Boxcar Lease BPA RFI

The Department of the Army Materiel Command Contracting Command on behalf of the 596th Transportation Brigade and Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point is seeking information through a Request for Information for a potential Blanket Purchase Agreement to lease 50-foot boxcars. The BPA would have an initial base year from April 2024 to March 2025 with four one-year option periods extending to March 2029. Responses to the RFI are due no later than February 14, 2024 and should include company information, size standard and socioeconomic category, as well as a description of interest and capability to meet the requirements outlined in the attached draft salient characteristics document.

No set-aside designation was used for this potential procurement. Upon award, the contractor would be responsible for delivering boxcars within 14 days of call order and retrieving them within 14 days of notification. The boxcars must meet specified dimensional and capacity requirements and be certified according to federal safety standards for transporting explosives. The contractor would also perform any necessary maintenance and repairs during the five-year period of operations.