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U -- WAYSIDE SIGNAL AND TRAIN CONTROL SYSTEMS TRAINING SOL DTFR53-00-Q-00338 DUE 031700 POC Dana Hicks, Purchasing Agent, Phone (202)493-6131, Fax (202)493-6171, Email dana.hicks@fra.dot.gov -- Dana Hicks, Purchasing Agent, Phone (202)493-6131, Fax (202)493-6171, Email dana.hicks@fra.dot.gov WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&ProjID=DTFR53-00-Q-0 0338&LocID=1042. E-MAIL: Dana Hicks, dana.hicks@fra.dot.gov. This procurement is unrestricted. The Federal Railroad Administration is need of a contractor with experience within the railroad industry, to design, develop and deliver course work that would provide approximately 60-70 signal and train control inspectors with the knowledge and techniques necessary to conduct inspections on wayside signal systems to ensure those systems perform their intended functions. Course contents must emphasize standard practices of installing, maintaining, and troubleshooting mechanical, electrical, and electronic equipment, as well as advanced microprocessor-based systems. To ensure a comprehensive learning experience, the contractor must have a laboratory that permits the instructor(s) to install faults into the signal system simulators for practical exercises. The instructor-to-student ratio must be low enough to ensure adequate feedback both during and after the practical exercises. Six training classes are expected to be conducted entirely during FY 2000, which ends September 30, however, some classes may be scheduled during FY 2001. Scheduling would be mutually decided between the contractor and FRA's Signal & Train Control Training Specialist, who will be the Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR) for this contract. Factors to be considered would include Federal budgetary constraints, other FRA training course schedules, and availability of the contractor's instructors and/or classroom space. The length of each class must be limited to no more than four and one-half days. Class participants will travel to the selected training location on the Sunday preceding class, and should be released no later than 12 p.m. on the following Friday. The course syllabus must be developed using generally accepted training standards, including an overall description, general learning objectives, and learning objectives specific to each of the lessons. The contractor must be able to describe how the learning objectives are to be achieved and measured. Primary lessons shall include, but are not limited to: Automatic Block Signal Systems; Centralized Traffic Control Systems; Manual and Remote Controlled Interlockings; Automatic Interlockings; Vital and Non-Vital Programmable Logic Controllers; Reading Circuit Plans; Troubleshooting signal failures with test equipment; and Power Operated Switch Machines Besides price and other costs to the Government, award shall be based on a number of factors included in the solicitation. Persons interested in receiving the solicitation, which shall be issued as a request for quotations, must submit a request in writing via facsimile to the attention of Dana Hicks, Contracting Officer. Posted 02/16/00 (D-SN426134). (0047)

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