Combined Synopsis/SolicitationActive693195-26-BAA-0001
FTA Broad Agency Announcement (FY26) -- “Research Initiatives in Support of Safety, Accessibility, and Mobility in Public Transportation
TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF / FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION / 693195 OFFICE OF ACQUISITION MGTKey dates?
- Posted?
- Sep 4, 2026
- Response deadline?
- Oct 20, 2026, 3:59 AM UTC
- Archive date?
- Nov 3, 2026
- Archive type?
- auto15
Classification?
- Notice type?
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Base type?
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Set-aside?
- No Set aside used
- Set-aside code?
- NONE
- PSC?
- AS12
NAICS?
Issuing office?
- Department?
- TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF
- Sub-tier?
- FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION
- Office?
- 693195 OFFICE OF ACQUISITION MGT
- Office code?
- 069.6955.693195
- Organization type?
- OFFICE
- Office address?
- WASHINGTON, DC, 20590, USA
Place of performance?
- Street?
- —
- Street 2?
- —
- City?
- Washington
- State?
- District of Columbia
- Zip?
- —
- Country?
- UNITED STATES
Contacts?
- Tennile Palmerprimary
- Crystal Zorichsecondary
Description?
This Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) solicits applied research projects to improve the safety, reliability, efficiency, and accessibility of public transportation in the United States. Purpose: To solicit innovative applied research that reduces deployment risks, improves safety, lowers costs, and facilitates domestic transit manufacturing. Eligibility: This is an unrestricted solicitation; any responsible source (excluding Federal Government-owned businesses) may submit a concept paper. Teaming and collaboration are encouraged. Funding: Individual awards typically range between $150,000 and $500,000, subject to fund availability. While cost sharing is not always mandatory, projects including transit operator partnerships and cost sharing are preferred. Technology Readiness: Projects should focus on technology readiness levels (TRL) 3 through 6, with a preference for proof-of-concept testing (TRL 3).
Attachments (5)?
- Download📎 BAA-FTA_FY26_Appendix-E_01.pdfapplication/pdf · 86 KB
- Download📎 BAA-FTA_FY26_Appendix-C_03.pdfapplication/pdf · 304 KB
- Download📎 BAA-FTA_FY26_Appendix-A+%281%29.pptxapplication/octet-stream · 1.0 MB
- Download📎 BAA-FTA_FY26_Appendix-D+%281%29.pdfapplication/pdf · 239 KB
- Download📎 BAA-FTA_FY26_Solicitation_05.pdfapplication/pdf · 488 KB
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Metadata?
- Notice ID?
- 9fac6a86bf4f4561bd8bd464284d6297
- Full path?
- TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF.FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION.693195 OFFICE OF ACQUISITION MGT
- Office code?
- 069.6955.693195
- Ingested?
- Sep 5, 2026
- Updated?
- Sep 13, 2026