# LIVE RFI NO. 2 Enterprise Data Integration and Management Support (EDIMS)

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/edimslive2

- Solicitation number: EDIMS_LIVE_2
- Notice type: Special notice
- Status: Closed. Deadline was November 13, 2024 at 9:00 AM EST
- Department: Department of Transportation
- Agency: Federal Railroad Administration
- Contracting office: 693JJ6 Federal Railroad Admin (693JJ6)
- NAICS: 518210 Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services
- Product or service code: DA01 Support services for activities involved with application development and support to include analysis, design, development, coding, testing, and release packaging, as well as support of off-the-shelf Business Applications.
- Set-aside: Total small business set-aside
- First posted: October 24, 2024
- Last posted: November 18, 2024
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/d05e533296494966a3fac78fb314ef99/view

## Description

**Update:** Attached you will find the Q&A from Live RFI No. 1. NOTE: Please note, the below Questions and Answers are for INITAL market research. FRA has not settled on a technical strategy, acquisition strategy or contract structure at this time. Continued market research will inform the composition of the requirement going forward. We looking forward to seeing you at Live RFI No. 2 see information below.

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Office of Acquisition (RAD-30) and Office of Research, Data, and Innovation (RDI) invite you to participate in Live Request for Information (RFI) #2 - Technical Discussion Questions event supporting the FRA's upcoming Enterprise Data Integration and Management Support (EDIMS) Services requirement. The resultant contract solution will provide data engineering support and enable data analytics that advances data-driven decision making across FRA. Please join us for an interactive industry engagement session on 13 November 2024 from 1:00pm to 4:00pm ET. Register here: https://fraconnects.com/event/fraedimsliverfi2 The Live RFI Event goals are to:

Provide industry with a full understanding of FRA's requirement Create a forum for an open exchange of ideas and information Foster transparency about FRA's requirement Inform FRA’s decisions on acquisition strategy, contract type selection, and socioeconomic small business utilization NOTE: FRA will post Questions and Answers from our Live RFI event held on October 15, 2024 on or before November 6, 2024.

**Additional Information:**

1. The FRA requests maximum vendor participation to help shape the future of the requirement. For those vendors unable to participate, FRA will make a copy of the event recording available via SAM.gov after the conclusion of the event.

2. Questions regarding the event should be directed to Dr. Kirsten Hawley and Ms. Brittany Alvarenga via e-mail:

**FRAAcquisitions@dot.gov SUBJECT:** FRA EDIMS Live RFI #2

## Publications

- October 24, 2024: Special notice, due November 13, 2024 at 9:00 AM EST. Notice 8f128eeaa6474d10b59d3287deb420e9. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/8f128eeaa6474d10b59d3287deb420e9/view
- November 6, 2024: Special notice, due November 13, 2024 at 9:00 AM EST. Notice 2cad96df45ab4fe4b394881f092fc095. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/2cad96df45ab4fe4b394881f092fc095/view
- November 18, 2024: Special notice, due November 13, 2024 at 9:00 AM EST. Notice d05e533296494966a3fac78fb314ef99. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/d05e533296494966a3fac78fb314ef99/view

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Source: SAM.gov Contract Opportunities bulk extract. Confirm deadlines on SAM.gov before responding. Cite https://abierto.us/opportunities/edimslive2.