HQ Military Traffic Management Command, Attn: MTAQ-AS (ROOM 312), 5611 Columbia Pike, Falls Church VA 22041-5050

J -- MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF DODX RAILCARS OWNED BY OR LEASED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE WITHIN REGION 2 SOL DAMT01-98-R-2020 DUE 092198 POC David A. Green, Contract Specialist (703) 681-6640, Christina N. Dossman, Contracting Officer (703) 681-6640 E-MAIL: To contact Contract Specialist, greend@baileys-emh5.army.mil. HQ, MTMC, ATTN: MTAQ-AS, 5611 Columbia Pike, Rm. 312, Falls Church, VA 22041-5050 J MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF DODX RAILCARS OWNED BY OR LEASED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, SOL DAMT01-98-R-2020, POC David A. Green, Contract Specialist, Christina N. Dossman, Contracting Officer, (703) 681-6640. Military Traffic Management Command (MTMC) is issuing a combined synopsis/solicitation, prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice, for a contract to perform maintenance and repair of DODX railcars owned by or leased to the Department of Defense within region 2. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. All interested parties may request further details via fax by contacting the Contract Specialist indicated above. Requests can be made via fax at (703) 681-7854. Only written requests will be accepted. The Request For Proposal (RFP), and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-05, 22 June 1998. This is a 100% small business set aside, SIC 4789. DAMT01-98-R-2020 will result in a Firm Fixed Price requirements type contract for a one year base period beginning 10/01/98 through 09/30/ 99 with 4 one year options, as indicated in Exhibit E1. The FAR provisions at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items, FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Items, FAR 52.214-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, FAR provision 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, apply to this solicitation. The offeror shall include a completed copy of the FAR provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items with their proposal. The Government will award a contract resulting from this RFP to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the RFP will be the most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. For proposal comparison purposes only, a contractor's lowest unabsorbed round-trip switching charge amount will be converted into an increase in the percentage of the AAR labor rate on the basis of a 1% increase in the labor rate for each $5.00 or fraction thereof in unabsorbed round-trip switching charges. After this adjustment, if more than one apparent low offeror has the same percentage rate of the AAR labor rate, the following factors in descending order of importance will be considered in selecting the overall low offeror: (1) The percentage of labor charged from the Office Manual; (2) An offer's unabsorbed round-trip switching charge; (3) Offeror's performance risk. In addition, the location of an offeror's facility, the cost to move the Government Equipment Specialist (Rail) from Hartley, DE to prospective shops and costs other than switching charges involved in moving cars to the prospective shops may be evaluated in the event of a tie. The offeror agrees to hold its offer firm for 90 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers, unless another time period is specified in an amendment to the RFP. Offers are due September 21, 1998, 2:00 PM EST. The proposals shall be signed by an official authorized to bind the offeror. Offerors shall submit two (2) copies to: Contracting Officer, HQ MTMC, ATTN: Christina Dossman, MTAQ-AS, Room 312, 5611 Columbia Pike, Falls Church VA 22041. Offers may be submitted on letterhead stationary and, at a minimum shall show: (1) The solicitation number; (2) The time specified in the solicitation for the receipt of offers; (3) The name, address and telephone number of the offeror; (4) A description of the offer, in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements in the solicitation; (5) Percent of Office Manual rate for labor and percent of switching charge contractor will absorb; (6) "Remit To Address", if different from mailing address; (7) A completed copy of the representation and certificates at FAR 52.212-3; (8) Acknowledgment of Solicitation Amendments, if any; (9) Past Performance information, to include recent and relevant contracts for the same or similar items and other references, including contract numbers, points of contact with telephone numbers and other relevant information; (10) If the offer is not submitted on the SF-1449, include a statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provision included in the solicitation. DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENTS: The Contractor shall provide all necessary tools, equipment, material, and labor to rebuild, modify, or repair all rail cars owned by or leased to the Department of Defense (DoD). It is estimated that approximately 80 cars will be received within a 12 month period. The facility where work is to be performed shall be located within one of these states, identified as Region 2: Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, Colorado, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, and New York. For each twelve month performance period, prospective offerors shall propose the percentage of the Association of American Railroads (AAR) Office Manual rate for labor in the manner described below; for evaluation purposes, prospective offerors shall identify the contractor facility and the percent of switching charge the offeror will absorb. This information may be provided as Sub Line Items 0001AA-0005AA and 0001AB-0005AB. Pricing and periods of performance will be IAW Exhibit E1 of the RFP. Offers that fail to furnish required representations or information, or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation, may be excluded from consideration. Awards may be made without discussion. See Numbered Note 1.***** Posted 09/04/98 (W-SN246238). (0247)

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