N -- VEHICLE TRACKING AND RADIO COMMUNICATIONS TRAIN CONTROL SYSTEMS AT TTC

Notice Date

July 13, 2001

Contracting Office

U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Acquisition and Grants Services, Mail Stop 50, 400 7th Street, S.W., Washington, DC 20590

ZIP Code

20590

Solicitation Number

n/a

Point of Contact

Robert Carpenter

Description

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with the Association of American Railroads (AAR) and its wholly owned subsidiary, Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI) for the award of Task Order No. 132 under Contract No. DTFR53-93-C-00001 for the purpose of developing, installing,and testing of a Vehicle Tracking System and potential radio communications platforms for a communications-based train control (CBTC) system at the Transportation Technology Center (TTC). The AAR/TTCI is the on-site facility management contractor at the FRA owned TTC which is a 52 square mile secure facility closed to the public and located in the desert northeast of Pueblo, Colorado. The TTC is dedicated to research and development testing of trains and associated ground transportation equipment and components. The applicable authority for this procurement is 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, "Only One Responsible Source." This announcement is for information purposes only related to potential subcontracting opportunities for which interested parties should contact the TTCI contracts manager, Edward Walsh, at (719) 584-0534 or EMail: edward_walsh@ttci.aar.com. See also Web: http//www.ttci.aar.com. This is not an FRA competitive procurement and a competitive FRA solicitation is NOT available.

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010717/NSOL002.HTM (W-194 SN50R7J2)