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Special notice

Intent to Single Source - Rail Tec Arsenal (RTA) For Climatic Wind Tunnel Testing

CT2600024A2

Federal Aviation Administration, 692M15 Acquisition & Grants, AAQ600. Testing Laboratories and Services.

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Awarded

Rta Rail Tec Arsenal Fahrzeugversuchsanlage GMBH

$1,113,366.63 obligated so far on USAspending

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This one was awarded in 2025

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Description

As published on SAM.gov.

In accordance with Section 3.2.2.4 of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Acquisition Management System (AMS), the purpose of this announcement is to inform industry of the basis for the FAA’s decision to contract on a single source basis to RTA Rail Tec Arsenal Fahrzeugversuchsanlage GMBH.

The FAA has a research requirement for the investigation of the operational safety risks for electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicles encountering icing environments. RTA’s climatic wind tunnel is the only facility with a large enough test section to spin a 2-to-3-meter diameter propeller system inside, with tunnel speeds close to cruise operating speeds of eVTOLs, and has the ability to simulate icing environments both in Appendix C and Appendix O envelopes targeted for this research.

This announcement is for informational purposes only. Competitive solicitation is not available for this procurement. The FAA is not liable for any costs associated with the preparation of a response to this announcement.

Any questions or comments about this announcement may be directed to the Contracting Officer, Harry Lutz at Harry.Lutz@faa.gov, no later than 11:59 PM EST on December 10, 2025.  

The contract, on USAspending

Federal procurement data the awarding office reported to FPDS, matched to this solicitation by its number.

Recipient
Rta Rail Tec Arsenal Fahrzeugversuchsanlage GMBH
UEI
P9VMMM49WBU4
CAGE
7548N
Vendor location
Wien
Contract
692M1526P00008, purchase order
Obligated
$1,113,366.63
Actions
1 between July 1, 2026 and July 1, 2026
Competition
Not Competed Under SAP, 1 offer received
Set-aside reported
No Set Aside Used.
Described as
Rail Tec Arsenal Climatic Wind Tunnel Testing for the Investigation of the Operational Safety Risks for Evtol in Icing Environments.
Match
solicitation number CT2600024A2 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 692M15 (high confidence)
Record
USAspending award page

Publications

Every notice SAM.gov issued under this solicitation number, oldest first. Each is a separate record on SAM.

  1. December 4, 2025

    Special notice

    Due December 10, 2025 at 11:59 PM EST. SAM.gov, notice 04a889ae559345b89e3e31d74f493b6c

    1 revisions on SAM
    • December 4, 2025: publish, special notice

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