Inspection and Vegetation control for railroad infrastructure and Facilities (USAG Ansbach)

The Army Contracting Command on behalf of U.S. Army Garrison Ansbach intends to solicit a non-personal services contract for inspection and vegetation control of railroad infrastructure and facilities across four German installations (Katterbach Kaserne, Storck Barracks in Illesheim, and bridges at Oberdachstetten Frankenkaserne and Wicklesgreuth), with a response deadline of October 2, 2026.

Place of performance spans the four named installations in Germany. The contractor must provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, tools, materials, supervision, and transportation necessary to perform the work.

Scope includes monthly cleaning of rail grooves and switches, seasonal salt application across 227 linear meters, semi-annual vegetation control and herbicide spraying across 8,900 linear meters, clearance cutting of track daylight profile, vegetation control at ditch trenches, dams, and culverts, annual inspection walks of 8,300 linear meters of rail infrastructure, technical inspections and measurements of switches and 33 railroad crossings, and legally mandated three-year and six-year bridge inspections per DIN 1076 standards. All work must comply with host nation regulations, including EBO(A) and Deutsche Bahn Rail Guidelines.

Personnel must be certified per VDV 754 guidelines with minimum two years of experience in railroad operations. The contractor must provide anti-terrorism and OPSEC training to all employees, submit quality control and work plans within 10 work days of award, and maintain 100% Acceptable Quality Level standards. All work must be completed during spring or fall service windows unless otherwise directed. NAICS code is 488210 (Support Activities for Rail Transportation); PSC is Z1AZ (Maintenance of Other Administrative Facilities and Service Buildings).