# SAM #RDI-Waybill

Railroad Carload Waybill Data Processing and Public-Use File Production

**Buyer:** 693JJ6 FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMIN
**Posted:** November 10, 2026
**Respond By:** November 16, 2026
**Identifier:** RDI-Waybill
**NAICS:** 518210, 541614, 541512

The Federal Railroad Administration and Surface Transportation Board are seeking a contractor to process railroad carload waybill data and produce confidential and public-use files.
- **Government buyer**
  - U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
  - Surface Transportation Board (STB), Office of Economics, serves as project liaison.
- **Procurement status and vendors**
  - This is market research, not an active solicitation.
  - No commercial vendors or OEMs are named; no hardware or software products with part numbers are specified.
- **Services requested**
  - Collect, validate, edit, and process railroad carload waybill data using secure electronic transfers and sampling where required.
  - Produce the Confidential Waybill Sample and a derived Public Use Waybill File, including a 253-byte public-use format, documentation, reference files, and an annual reference guide.
  - Calculate rail-route mileage; update route, railroad, station, commodity, and intermodal information; allocate revenue among carriers; and process specified cross-border records.
  - Provide program management, quality assurance, error correction, audit trails, status briefings, and supporting personnel, hardware, software, and infrastructure.
- **Notable requirements**
  - Data accuracy must meet a 99% threshold.
  - Each collection-year cycle is approximately 24 months, with an approximately 18-month first phase and six-month second phase.
  - Optional additional modeling, data collection, and analysis may be requested for up to 100 hours per year unless the contractor agrees to more.
- **Line items**
  - No physical product line items, quantities, or part numbers are specified.

### Description

<p><strong>Sources Sought Notice</strong><br />
<u>Notice Type:</u> Sources Sought Notice (Market Research)</p>

<p><u>Agency:</u> Department of Transportation (DOT)</p>

<p><u>Office:</u> Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)<br />
<u>NAICS Code:</u> 518210, Data Processing, Hosting and Related Services Small Business Size Standard: $40 Million<br />
This is a Sources Sought Notice (SSN) only. This is not a Request for Quotation (RFQ). Currently, no solicitation exists.<br />
The FRA will use this information to:<br />
&bull; Identify qualified firms capable of meeting this requirement under NAICS code 518210, Data Processing, Hosting and Related Services.<br />
&bull; Determine the appropriate procurement strategy (set-aside vs. full and open).<br />
&bull; Refine the draft Statement of Work (SOW)</p>

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