FY'26 Licenses to Operate NUCARS Software

PresolicitationActive

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Contract Details

Notice ID
6913G626Q300013
Opportunity Type
Presolicitation
Sub-Agency
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
Office
6913G6 VOLPE NATL. TRANS. SYS CNTR
Posted Date
Thursday, January 22, 2026
Response Deadline
Wednesday, January 28, 2026
PSC Code
7A21
Set-Aside
Full & Open Competition
Place of Performance
CAMBRIDGE, MA, 02142
Status
Active

Description

The U.S. Department of Transportation, John A. Volpe National Trans portation Systems Center (Volpe Center) Cambridge, MA, is supporting Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), and has a requirement for the renewal of two licenses to operate NUCARS software. NUCARS is the only simulation package that has been sufficiently validated to predict the nonlinear dynamic response of North American Railroads to specified track conditions. It is also a proprietary software of Association of American Railroads (AAR) which is a requirement for rail dynamics studies. NUCARS software is required to access the results from decades of past simulation work performed by Volpe Center engineers. Therefore, The Volpe Center intends to award a sole source purchase order to Transportation Technology Center, Inc.

Why This Opportunity Matters

TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF is actively seeking qualified contractors for other computer related services in CAMBRIDGE, MA.

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