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1 copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted ; or (c) By separate letter or electronic communication which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO BE

RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR

OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted , such change may be made by letter or electronic communication, provided each letter or electronic communication makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

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6913G6

Cambridge MA 02142-1001 55 Broadway

VOLPE NAT'L TRANSPORTATION SYS CNTR

08/03/20230001

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14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

This Amendment A0001 to the Solicitation will provide:

1. Correction in Field 10 on SF 1449 to 100% Small Business Set-Aside, as stated in both the Pre-Solicitation and current Solicitation;

2. Attachment 1 The Agency's Response to questions received during Questions Period, which closed at 12:00pm Standard Eastern Time on, August 01, 2023. Attachment 1 is incorporated in this amendment as Page 2 of 2;

3. Attachment B Air Force Emblem incorporated as a requirement in Section 2. Specifications of the SOW; see Page 42 of 42 of SF 1449.

No other changes have been made to this solicitation.

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15C. DATE SIGNED 16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR 16C. DATE SIGNED

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ELIZABETH MCDANNELL

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Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9 A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect .

Amendment to Request For Quotation No. 6913G623Q300028_0001 Manufacture and Delivery of two new engine-Generator Set (GenSet) road switcher Locomotives.

Attachment 1: Responses to Questions submitted during Questions Period.

Question/Concern:

1. Prospective has all the capabilities and expertise to design and build the locomotive solution you are seeking but after our first review of the requirements, we have identified serious restraints that need to be addressed before we can consider putting together a quote for this request. Volpe is asking for two completely different style locomotives which poses a significant engineering and manufacturing challenge requiring extensive time and resources which would make it almost impossible to meet the current due date. Furthermore, the proposed 18-month delivery timeline is extremely aggressive and unattainable for new design-build locomotives and would preclude bidders from pursuing the work.

Response:

The Government’s requirement is delivery within 18months, however if you can not make the estimated delivery date of 18months from date of award, then propose an alternate delivery date in your proposal.

Question/Concern:

2. It is also unclear if milestone payments will be accepted for this contract. If not acceptable, complete project financing of this magnitude would place undue strain on the supplier. Without these issues being addressed, we cannot move forward with submitting a quote. This project fits perfectly within our core business but we would need it to be properly structured in a format that allows the appropriate changes to the areas mentioned here.

Response:

At this time, we are not considering this requirement for progress payments.