FedSift Sign inSign up free

Solicitations › Department of Transportation › Office of the Secretary

Refurbished and Used Boxcars

Open — responses due 21 Oct 2026 (closes within a day) · Unrestricted (full and open) · Office of the Secretary, DOT · Cambridge, MA · NAICS 336510 · Solicitation RFI-DOT-VOLPE-2026-001

Get the AI read before you spend a day on this package. FedSift pulls out the deal-breakers and key risks, each quoted from the document. Free, no account.

Analyze this solicitation

Solicitation details

Solicitation numberRFI-DOT-VOLPE-2026-001
Notice ID02148fbf89a4425babaff68432701372
AgencyDepartment of Transportation (DOT)
Sub-agencyOffice of the Secretary
Contracting office6913G6 VOLPE NATL. TRANS. SYS CNTR
NAICS code336510 — Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturing
Product / service code (PSC)2220
Set-asideUnrestricted (full and open)
Notice typeSources Sought
Posted07 October 2026
Response deadline21 October 2026
Place of performanceCambridge, MA, USA
CompetitionCompetitive

AI read of this solicitation

Before you spend a day on this package: FedSift reads every document and pulls out what is being bought, the deal-breakers and the key risks — each quoted from the page it came from. Free, no account needed. The result is shared, so the next reader gets it instantly. With a free account it also builds the full compliance matrix.

Description

The U.S. Department of Transportation, Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center), Cambridge, MA, 02142, is conducting market research to determine the availability of refurbished and used boxcars. These boxcars are needed to safely transport ammunition and explosives in compliance with strict military safety regulations. This RFI notice does not constitute a solicitation and is not to be construed as a commitment by the U.S. Government. The U.S. Government will not pay for any effort expended in responding to this notice. See attached Word document: "Refurbished and Used Boxcar RFI_10.7.26 (SAM)"

Documents in the solicitation package

1 file is attached to this notice.

Download all 1 file as one ZIP Free account, no credit card.

Reading them for requirements? FedSift turns the package into a compliance matrix — every requirement with the page it came from, exportable to Excel.

Or download them one at a time from SAM.gov.

Go deeper on this solicitation

FedSift reads the full solicitation package — every attachment — and pre-extracts the compliance matrix, evaluation factors, key risks, win themes and deal-breakers, each with a verbatim quote and the exact PDF page it came from. It scores the opportunity against your company profile, tells you whether to bid as prime or sub, and ranks teaming partners who could close your gaps.

Open the AI analysis in FedSift →

Free forever plan — no credit card. Browse solicitations without an account; sign in for AI analysis and matching.

Market context: DOT and NAICS 336510

About the buyer and the industry, not this specific solicitation. Source: USASpending.gov award data, updated nightly.

DOT contracts under NAICS 336510 →

Other open solicitations in NAICS 336510

All NAICS 336510 solicitations →

More from Department of Transportation

All DOT solicitations →

Source: this notice on SAM.gov. FedSift republishes public federal procurement data and is not affiliated with the U.S. Government. Always confirm dates and requirements against SAM.gov before responding.