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Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization

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Procurement Forecast Opportunity-670921-Volpe-FY25-0001

The Volpe Center will be seeking a Performance Based Acquisition for Systems Engineering services to support multiple Volpe Center program needs. The Contractor shall provide resources, including skilled personnel, with capabilities and experience relating to existing technologies and methodologies that address current transportation systems issues as well as cutting edge technologies and methodologies that show promise in transforming the future of the transportation systems enterprise, including systems/analytics and cloud computing systems technology.

Procurement Forecast Opportunity-668761-Volpe-FY24-0014

The Volpe Center's objective is to obtain engineering services to support the optimization of the Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System (STARS) and the Digital Airport Surveillance Radar (DASR) to maximize the probability of detection of aircraft while managing false targets and other anomalous propagation (AP).

USDOT Achieves “A” Grade from SBA for FY23

USDOT Achieves “A” Grade from SBA for FY23

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) is delighted to share that for the 15th consecutive year, the Department has once again received an “A” grade from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) on its Small Business Procurement Scorecard for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023. In FY 2023, the Department awarded a record total of over 2.2 billion dollars to small disadvantaged businesses through prime and subcontracting opportunities. 

This is an honor and well-deserved accolade for both the Department and the work OSDBU does to assist a diverse base of small businesses to grow and develop their core competencies. A big shout out to the work OSDBU and Operating Administrations continue to do in prioritization of our small business community and the Department’s goals!

For questions, contact our office at 202-366-1930 or email us at dot-osdbu@dot.gov. Please visit the OSDBU website to find out more about upcoming events, small business resources, and available technical assistance.

Procurement Forecast Opportunity-474686-Volpe-FY24-0010

The upcoming requirement will be for a vendor to provide all labor, material, tools, and equipment to repair 0.25 mile of trolley track from the Suffolk to Wye and replace 49 new steel poles from the Suffolk to Wye and Wye to Swamp Locks at the Lowell National Historical Park in Lowell, MA.  A pre-solicitation notice will be issued with the announcement of an Industry Day site visit planned for first week of April 2024.

Procurement Forecast Opportunity-473866-Volpe-FY23-0008

Dot Volpe Center is looking to purchase 22 newly manufactured or certified refurbished railway boxcars required to operate throughout the railroad network at Norfolk Naval Shipyard.

**** This is an updated PFF for resolicitation that is being done as full and open as a result of receiving no technically acceptable quotes from the original Small Business Set Aside solicitation

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