Manufacture and Delivery of two new engine-generator set (GenSet) road switcher locomotives for USAF and US Army

This Pre-Solicitation Notice is not a solicitation document, but a Pre-Notice Announcement of an upcoming solicitation.

The U.S. Department of Transportation, John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center), Cambridge, MA, intends to issue a solicitation for the Manufacture and Delivery of two new engine-generator set (GenSet) road switcher locomotives with EPA and ultra-low emission certified diesel engines and a complete range of technical data, materials, and equipment necessary to ensure long term compliance, operations, support, and maintenance for the locomotives and On-site Technical Training at the Contractor’s Facility. The Total of 2 GenSet Locomotives are for the U.S. Air Force at Joint Base Charleston, SC and U.S Army ( the location to be determined at award), one for each installation. The solicitation will be competed as a total Small Business Set-Aside (SB SA) to all qualified quoters. The work is divided into three (3) separate Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs) as described below. The Government intends to award to one Certified Small Business Vendor. This award decision will be made at time of award on the basis of Best Value after evaluation of quotes are received. This procurement will be conducted in accordance with FAR Part 13.5, Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Products and Commercial Services, and the solicitation will be issued as a Firm-Fixed-Price purchase order.

Requirements are summarized as follows:

CLIN 00100: One new rear-cab switcher locomotive with 2-year full-service warranty to be delivered to U.S. Air Force, Joint-Base Charleston, South Carolina;

CLIN 00200: One new cab-forward, short nose locomotive with 2-year full-service warranty to be delivered to U.S. Army (location to be identified);

CLIN 00300: Option Item, On-site Technical Training at the Contractor’s Facility.

A draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) is attached for reference. Please note this PWS is a draft document and may change with the issuance of the solicitation.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this action is 336510- Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturing. The applicable Small Business Administration Size Standard for 336510 is 1,500 employees. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTES. Please do not submit any quotes or materials until after the solicitation issuance. The Government will not pay for any documentation provided in response to this synopsis and any documentation received will not be returned to the sender.

The estimated release date of the solicitation will be within 30-Days of this Pre-Solicitation Notice. The solicitation close date will be provided in the solicitation.

The Volpe Center uses electronic commerce to issue requests for quotes (RFQ) and amendments to RFQ. Paper copies will not be made available. The solicitation and any documents related to this procurement will be available on the SAM.gov website: http://www.sam.gov.

All vendors must be registered in SAM to receive an award from a USDOT Agency. Contractors may access the site at http://www.sam.gov to review and obtain information about the registration process. Potential quoters are highly encouraged to complete the online provisions within the Representations and Certifications at the earliest within SAM. Applicable representations and certifications must be completed in order to receive an award from a DOT Agency.