# SAM #7598026D00102

NIH TRANShare award for WMATA SmartBenefits and SmarTrip transit benefit services

**Buyer:** NIH Office of Logistics and Acquisition Operations
**Posted:** October 02, 2026
**Identifier:** 7598026D00102
**NAICS:** 485119

This NIH opportunity concerns an award for continued employee transit benefits through WMATA’s regional SmartBenefits and SmarTrip services.
- **Award and procurement context**
  - The award record identifies NIH TRANShare and award number 7598026D00102.
  - The supporting document describes a sole-source IDIQ with the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) for the proprietary SmartBenefits and SmarTrip services.
- **Services requested**
  - Load approved monthly commuting benefits onto participants’ SmarTrip cards for use on Metrorail, Metrobus, regional commuter systems, vanpools, and eligible commuter passes.
  - Support Transit and Transit Pass benefit categories, including rollover and non-rollover funds. NIH submits approved amounts by the 21st of each month; funds are available by the first day of the following month.
  - Provide SmartBenefits Anytime on-demand funding and, upon request, onsite training at NIH’s Bethesda, Maryland campus for up to 10 NIH employees per session.
- **Term and value**
  - The IDIQ ordering period is October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2031, a five-year period.
  - The stated minimum is $380,000; the estimated maximum is $23,764,141.95.
- **Sole-source rationale**
  - The supporting justification states that WMATA is the only provider able to operate the regional platform and fare system.

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