Synopsis 21 Feb 2012.docx

J – FREIGHT CAR REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE SERVICES

The purpose of this synopsis is to notify interested parties the USTRANSCOM Acquisition Directorate anticipates issuance of a solicitation to provide freight car repair and maintenance services. USTRANSCOM is pursuing the acquisition of freight car repair and maintenance services for the Defense Freight Railway Interchange Fleet (DFRIF). The DFRIF consists of DoD owned and operated freight cars registered for operation in interchange service in North America. At this time the DFRIF is composed of 2073 freight cars including 1802 flat, 224 tank, 30 box, 9 refrigerator, 6 caboose, and 2 Schnabel cars. The contractor will provide all personnel, equipment, tools, labor, material, and supervision required to repair and maintain DFRIF equipment in accordance with the current Field and Office Manuals of the Interchange Rules, as published by the Association of American Railroads; Private Rail Car Standard Job Codes, as stated in the current version of the Rail User’s Manual published by the National Industrial Traffic League; the Code of Federal Regulations as it applies to railroad cars; and Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command’s Preventive and Periodic Inspection and Maintenance Instructions.

This requirement will be a Small Business Set-Aside best value source selection award with a Small Business Size Standard of $7.0M. The contract is for a Period of Performance (POP) from 1 August 2012 through 30 September 2017, with a 12-month base period and four 12-month option periods. The Government intends to make multiple Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract awards. The Government will review each offeror's proposal against the following criteria: Technical Capability, Past Performance, and Pricing. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code is 488210 – Support Activities for Rail Transportation. A Request for Proposal (RFP) will be available on FBO.gov on or about 26 Mar 2012. No hardcopies of this solicitation will be issued. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by USTRANSCOM/TCAQ. Be advised that all interested parties must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) Database in order to receive a contract award. If you are not registered, you may request an application via 866-606-8220 or go to http://www.bpn.gov/ccr/. The solicitation may be downloaded from the FedBizOpps website at http://www.fbo.gov/. All comments should be addressed to Chad Hankins, Contract Specialist (618) 220-7613, email: chad.hankins@ustranscom.mil or Amy Miller, Contract Specialist (618) 220-7078, email: amy.miller@ustranscom.mil.