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Metropolitan Transportation Authority

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Type
Transit authority — New York State public-benefit corporation; subway, bus, commuter rail
Market · Region
United States · New York
Open tenders
0
Technology areas
Rolling-stock hardware, Signalling & train control, Predictive maintenance, Digital operations, Cybersecurity, AI inspection

Runs NYC Transit, Long Island Rail Road, Metro-North Railroad and Staten Island Railway on $68bn program.

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Runs New York City Transit, the Long Island Rail Road, Metro-North Railroad and the Staten Island Railway, spends over $7bn a year on procurement, and committed $15.8bn of capital in 2025 under a $68bn 2025-2029 Capital Plan.

Type
Transit authority — New York State public-benefit corporation; subway, bus, commuter rail
Where
New York · New York City
Programmes
FTA Capital Investment Grants
Technology areas
Rolling-stock hardware, Signalling & train control, Predictive maintenance, Digital operations, Cybersecurity, AI inspection

Structure

  • controls NYCT — Operating agency of the MTA (active)
  • controls MTA C&D — Capital delivery arm of the MTA (active)
  • controls LIRR — MTA subsidiary commuter railroad (active)
  • controls Metro-North — MTA subsidiary commuter railroad (active)
  • controls SIR — MTA operating agency with its own purchasing department (active)

Who holds what here

  • awarded Cubic — OMNY open-payment fare system; LIRR and Metro-North fare upgrade option (active)
  • awarded Alstom — MTA M-9A 316 cars Alstom LIRR Metro-North — Alstom (active)
Sources for these relationships (3)
  • ○ PR Newswire (Cubic) · Cubic implements new fare payment technology for New York MTA's OMNY rollout (checked 2026-09-06)
  • ● Metropolitan Transportation Authority · Procurement contacts (per-agency procurement desks) (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-12)
  • ○ Railway-News · Alstom confirms order to supply 316 railcars in New York (published 2025-07-09 · checked 2026-09-12)

Tenders

TenderStatusValue bandNext key date
MTA R262 1,140 base order 1,250 optionBids closedvalue not publishedExpected award 2028
MTA M-9A 316 cars Alstom LIRR Metro-NorthIn executionover $1bn

Withheld in the free surface

  • Procurement structure
  • Award history (3)
  • Entry path
  • Portals (1)
  • Published contacts (2)

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6 sources · 3 primary
  • ● Metropolitan Transportation Authority · Doing business with us — procurement (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-05)
  • ○ US Infrastructure (infraus.org) · MTA Seeks Proposals for Up to 2,390 Subway Cars in Largest Rolling Stock Order (published 2026-03-20 · checked 2026-09-05)
  • ● Metropolitan Transportation Authority · ICYMI: Governor Hochul Announces MTA Seeking Companies to Build 2,390 Subway Cars, the Largest Subway Order Ever (published 2026-03 · checked 2026-09-05)
  • ● Metropolitan Transportation Authority · Procurement contacts (per-agency procurement desks) (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-12)
  • ○ Railway-News · New York's MTA records $15.8 billion in capital commitments for 2025 (published 2026-01-29 · checked 2026-09-12)
  • ○ Railway-News · Alstom confirms order to supply 316 railcars in New York (published 2025-07-09 · checked 2026-09-12)

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