Rear-Cab Configured, Switching Style Locomotive.

THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE ONLY.

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

The future solicitation will be competed as a total small business set-aside. The Government intends to make one award as a result of the future solicitation. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this synopsis 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 QUOTE. Please do not submit any quotes or materials until after the future solicitation issuance.

The future purchase order will be awarded to the responsible vendor whose submission conforms to the solicitation terms and conditions and represents the “Best Value” to the Government. This procurement will be conducted in accordance with FAR Part 13.5, Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Products and Commercial Services.

The future solicitation will be issued as a Firm-Fixed-Price purchase order. Requirements are summarized as follows:

Description:
The U.S. Department of Transportation, John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center), Cambridge, MA, intends to issue a solicitation for One road switcher locomotive with 2-year full-service warranty to be delivered to U.S. Air Force, Joint-base Charleston, South Carolina.  It is of high interest for the locomotive to be a rear-cab configured, switching style locomotive, including operating service preparation, training, and one year’s worth of spare parts. Please see attached PWS for specific information regarding technical requirements and delivery information. CLIN structure is listed below:

CLIN 00100:
Description: Manufacturing and delivery of a rear-cab configured, switching style locomotive In accordance with the PWS
Quantity: 1
Unit of Measure:  each
PSC: 2210

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 60-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 U.S. DOT 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 U.S. DOT Agency.