NASA/John F. Kennedy Space Center, Procurement, Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899

J -- WELDING OF RAILROAD TRACK RAILS AT KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL DUE 122498 POC Barbara Y. Powell, Contract Specialist, Phone (407) 867-7384, Fax (407) 867-2825, Email Barbara.Powell-1@ksc.nasa.gov -- Bob R. Pirkle, Contracting Officer, Phone (407) 867-4989, Fax (407) 867-2825, Email Bob.Pirkle-1@ksc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/KSC/date.html#MR-995200. E-MAIL: Barbara Y. Powell, Barbara.Powell-1@ksc.nasa.gov. Contractor shall perform pre-weld inspection, set-up, welding, trimming, and related process to achieve the required product, i.e. continuously welded railroad track with a minimum of 1,170 feet to a maximum 1,200 feet in length. The Government (NASA) will furnish existing used 112RE rail, virtually all of which is in 39 foot lengths with two bolt holes at each end. The contractor shall evaluate and sort the rails per specification for evaluation of used rails, crop off the ends of each rail where there are bole holes, using an abrasive disc saw (torch cut not permitted), per the American Railway Engineering Association, Part 2, Specifications for Steel Rails, reapproved with revisions 1994). The Government (NASA) will provide the 112RE used rail stacked in an accessible location where there is adequate room for the contractor to set up cropping, sorting, and/or welding operations. No electrical power or other utilities will be provided. The location is on KSC at Wilson Railroad yard adjacent to the tracks. If the contractor elects to perform any or all of the required work at a location other than on KSC, the contractor will be responsible for transporting the government provided rails from KSC and delivering the completed strings to the KSC Wilson Railroad yard. In the event that the contractor elects to move the governmment provided 112RE used rail from KSC to another location, all costs of such a move will be borne by the contractor, except for the switching/movement of railcars by KSC locomotive on KSC trackage. If welding on KSC the contractor shall provide a nonflammable spark shield at each welding location to prevent sparks from reaching the vegetation. Contractor must also have two (2) fully charged pressure water fire extinguishers and two (2) shovels at each welding location for control of any vegetation fires which may occur. Contractor shall dispose of welding slag in such a way as to avoid fires and shall cleanup the area of any waste that may impact the local environment of the area where the work is performed. WELDING: applicable to all line items. Electric flash butt welds are required in accordance with the American Railway Association's (area) Specification for Fabrication for Continuous Welded Rail,1983, pages 4-2-6.1 through 4-2-6.4 inclusive. NOTE: If Government services not identified in advance are required during performance of the work, the costs of such services will be deducted from payment to the contractor. Posted 12/17/98 (D-SN281463). (0351)

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