abierto.us/cities/washington-dc-1150000
- First posted: June 11, 2025
- Last posted: July 23, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/e95dc1f9eaf74e5b9dae0e9f3f8bcf2f/view

## Description

The United States Department of Transportation (USDOT)/Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) issues this Request for Information (RFI) for a contractor to assist in several performance tests that will need to be conducted to fully address concerns raised in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) HM-215 Q which addressed concerns with adopting that use of FRP Portable Tanks in the US.

PHMSA is seeking information from FRP Portable Tank manufacturers, domestic and international to inform the testing study. PHMSA will also evaluate the manufacturer's willingness and ability to provide articles for testing. PHMSA is looking to obtain from each manufacturer up to two (2) FRP Portable Tanks manufactured in accordance with the United Nations Model Regulations (UNMR), as well as material samples that are representative of the full-scale Portable Tanks being tested.

At this point, PHMSA is seeking industry input only regarding the feasibility and willingness to provide PHMSA with test articles, preferably donated, or at some point. The Department of Transportation (DOT)/Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) seeks information from interested parties concerning the attached Statement of Purpose. DOT/PHMSA would like to identify capable vendors that have the ability to complete the requested tasks and deliverables. Please refer to the "Scope" section of the Statement of Purpose and provide your responses to all the bullet points listed.

## Publications

- June 11, 2025: Sources sought, due July 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM EDT. Notice 11834ce709af4d088fd5a782babe52bc. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/11834ce709af4d088fd5a782babe52bc/view
- July 23, 2025: Sources sought, due August 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM EDT. Notice e95dc1f9eaf74e5b9dae0e9f3f8bcf2f. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/e95dc1f9eaf74e5b9dae0e9f3f8bcf2f/view

## Points of contact

- Stephen Jones, stephen.jones@dot.gov, 2024508748
- Tremayne Terry, tremayne.terry@dot.gov, 2023666942

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