PWS - Tech Exhibit - TE E Switch Maintenance.pdf
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- W9124D25Q0015
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This document is a Performance Work Statement (PWS) that provides technical details on the maintenance and repair requirements for railroad switches at Fort Knox, Kentucky. The PWS specifies that all nuts, bolts, cotter pins, and other hardware within the switch assemblies must be lubricated and inspected at least annually. Specific switch locations and switch types are identified, and a switch maintenance record keeping template is provided.
The PWS is related to a federal contract opportunity issued by the Department of the Army Materiel Command Mission and Installation Contracting Command Fort Sam Houston for Railroad Maintenance and Repair Services at Fort Knox. The solicitation number is W9124D25Q0015, and the opportunity type is a Request for Proposal (RFP) using simplified acquisition procedures. Key dates include questions due by 26 November 2024, answers provided by 29 November 2024, and the solicitation closing on 19 December 2024.
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Technical Exhibit E Switch Maintenance
**Note: Selected reference from the UFC.**
UFC 8-1. GENERAL. Turnouts are designed to divert trains from one track to another. Good turnout maintenance is essential for the safe and efficient operation of trains. Major components of a turnout are the switch, frog, and guardrails. Figure 8-6 shows a typical split switch turnout with the various parts identified.
8-2. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.
g. Cleaning, Lubrication, and Adjustment. As scheduled, but at least annually, switches and switch stands shall be cleaned, lubricated, and adjusted. For Navy installations see NAVFACINST 11230.1 for additional guidance.
8-3. SWITCHES AND SWITCH STANDS.
a.Switches shall be inspected for the following defects:
(15) Debris in flangeways.
(16) Debris obstructing switch rods and connecting rod.
****End of Note*******
All nuts, bolts, cotter pins, slide plates, gage rods, switch rods, jam nuts, connecting rod, gage plate, clip bolts, heel bolts located within the bounds of each switch shall be lubricated with approved lubricant. The switch stand itself shall be opened and filled with approved lubricant as needed to ensure all parts are freely working and to prevent corrosion. Switches shall be free of any debris that may interfere with the proper functioning of the switch.
Switch Number / Switch Type / Location
Switch Number
Switch Type Switch Location
9,10,11,12 L, L, L, R Side North Main and Runaround 13,14,15 R, L, L Side Brandenburg Rail Yard, Track spurs 6,7 and 8
16 Left Side North Main switch to Brandenburg Yard 17 Right Side North Main switch to South WYE 18 Left Side North Main switch to North WYE 19 Uni-lateral North Main to Ammo Spur and P&L Main 21 Left Side East Main to North and South WYE 22 Left Side East Main to Frazier yard spur 5 23 Left Side East Main to Frazier yard spur 4 24 Left Side East Main to Short Spur 25 Left Side East Main to Siding near 2781 26 Right Side East Main to Siding near 2781 27 Left Side East Main to Siding near Wilson Road 28 Right Side East Main to Siding near Wilson Road 29 Left Side East Main to spur 1, 2 and 3 at Brule Yard 30 Right Side Brule Yard Track to spur 1 and 2 31 Right Side Ammo Yard track to spur 9 and 10 32 Left Side Ammo Yard track to ammo track siding 33 Left Side Ammo Yard track to ammo track siding
See inspection sheet for record keeping.
Switch Stand Lubrication Record
Switch Number Date Serviced Cleaned Lubricated Defects Found
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