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B -- OPERATION, MAINTENANCE, INSTRUMENTATION, AND ANALYSIS SUPPORT FOR RAILROAD RESEARCH SOL DTFR53-98-R-00013 DUE 081298 POC Contract Specialist Linda Dearing, (202) 632-3239/Fax (202) 632-3846; Contracting Officer Robert Spratling, (202) 632-3238 E-MAIL: hubsmtp.hubsmtp, linda.dearing@fra.dot.gov. The Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, has a requirement to acquire contractor support for field data acquisition activities of their Office of Research and Development on a variety of conventional or advanced train systems and components. Such support may include design and fabrication of instrumentation; design, acquisition, and programming of data acquisition systems; test planning and operations, including operation of test vehicles; coordination of field activities; engineering analysis and reporting; equipment maintenance and storage; data processing and software maintenance; and management and administration. The contractor shall provide all materials, equipment (except specified Government-furnished equipment), labor and facilities required to meet the requirements. The contract type is anticipated to be cost-plus-fixed-fee, with specific requirements defined by individual task orders. The contract period of performance shall be for a base period of three years and an additional two consecutive one-year option periods. It is estimated that approximately 9,500 labor hours will be required annually for a total of 47,500 labor hours inclusive of all options. This is an unrestricted solicitation. Firms interested in receiving a copy of the solicitation must respond in writing. (0173)

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