Justification, first published as special notice
Rail Information Sharing Environment (RISE) Program Development Support Services
FR26RDI20000000023
Federal Railroad Administration, 693JJ6 Federal Railroad Admin. Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology).
Awarded
$991,715.00 obligated so far on USAspending
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Description
As published on SAM.gov with the special notice of March 4, 2026.
FR26RDI20000000023 - NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT
THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT (NOI) TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT AND IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS.
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) intends to award a sole-source contract to the MITRE Corporation to provide Rail Information Sharing Environment (RISE) Program Development Support Services as a follow-on requirement to continue work previously performed by MITRE under Contract No. 693JJ624C000049 during the base performance period.
RISE is a voluntary, non-regulatory, non-punitive, data-driven railroad safety partnership between FRA and railroad stakeholders. Under the RISE data trust model, participating railroads voluntarily share operational and safety-related data and collaborate with FRA to analyze risks and address complex railroad safety challenges. Continuity of program governance, stakeholder engagement, and data-trust architecture is essential to avoid duplication of cost, schedule delays, and risk to analytical integrity.
AUTHORITY
This sole source action is conducted under 41 U.S.C. § 3304(a)(3), as implemented by FAR 6.302-3, 'Industrial mobilization; engineering, developmental, or research capability; or expert services,' and FAR 6.302-3(a)(2)(ii), which permits the establishment or maintenance of an essential engineering, research, or development capability to be provided by a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC). No solicitation or request for quote is available.
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE
The contemplated award will include a 12-month base period, followed by two (2) 12-month option periods, for a total potential period of performance of 36 months, if all options are exercised by the Government.
RESPONSE INSTRUCTIONS
This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive proposals; however, interested parties may submit a capability statement that clearly demonstrates the ability to perform the RISE continuation effort without disruption, duplication of cost, or loss of program continuity. Capability statements must be received no later than 15 calendar days from the date of posting, by 2:00 PM Eastern Time. Oral communications will not be accepted.
POINT OF CONTACT (POC)
Akwasi Kankam
Contract Specialist, Federal Railroad Administration
Email: akwasi.kankam@dot.gov
DISCLAIMER
This Notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for information provided in response. No solicitation document exists.
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.
- 04a. MITRE_RISE_JOFOC_FINAL_SB316_APPROVED.pdf278 KB, April 13, 2026
The contract, on USAspending
Federal procurement data the awarding office reported to FPDS, matched to this solicitation by its number.
- Recipient
- The Mitre Corporation
- UEI
- DMHDNDCPWUD1
- CAGE
- 7L030
- Vendor location
- MC Lean, VA
- Contract
- 693JJ626C000001, definitive contract
- Obligated
- $991,715.00, potential $2,983,982
- Actions
- 1 between March 30, 2026 and March 30, 2026
- Competition
- Not Competed, 1 offer received
- Set-aside reported
- No Set Aside Used.
- Described as
- The Federal Railroad Administration (Fra) Seeks Program Development Services in Support of It'S Rail Information Sharing Environment (Rise) from an Organization with Expertise in Building and Managing Data Trusts in the Transportation Industry.
- Match
- award number 693JJ626C000001 equals the contract number; same awarding office 693JJ6 (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.
Points of contact
- Akwasi Kankamakwasi.kankam@dot.gov7712008245
- Paul Szymanskipaul.szymanski@dot.gov