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IDC (single-award IDV) DTFR5307D00001SHARMA & ASSOCIATES INC

Overview

Award facts

Obligated on orders under this IDV
$5.54M
$5,540,210 across 10 orders
Period of performance
From Dec 29, 2006
Modifications
4
Latest action Dec 30, 2025
Contract type
IDC (single-award IDV)
PIID DTFR5307D00001

Description of requirement

THE FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION (FRA) OFFICE OF RESEARCH&DEVELOPMENT (OR&D) HAS A NUMBER OF RESEARCH OBJECTIVES: 1) CONDUCT RESEARCH PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE SAFETY AND RELIABILITY, 2) PROVIDE TECHNICAL AND RESEARCH SUPPORT TO THE OFFICE OF SAFETY FOR REGULATORY RULE MAKING, ENFORCEMENT AND MONITORING THE PERFORMANCE OF RAILWAY TRACK, RAILROAD CARS AND LOCOMOTIVES, AND OPERATING PRACTICES, 3) DEVELOP SIMULATION TOOLS AND ANALYSIS PROCEDURES FOR EVALUATING SAFETY AND 4) DEVELOP NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND PROMOTE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SAME TO ENHANCE SAFETY AND EFFICIENCY.

Dates and value

Award date
Earliest action recorded: Dec 29, 2010 (the base award is not in the records GovChime holds)
Ordering period ends
Dec 28, 2011
Ceiling
Ceiling (single-award vehicle): $3,499,562

Source: Federal Procurement Data System contract actions as published by SAM.gov and USAspending.gov; latest action recorded Dec 30, 2025. View on USAspending · Recipient on SAM.gov

Recipient

NameSHARMA & ASSOCIATES INC
LocationHINSDALE, IL
UEIEQ76N7H4NW57
CAGE code3SPB3
Business sizeSmall businessSize at award, per the contracting officer
Parent companySHARMA & ASSOCIATES INC

Business types and certifications

Minority-ownedSmall disadvantaged business (SDB)Self-certified small disadvantaged business

Self-reported at the time of the action.

Agency and place

Awarding and funding

Awarded by
  1. Department of Transportation
  2. Federal Railroad Administration
  3. 693JJ6 FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMIN
Funded by
  1. Department of Transportation
  2. Federal Railroad Administration
  3. FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMIN(00053)

Classification and competition

Classification

NAICS
541330ENGINEERING SERVICES
Product or service (PSC)
AD24R&D- DEFENSE OTHER: SERVICES (ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT) (research and development)

Competition

Extent competed
Not competedC
Reason not competed
Follow-on contract (FAR 6.302-1(A)(2)(II/III))FOC
Solicitation procedures
Only one sourceSSS
Set-aside
No set-aside used
Contract pricing
Cost plus fixed feeU
Offers received
1

Contract details

Subcontracting plan
Plan not requiredB
Major program
Provide technical and research support
Cost Accounting Standards clause
Not applicable exempt from CASX
Commercial procedures
Commercial products/services procedures not usedD
Government-furnished property
Transaction does not use GFE/GFPN
Bundled requirement
Not a bundled requirementD
Consolidated requirement
No
Undefinitized action (terms not final)
No
Multi-year contract
No

Transaction history

Modification history

Latest action
Dec 30, 2025 — CloseoutModification P00005; administrative: no change in scope or value
Latest substantive action
Jan 11, 2012 — Option exercisedModification 3
Actions by type
  • Option exercised2
  • Closeout1
  • Other administrative action1
4 actions recorded, Dec 29, 2010 to Dec 30, 2025; each action counted once.

All contract data

All contract data

Every other field reported for this award, as of its latest reported action

Competition

Evaluation preference
No preference used
Local area set-aside
No
Simplified procedures for commercial items
No
A-76 (FAIR Act) action
No

Socio-economic and policy

Recovered materials and sustainability
No clauses included and no sustainability includedC
Clinger-Cohen Act planning (IT)
No

Structure

Award or IDV
IDV
IDV type
IDCB
Indefinite-delivery contract type
Indefinite delivery / indefinite quantityB
Multiple or single award
Single awardS
Program acronym
RDV
Awarding agency code
6900
Awarding sub-tier code
6930
Contracting office code
693JJ6
Transactions recorded under this award key
4

Funding

Funding agency code
6900
Funding sub-tier code
6930
Funding office code
693JJ7