DODX Freight Car Repair and Maintenance

Added: Aug 18, 2017 2:43 pm Amendment 0001 - Solicitation HTC711-17-R-R003 is being amended to extend the deadline for proposal submissions.

All proposals must be received NLT 1500 CT on Tuesday, 5 September 2017.

If you have already submitted a proposal, please review your submission to ensure you have met all elements required by this solicitation. Most notably, please ensure information required under Addendum to FAR 52.212-1 and FAR 52.212-2 as well as the requirements contained in FAR 52.209-7, 52.212-3, 52.212-3 Alt I, and 52.222-52 have been submitted.

The deadline for submission of questions will NOT be extended.

All proposals shall be received by this extended deadline. Late proposals will not be accepted.

Added: Jul 17, 2017 3:32 pm The purpose of this effort is to provide freight car repair and maintenance services for the DFRIF DOD owned and operated railway rolling stock registered for operation in the North America interchange service (identified by DODX reporting marks). At this time, the DFRIF is composed of 1,991 freight cars including 1,820 flat, 124 tank, 30 box, 9 refrigerator, 6 caboose, and 2 Schnabel cars. The contractor will be required to repair DFRIF equipment in accordance with the current Field and Office Manuals of the Interchange Rules, as published by the Association of American Railroads (AAR); the Private Rail Car Standard Job Codes (Appendix D of the Field Manual); the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), as it applies to railroad cars; and SDDC's Preventive & Periodic Inspection & Maintenance Instructions (PPIM).