Rail Spanners

The Department of the Army Materiel Command Mission and Installation Contracting Command at Fort Drum is procuring twenty-six (26) rail spanners, which fall under the Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturing NAICS category and Locomotive and Rail Car Accessories and Components PSC category. This solicitation represents a total small business set-aside opportunity, limiting competition to qualified small business contractors. While the solicitation notice does not explicitly detail the specific evaluation criteria or contract requirements beyond the product specification, interested parties should note that the procurement has undergone two administrative modifications since its initial posting on March 25, 2026, with the most recent update extending the solicitation window and updating salient characteristics. The critical deadline for submission is April 17, 2026, which provides potential bidders with a response window of approximately three weeks from the current date. Prospective contractors are advised to review all solicitation documents carefully, as the salient characteristics were updated in the most recent administrative modification, and these details will likely be critical to proposal evaluation.

This procurement is designated as a Total Small Business set-aside, meaning only small businesses meeting Small Business Administration size standards for NAICS code 336510 are eligible to compete. The rail spanners will be delivered to the Port of Tacoma facility located at 710 Port of Tacoma Road, Tacoma, Washington 98421, establishing the place of performance for this contract. The solicitation notice does not provide an explicit award value or budget ceiling, though the straightforward nature of the procurement—ordering a defined quantity of twenty-six units—suggests this may be a relatively modest-value acquisition. The administrative modifications dated after the initial March 25, 2026 posting indicate that the government refined its requirements, with the first modification adjusting the response date to April 2, 2026, followed by a second modification that updated technical specifications and extended the overall solicitation closing to April 17, 2026. Contractors should ensure they obtain the most current solicitation documents that incorporate both administrative modifications to understand the final salient characteristics and specifications for the rail spanners.