Central Gulf Railcar Services, LLC

Central Gulf Railcar Services, LLC, operating under the division Central Gulf Railcar Services L.L.C. and doing business as FSI Railcar Service Center, is a foreign-owned, for-profit limited liability company headquartered in Mobile, Alabama with primary performance operations in Prichard, Alabama. The company has maintained federal contractor status since its registration in SAM.gov on March 9, 2007, and specializes in providing comprehensive freight railcar repair, maintenance, and related logistics support services to the U.S. Department of Defense. Central Gulf Railcar Services focuses on sustaining the Defense Freight Railway Interchange Fleet (DFRIF), which comprises approximately 2,000 military railcars essential to domestic and international equipment transportation operations for the U.S. Army.

Through its federal contract history, Central Gulf Railcar Services has delivered specialized freight railcar maintenance and repair services exclusively through firm fixed-price delivery orders issued by the U.S. Army's Surface Deployment and Distribution Command (SDDC). The company's scope of work encompasses labor, parts replacement, comprehensive maintenance, and repairs performed in strict accordance with military regulations and industry standards. Since October 2022, the company has received numerous monthly delivery orders under its primary indefinite delivery contract vehicle, with individual delivery order values ranging from approximately $2,500 to $117,657.26. These delivery orders consistently fall under the EXPRESS CAR: DODX FREIGHT CAR SERVICES contract designation and cover routine and specialized maintenance activities supporting military railcar operational readiness. All delivery orders have been awarded without set-aside designations, indicating competition through full and open procurement processes. The delivery orders issued throughout 2023, 2024, and into 2025 demonstrate sustained and continuous demand for the contractor's specialized services, with cumulative delivery order values exceeding $1.2 million against the underlying indefinite delivery contract vehicle.

Central Gulf Railcar Services holds a single prime federal contract indefinite delivery contract (IDC) awarded by the U.S. Army Surface Deployment and Distribution Command on October 1, 2022, with a ceiling value of $7,215,145.64 and an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2026. This multiple-award IDC covers DODX Freight Car Services-Material and Freight Car Maintenance, providing the contracting mechanism through which SDDC issues monthly delivery orders for specific railcar maintenance and repair requirements across the Defense Freight Railway Interchange Fleet. The contract was awarded through full and open competition with no set-aside designation and is funded through the Air Force budget allocation. The IDC structure enables SDDC to efficiently manage and procure railcar maintenance services across multiple delivery orders as operational requirements emerge, with performance executed at the contractor's facilities in Prichard, Alabama. Through the contract's existence, the company has accumulated significant utilization of its contract ceiling, with delivery orders issued consistently on a monthly basis throughout 2023, 2024, and continuing into 2025, demonstrating the critical nature of Central Gulf Railcar Services' role in sustaining the Army's rail logistics infrastructure.