RAILWAY SWITCHER LOCOMOTIVES

Amendment No 0001 is hereby issued to extend the quotation delivery date to 3:00 PM Daylight Savings Time June 14, 2024 as described in the attached SF 30 Amendment of Solicitation Form.

The U.S. Department of Transportation, John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center), Cambridge, MA has a requirement for (1) 120-ton rear-cab switcher locomotive for Crane Army Ammunition Plant, Indiana, and (1) optional 140-ton cab-forward (short nose) switcher locomotive for Fort Bliss, Texas.

This solicitation is being conducted in accordance with (IAW) Federal Acquisition Regulations Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items and pursuant to FAR Part 13.5 Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Products and Commercial Services.  This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. This acquisition is being conducted as a Small Business Set-Aside (SBSA) and the Government intends to award a single firm fixed price purchase order.   

Inquiries: Offerors shall submit questions, clarification requests, or other inquiries pertaining to this solicitation no later than 1:00pm Daylight Savings Time on, May 29, 2024. Any questions received after this time and date shall be answered only if determined by the CO to be in the best interest of the Government. All inquiries shall be submitted by email to rachelle.faiteau@dot.gov and rachel.anderson@dot.gov and should include the request for quote number in the subject line. Inquiries pertaining to a specific area of the quote should clearly identify the page/section/paragraph the inquiry applies to.

Quotation Delivery: Offerors quote shall be submitted to the Contracting Officer’s and Contract Specialist’s attention no later than 3:00pm Daylight Savings Time, June 14, 2024 via email to rachelle.faiteau@dot.gov and rachel.anderson@dot.gov.

All details pertaining to this solicitation can be found in the attached RFQ Package, titled 6913G624Q300043 - Solicitation.