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FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION Federal Contract Obligations (Last 10 Years)

Federal Railroad Administration FPDS activity summary for the last 10 years, covering 5,634 award actions and $781.27 million obligated.

This page summarizes Federal Railroad Administration procurement activity for Agency ID 6930 over the last 10 years. It shows $781,269,442.98 in total obligations across 5,634 award actions, with engineering, research and development, and management consulting as the largest NAICS categories.

Generated at 03/21/2026

Analysis period: Last 10 years

Amounts reflect obligated dollars in the selected analysis window and may include repeated vendors or NAICS categories across multiple actions.

Agency ID
6930
Total Obligated
781.27 million
781,269,442.98
Award Actions
5,634
Average Action Value
138,670.47

About FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION federal contract activity

Over the last 10 years, the Federal Railroad Administration obligated $781.27 million across 5,634 awards, with an average award value of $138,670.47. The spending profile indicates a high volume of comparatively small-to-mid-sized obligations rather than a narrow concentration in a few large actions.

Vendor concentration and leading contractors

Vendor obligations are led by ENSCO, INC. at $151.58 million across 671 awards, followed by TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGY CENTER, INC. at $64.67 million across 553 awards. BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC., ENSCO INC, and STRONGBRIDGE LLC round out the top five, showing recurring use of technical, research, and advisory contractors.

Industry profile based on NAICS activity

The largest NAICS category is 541330 Engineering Services at $158.74 million, followed by 541715 and 541712 research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences, and 541611 management consulting services at $109.02 million. This mix shows a procurement portfolio centered on engineering support, applied R&D, and management/technical advisory services.

Annual contract trend over the analysis window

Annual obligations in the visible period peaked at $103.23 million in 2024 after $99.20 million in 2022, then declined to $89.99 million in 2023 and $67.22 million in 2025. Award counts also varied materially year to year, ranging from 370 in 2022 to 741 in 2024, which suggests changes in both funding levels and contracting activity.

How to interpret this page

This page summarizes FPDS obligations for agency ID 6930 over the last 10 years using obligated dollars and award counts. Top vendors, NAICS categories, and annual totals are ranked by total obligated value; duplicate vendor names may appear separately if recorded differently in FPDS. The analysis reflects the provided dataset and does not infer information beyond those records.

Top Vendors

SELECT
    vendor_name,
    total_obligated,
    award_count,
    formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
(
    SELECT
        content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName AS vendor_name,
        sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
        count() AS award_count
    FROM fpds.data
    WHERE
        contract_type = 1
        AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID = '6930'
        AND content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName IS NOT NULL
        AND content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName != ''
        AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 10 YEAR
        AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
    GROUP BY vendor_name
)
ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10
Vendor Total Obligated Readable Award Actions
ENSCO, INC. 151,581,635.38 151.58 million 671
TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGY CENTER, INC. 64,665,572.65 64.67 million 553
BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC. 52,682,172.31 52.68 million 83
ENSCO INC 50,856,291.14 50.86 million 34
STRONGBRIDGE LLC 31,477,245.83 31.48 million 48
SHARMA & ASSOCIATES INC 26,725,807.47 26.73 million 235
TRANSYSTEMS CORPORATION 25,770,022.57 25.77 million 53
DELOITTE CONSULTING LLP 16,371,256.21 16.37 million 61
INTERIMAGE, INC. 16,341,483.04 16.34 million 139
MERMEC INC. 15,829,511.96 15.83 million 34

Insight

Over the last 10 years, the Federal Railroad Administration obligated $781.27 million across 5,634 awards, with an average award value of $138,670.47. Obligations are concentrated among a small set of vendors: ENSCO, INC. leads with $151.58 million, followed by TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGY CENTER, INC. at $64.67 million and BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC. at $52.68 million. The presence of both ENSCO, INC. and ENSCO INC among the top vendors suggests vendor-name fragmentation may affect concentration analysis, while the remaining vendors are each below $32 million, indicating a long tail beyond the leading recipients.

Top NAICS

SELECT
    naics_code,
    naics_name,
    total_obligated,
    award_count,
    formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
(
    SELECT
        content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode AS naics_code,
        anyHeavy(content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode__description) AS naics_name,
        sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
        count() AS award_count
    FROM fpds.data
    WHERE
        contract_type = 1
        AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID = '6930'
        AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode IS NOT NULL
        AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode != ''
        AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 10 YEAR
        AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
    GROUP BY naics_code
)
ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10
NAICS Code Description Total Obligated Readable Award Actions
541330 ENGINEERING SERVICES 158,740,828.19 158.74 million 714
541715 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY) 119,635,380.88 119.64 million 924
541611 ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES 109,019,013.20 109.02 million 538
541990 ALL OTHER PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNICAL SERVICES 104,823,339.95 104.82 million 290
541712 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY) 74,259,072.53 74.26 million 711
541511 CUSTOM COMPUTER PROGRAMMING SERVICES 55,487,568.64 55.49 million 173
541513 COMPUTER FACILITIES MANAGEMENT SERVICES 30,628,445.11 30.63 million 210
541512 COMPUTER SYSTEMS DESIGN SERVICES 29,678,597.58 29.68 million 155
541519 OTHER COMPUTER RELATED SERVICES 13,065,123.85 13.07 million 265
561110 OFFICE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES 9,254,293.20 9.25 million 65

Insight

Over the last 10 years, the Federal Railroad Administration obligated 781.27 million across 5,634 awards, with spend concentrated in professional, scientific, and technical services. NAICS 541330 Engineering Services is the largest category at 158.74 million, followed by 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences at 119.64 million and 541611 Management Consulting at 109.02 million. The remaining top NAICS codes are also primarily R&D, engineering, and IT-related services, indicating a procurement mix centered on technical support rather than a broad distribution across many industries.

Annual Trend

SELECT
    year,
    total_obligated,
    award_count,
    formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
(
    SELECT
        toYear(parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate)) AS year,
        sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
        count() AS award_count
    FROM fpds.data
    WHERE
        contract_type = 1
        AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID = '6930'
        AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 10 YEAR
        AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
    GROUP BY year
)
ORDER BY year DESC
Year Total Obligated Readable Award Actions
2025 67,223,996.86 67.22 million 542
2024 103,229,113.36 103.23 million 741
2023 89,990,060.68 89.99 million 502
2022 99,203,563.47 99.20 million 370
2021 67,825,081.31 67.83 million 559
2020 79,272,612.28 79.27 million 540
2019 70,615,202.83 70.62 million 596
2018 80,034,460.96 80.03 million 510
2017 63,591,375.66 63.59 million 582
2016 60,283,975.57 60.28 million 692

Insight

Over the last 10 years, the Federal Railroad Administration obligated $781.27 million across 5,634 awards, for an average award value of $138,670.47. Annual obligations were relatively stable in the $60 million to $100 million range, with a peak in FY 2024 at $103.23 million and the lowest level in FY 2016 at $60.28 million. Award volume was more variable than dollars obligated, ranging from 370 awards in FY 2022 to 741 in FY 2024, indicating that annual spend is not tightly correlated with transaction count. FY 2025 obligations through the current period total $67.22 million, below the prior two years but within the historical range.

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