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22 -- RAIL-TO-SHIP SPREADER BAR SYSTEM SOL DTRS57-99-R-000163 DUE 070699 POC Point of Contact -- Teresa Lee-Fierstein, Contract Specialist, (617) 494-3830 WEB: Volpe Center Acquisition Division home page, http://www.volpe.dot.gov/procure/index.html. E-MAIL: Contract Specialist, leefierste@volpe.dot.gov. This is Amendment Number 2. The subject solicitation is amended (1) To clarify payment provisions. As a matter of information for offerors, payment for items delivered under the contract will be made solely in accordance with the provisions of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items, paragraph (i), Payment. No incremental or installment payments will be made. (2) To clarify applicable explosives handling signal transmission and safety requirements. The text in Amendment 1 referred to ALL APPLICABLE EXPLOSIVES HANDLING SIGNAL TRANSMISSION AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS, INCLUDING FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION REQUIREMENTS. The text is changed as follows. New text is capitalized. B) Vision System: For positioning the containers u nder the crane on rail cars, the system shall include a vision system, which will provide live video views of the containers below the crane to the train engineer. The vision system shall be mounted and used in such a way as tobe unobtrusive to cargo handling operations. The vision system shall be able to withstand the marine environment and shall comply with THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY PAMPHLET NO. 385-64, AMMUNITION AND EXPLOSIVE SAFETY STANDARDS, A PUBLICATION OF THE ARMY PUBLICATIONS AND PRINTING COMMAND. THE PAMPHLET IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT THE FOLLOWING INTERNET ADDRESS: HTTP://BOOKS.ARMY.MIL/CGI-BIN/BOOKMGR/BOOKS/P385_64/CCONTENTS. (3) To notify offerors that any resulting contract will incorporate the following two clauses: 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer -- Ce ntral Contractor Registration (May 1999) and 1252.xx SEAT BELT USE POLICIES AND PROGRAMS (JAN 1999). In accordance with Executive Order 13043, the recipient of this award is encouraged to adopt and enforce on-the-job seat belt use policies and programs for its employees when operating company-owned, rented, or personally-owned vehicles. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is responsible for providing leadership and guidance insupport of the Presidential initiative. Information on how to implement such a program, or statistics on the potential benefits and cost-savings to companies or organizations, can be found in the Buckle Up America section on NHTSA's website at www.nhtsa.dot.gov. Additional resources are available from the Network of Employers for Traffic Sa fety (NETS), a public-private partnership headquartered in Washington, D.C. dedicated to improving the traffic safety practices of employers and employees. NETS is prepared to help with technical assistance, a simple, user-friendly program kit, and an award for achieving the goal of 85 percent seat belt use. NETS can be contacted at 1 (888) 221-0045 or visit its website at www.trafficsafety.org. Although the submission of a revised proposal in response to this amendment is optional, acknowledgment of this amendment is required by 2:00 PM local time July 7, 1999. The subject solicitation is amended as set forth herein, and all other terms and conditions of the solicitation, including Amendment Number 1 remain the same. As a result of this amendment, proposals previously submitted may be revised. Any such revised proposals must be received at this office by 2:00 local time on July 7, 1999, and must include acknowledgment of this amendment. Acknowledgment of this amendment must be made by an offeror, whether or not a revision to their proposal is made. NON-RECEIPT OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT BY THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. Due to time constraints, please transmit your acknowledgment, along with any proposal revisions, via facsimile (FAX) to 617-494-3024, Attention Teresa Lee-Fierstein, Contract Specialist, DTS-853, and mail the original signed document. Posted 07/01/99 (D-SN349483). (0182)

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