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MBTA Regional Rail Operating and Maintenance
MBTA Regional Rail operating and maintenance contract - three shortlisted teams bidding to run the commuter rail network from July 2027
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- Buyer
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- Where
- Massachusetts · Boston
- Segments
- Rolling stock, Digital operations
- Technology areas
- Predictive maintenance
- Status
- Open — RFP issued December 2025 with final proposals due in autumn 2026 and an award expected at the end of 2026; the current operating agreement with Keolis Commuter Services expires in June 2027.
- Value band
- value not published
- Currency
- USD
- Key dates (month)
- RFQ issued July 2025 · RFQ qualifications submitted October 2025 · RFP issued December 2025 · Shortlist announced December 2025 · Final proposals due 2026 · Solicitation list read September 2026 · Award expected 2026 · Current agreement expires June 2027
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RFP issued December 2025 with final proposals due in autumn 2026 and an award expected at the end of 2026; the current operating agreement with Keolis Commuter Services expires in June 2027. The proposal window was still open when the MBTA's own announcement and the MBTA's current-solicitations list were read in September 2026; the MBTA's current-solicitations list publishes no submission date.
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- How the figure was arrived at
- Key dates (8)
- Published bidders
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4 sources · all primary
- ● Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority · MBTA Announces Three Qualified Teams Shortlisted for Opportunity to Operate Its Commuter Rail Network, Issues Regional Rail Operating Contract RFP to Short List (full page title as served) (published 2025-12-18 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (Board of Directors) · Fairmount Line Zero Emissions Project - contract framework and board action, 11 June 2026 (published 2026-06-11 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority · FY27-31 Capital Investment Plan (CIP), Final - July 2026 (128-page book and project list) (published 2026-07 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (Board of Directors) · Memorandum: South Coast Rail O&M Costs - Keolis service change, 26 March 2026 (published 2026-03-26 · checked 2026-09-13)
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