Form FRA F 229 FRA F 229 NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership Supplier Scouti

U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Railroad Administration

OMB Control Number: 2130-0615
Expires: 10/31/2021

Paperwork Reduction Act Burden Statement
A federal agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, nor shall a person be subject to a penalty for failure to comply with a
collection of information subject to the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act unless that collection of information displays a currently valid OMB Control
Number. The OMB Control Number for this information collection is 2130-0615. Public reporting for this collection of information is estimated to be
approximately 18 hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed,
completing and reviewing the collection of information. All responses to this collection of information are mandatory. Send comments regarding this burden
estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden to: Information Collection Clearance Officer
(RAD-20), Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, Washington, DC. 20590.

NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership Supplier Scouting
Federal Railroad Administration – Item Opportunity Synopsis
TECHNICAL
1.

Item Designation / Description:
(Please provide the name/description/other designation for the item – what it is.)

2.

Transportation System Application:
(Please provide information about where the item is used – what it is for.)

3.

Item Class and Size:
(Please indicate if this is a mechanical, electrical, electronic, electro-mechanical, chemical, optical, or
other class of item; and identify appropriate item dimensions)

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4. Item Materials:
(Please identify the materials that constitute the item.)

5.

Likely Manufacturing Processes:
(Please identify manufacturing processes that are likely to be required to produce the item.)

6.

Summary of Technical Specifications and Performance Requirements:
(Please summarize relevant technical data, performance requirements, and other info that describes
what the item must do and how it must perform. Specification sheets may be included as
attachments/addenda.)

BUSINESS
7.

Estimate of Potential Business Volume ( # Items + Cost Targets):
(Please provide an estimate of how many items are needed and any target costing information
available about the items.)

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Federal Railroad Administration

OMB Control Number: 2130-0615
Expires: 10/31/2021

8.

Delivery Requirements:
(Please provide information about terms and conditions associated with item delivery.)

9.

Applicable Certification Requirements:
(Please provide any relevant information about certifications that would be required to supply these
items.)

10.

Other Notes:
(Please provide any other relevant information about the items not included elsewhere/above –
technical and business.)

FRA REQUIREMENTS
11.

Describe efforts to date to secure domestic source for Item:

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