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A -- TANK CAR RELIEF VALVE REQUIREMENT FOR PIH LADING SOL DTFR53-93-C-00001/TO 125 DUE 081098 POC Robert Carpenter, Contracting Officer / (202) 493-6153 The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis with the Association of American Railroads (AAR), the award of Task Order No. 125 under the subject contract for the purposes of (1) analyzing the problems associated with tank car failures due to pressure relief devices; (2) evaluating the effectiveness of present standards for relief devices; and (3) developing parameters for choosing the proper type and size of relief device or relief system for lading that is poison by inhalation (PIH), or that thermally decompose or polymerize. The prospective work is to be conducted at the unique facilities of the Transportation Technology Center (TTC) in Pueblo, Colorado. The AAR is the facility management contractor at the TTC in Pueblo, Colorado. The 52-square mile TTC property, managed and operated by the AAR for the U.S. Department of Transportation, is the only known facility with the unique capability and circumstances suitable for such highly specialized and hazardous railroad test operations. The applicable authority for this procurement is 41 U.S.C. 253 (c)(1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, "Only One Responsible Source." This announcement is for information purposes only relating to potential subcontracting opportunities. Interested parties may contact the AAR/TTC contracts manager, Ed Walsh, at (719) 584-0534, for information regarding potential subcontracting opportunities, if any. This is not a competitive Request for Proposals (RFP) and a competitive solicitation is NOT available. Posted 07/24/98 (W-SN227997). (0205)

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