Industry Day - Automated Track Inspection Program (ATIP)

The U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) will be conducting an Industry Day for its Automated Track Inspection Program (ATIP) at 10:00AM on October 28, 2021 at Union Station in Washington, DC. THIS INDUSTRY DAY IS SOLELY FOR INFORMATIONAL AND PLANNING PURPOSES AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION. The Government will not reimburse respondents for any costs incurred in participating in the industry day. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Specific details regarding attendance are included at the end of this Special Notice.

ATIP Program
Generally it is the vision of the FRA to reduce track-caused derailments through the utilization of automated track inspection technologies. The current ATIP program is made up of the following four basic parts: Administration, Operation and Maintenance of Manned Systems, Operation and Maintenance of Unmanned Systems, and Track Data Services (TDS). TDS is currently provided under a separate contract. One of the missions of ATIP is to support Office of R&DT to collect data on new technologies like GPR, VTD, Vision systems, etc. The Office of R&DT utilizes data from all ATIP survey vehicles for various research activities.

Industry Day
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is hosting an Industry Day on October 28, 2021 at 10:00AM at Union Station in Washington, D.C. to discuss the Automated Track Inspection Program (ATIP). The purpose of the Industry Day is to discuss the program "As-Is" and explore opportunities to achieve efficient and effective best practices in the future. The intent is to achieve and maintain this program competitively either in whole or in part.