First set of questions.pdf
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- Solicitation number
- 6913G621Q300005
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This solicitation requests quotations for two rail car movers to be delivered to the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard by February 1, 2021. The Department of Transportation's Volpe National Transportation Systems Center seeks to award a firm-fixed price purchase order on behalf of the Department of Transportation's Immediate Office of the Secretary of Transportation. Offerors must submit responses by November 18, 2020 to be considered for an anticipated award by December 1, 2020. The solicitation is set aside for small businesses with less than 1,500 employees and is classified under NAICS code 335610 for railroad rolling stock manufacturing.
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PR No.: V3352101 Solicitation No.: 6913G21Q300005 Railway Car Spotters
The following first set of questions were asked by prospective offerors regarding this solicitation. The Government Offers the following answers to all offerors.
1) Are you currently using a 65 or 44 ton switcher, if so which one?
Answer: 65-ton
2) Are the railcars listed currently being moved within the facility?
Answer: Yes
3) Any problems negotiating the curves or inclines currently with the switchers and various rail cars?
Answer: No
4) Item (e) listed in Car Spotter Minimum Requirements states car spotter shall offer a starting tractive effort of 60,000 lbs. The reason for the previous questions (1) (2) and (3) if they are currently using a 65 or 44 ton switcher the starting tractive effort for each is 36,000 and 24,600 starting tractive effort Answer: The car spotter shall offer a starting tractive effort of 60,000 lbs.
5) Item (i) states car spotter shall be designed to provide Rubber Tire Traction for on-rail use and on-road, our equipment is designed to operate Rubber Tires on-road and Steel Rail Wheels on the rail which provides more adhesion coefficient traction with wet, slippery track than rubber does, a benefit for our climate.
Answer: The car spotter shall be designed to provide rubber tire traction for on-rail use and on-road use.
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