Anniston Army Depot, Directorate of Contracting, 7 Frankford Avenue, Anniston, AL 36201-4199

Z -- MAINTENANCE, REPAIR OR ALTERATION OF REAL PROPERTY SOL DAAE24-00-B-0004 DUE 042000 POC Purchasing Agent, Theresa Y. Woodard, 256-235-4118 WEB: www.anadprocnet.army.mil, www.anadprocnet.army.mil. E-MAIL: woodardt@anad.army.mil, woodardt@anad.army.mil. Item 0001: RAILROAD REPAIR. Quantity: 1 ; The work to be done consists of furnishing all plant, labor, materials, equipment, and a portable cellular telephone for the Site Superintendent for railroad repair at Anniston Army Depot except that designated at Government furnished materials. The contractor is to perform all work in strict accordance with the specifications, schedules, and drawings. Twenty-seven percent of this work is in the Ammunition Limited Area. In general, the work shall consist of the repairs to railroads including, but not limited to, the following: installation of Government furnished relay material consisting of 90# rail, joint bars and tie plates, appx 1,978 T.F., removing deteriorate crossties and turnout ties and replacing with contractor furnished new crossties and turnout ties, including one complete set of crossover ties; furnish/install rail-head bond wires as required; clean, lubricate and adjust all switches where they are relocated, surfaced or have new sets of switch ties installed, or are scheduled for lube and adjustments; adjust rail joint gaps as required; surfacing, tamping, lining track and turnouts, and applying new ballast as indicated; removal of existing rail, otm and laying contractor furnished new 115# rail complete with new accessories; removal, repair, and replacement of road crossing; respacing existing and new ties wither new rail is laid, and in selected 90# RA rail areas; install new compromise joint bars; anchor spiking cures. one additional spike per plate; install new rail anchors; replace bolts with new and tighten as indicated; furnish/install new 115# frogs and guard rails; crop and weld joints in road crossing; provide a portable cellular telephone; weld/build-up rail ends, switch points, frogs; furnish/install new double gage rods; clean road crossing flangeways. Estimated magnitude of this project is between $250,000 and $500,000. One job. Completion time is 270 calendar days after notice to proceed. This proposed procurement is 100% set aside for small business concerns, the size of which is $17.0 million, SIC Code 1629. All responsible small business sources may submit a bid which will be considered. This solicitation will be issued electronically in accordance with FAR 4.501, 5.102(a)(7) and 14.205-1(c), therefore hardcopies will not be provided. Vendors wishing an electronic copy may download it on or after the issue date by accessing the following address via the internet:http://www.anadprocnet.army.mil (Doing Business with Us). Estimated issued date is 17 Mar 00. CAUTION: This solicitation will be issued electronically as will any amendments thereto. Because of this, the Government is under no obligation and is in fact unable to maintain a bidders mailing list. It is therefore incumbent upon any interested parties to periodically access the above internet address in order to obtain any amendments which may be issued. Failure to obtain any said amendments and to respond to them prior to the date and time set for bid opening/receipt of proposals may render your bid or proposal nonresponsive and result in the rejections of same. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered.See Numbered Note(s) 26.***** Posted 02/16/00 (W-SN425992). (0047)

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