Overview
- Legal name
- GUARDIAN RAIL, LLC
- Registered location
- COLUMBUS, OH, USA
- Website
- Company website ↗
- Primary NAICS
- 488210 — Support Activities for Rail Transportation
- Latest award activity
- Apr 9, 2025
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GUARDIAN RAIL, LLC is associated with UEI J2CAGLHV19J9 and CAGE 9HEF2 in public federal records. AcornBids currently links 1 prime award totaling $4.1K in obligations to this entity. Its largest recorded federal customer by obligations is Department of Defense. Its recorded federal awards include work classified as Support Activities for Rail Transportation. These categories describe the loaded award records, not a complete list of company capabilities. Its primary SAM.gov NAICS is 488210 (Support Activities for Rail Transportation). Its public SAM.gov registration lists COLUMBUS, OH, USA.
At a glance
Prime contract obligations across loaded award records. Obligations are not revenue or contract ceilings. Summary updated Oct 21, 2026. Refresh pending; these totals may be out of date.
Business information
Public SAM.gov registration details.
- Legal name
- GUARDIAN RAIL, LLC
- UEI
- J2CAGLHV19J9
- CAGE
- 9HEF2
- Registered address
- 8940 LYRA DR STE 200, COLUMBUS, OH, 43240, USA
- Registration status
- Active
- Primary NAICS
- 488210 — Support Activities for Rail Transportation
- SAM activation
- Mar 10, 2026
- Initial registration
- Nov 8, 2021
- Entity start
- Feb 14, 2019
- SAM updated
- Mar 10, 2026
- Registration expires
- Mar 6, 2027
- Fiscal year end
- Dec 31
- Place of incorporation
- IL, USA
Research brief
Source facts
- Loaded prime-award records link 1 awards and $4,111 in reported obligations to this legal entity. Source
- Recorded awards include Support Activities for Rail Transportation (NAICS 488210); this classification is not proof of every company capability. Source
- An example award describes: EXPRESS CAR: DODX FREIGHT CAR SERVICES Source
Federal award analysis
Net transaction obligations by federal fiscal period.
Reported transaction obligations by federal fiscal period; includes deobligations. Missing transactions are not estimated. Histories follow awards currently assigned to this recipient and may include transactions under an earlier recipient. Coverage: 1 of 1 selected awards. Select a period to explore its awards.
Funding change
Dated, valued transaction obligations in equal-length adjacent periods; missing records are unknown. Default: last completed federal fiscal year. Percentage is unavailable when the prior period has no positive reported obligations.
| Measure | Reported value |
|---|---|
| Current period | Oct 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2026 |
| Current obligations | Not reported |
| Prior period | Oct 1, 2024 – Sep 30, 2025 |
| Prior obligations | $4.1K |
| Change | Not reported |
| Growth | Not comparable |
Where the work is performed
State tile map; darker tiles have larger absolute net obligations. Outlined tiles indicate net deobligations. Unshaded tiles have no reported transactions in this selection. Other locations appear in the table.
Agencies
| Category | Period obligations | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Defense | $4.1K | 1 |
Offices
| Category | Period obligations | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| USTRANSCOM-AQ | $4.1K | 1 |
Naics
| Category | Period obligations | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 488210 — Support Activities for Rail Transportation | $4.1K | 1 |
Psc
| Category | Period obligations | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| J022 — Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment: Railway Equipment | $4.1K | 1 |
Vehicles
| Category | Period obligations | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| HTC71122DR023 | $4.1K | 1 |
States
| Category | Period obligations | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| IL | $4.1K | 1 |
Set Asides
| Category | Period obligations | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| Unclassified | $4.1K | 1 |
Recent federal awards
Prime contract awards. Select an award to review its history and source evidence.
| Award / description | Awarding agency | Obligations | Start date | End date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HTC71125F7374EXPRESS CAR: DODX FREIGHT CAR SERVICES | Department of Defense | $4.1K | Mar 1, 2025 | Mar 31, 2025 |
Registration, certifications & contacts
| Registration evidence | Date |
|---|---|
| SAM updated | Mar 10, 2026 |
| Source loaded | Sep 19, 2026 |
| Initial registration | Nov 8, 2021 |
| Entity start | Feb 14, 2019 |
Registration classifications: Small Business. These are separate from the reported certificates above.
| Industry | Reported size status |
|---|---|
| 482112 — Short Line Railroads | Not reported |
| 488210 — Support Activities for Rail Transportation | Not reported |
| Contact | Role | Published contact methods | Evidence | Source date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MATTHEW MCLAUGHLIN | Government business | Contact method not published | SAM registration | Not available |
| SHAUN VANDYKE | Alternate government business | Contact method not published | SAM registration | Not available |
| MATTHEW MCLAUGHLIN | Electronic business | Contact method not published | SAM registration | Not available |
| SHAUN VANDYKE | Alternate electronic business | Contact method not published | SAM registration | Not available |
Registered industries
- 482112 — Short Line Railroads
- 488210 — Support Activities for Rail Transportation
Registration classifications and published certificates do not by themselves establish eligibility for a particular solicitation. View SAM source
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Data coverage and methodology
Sources: SAM.gov registration, USAspending awards and transactions, and linked supporting records. Prime contract obligations, IDV ceilings and assistance amounts are kept separate. Missing records are not zero activity. Company claims are labeled separately. Recompete signals are rule-based scores out of 100. Positioning windows are AcornBids estimates.
Disclosed relationships only. Missing records do not establish that a contractor has no partners. Ambiguous parent award identifiers are excluded.
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