TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF › OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY › 6913G6 VOLPE NATL TRANS SYS CNTR

Refurbished and Used Boxcars

Response deadline: Oct 21, 2026; 5:00 PM UTC-04:00
Set-aside: Not stated
Notice type: Sources sought
Posted on SAM.gov: Oct 7, 2026; Archives Nov 5, 2026

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)"

From SAM.gov’s daily data file, as published on Nov 10, 2026 (UTC).

Contacts

Patricia Barnett · primary
[email protected]
617-494-2976
Matthew Phelps · secondary
[email protected]
617-494-2612

Attachments

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Attachment 1 on SAM.gov

Record dates

Posted on SAM.gov: Oct 7, 2026: The agency’s publication date, as SAM.gov states it.
First recorded by BidLookup: Oct 9, 2026: The UTC day of the first read of SAM.gov’s listings that stored this notice.
Last confirmed: Oct 26, 2026: The UTC day of the latest read that still listed this notice. It does not mean the notice is unchanged or still open on SAM.gov now, and it is not the index’s last-read time.
Description as published: Nov 10, 2026 (UTC): The date of the daily data file this text came from.

Published by the agency on SAM.gov as notice 02148fbf89a4425babaff68432701372. What these dates mean

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