J -- Locomotive & Railcar Inspection and Maintenance

The Fleet & Industrial Supply Center, Puget Sound is soliciting for a firm, fixed price indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity services type contract to be negotiated on a 100% small business set-aside basis for inspection and maintenance of DODX railcars and locomotives in support of Naval Region Northwest, Bremerton, WA. Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) certification is required to provide this type of service. The contractor shall provide proof of certification with solicitation response. Inspection services shall include periodic locomotive and railcar inspection/service, annual locomotive and railcar inspection/service, locomotive remedial repair inspections and minimal locomotive and railcar remedial repairs. All inspection services and reports shall be in accordance with Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Navy Railway Operating Handbook, NAVFAC P-301. Place of performance is contractor?s facility and/or Government facility. Period of performance is from 01 October 2006 through 30 September 2007 with four one-year option periods. The commercial solicitation will be issued on or about 08 September 2006 with a closing date of 25 September 2006. Proposed contract to be procured using commercial Simplified Acquisition Procedures in accordance with FAR Part 12 and 13.5. All responsible sources may submit a bid, proposal or quotation which shall be considered by FISCPS. This solicitation, N00406-06-T-0540, and any subsequent amendments will be posted to the NECO website: https://www.neco.navy.mil. Prospective offerors are responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation from this website and for frequently monitoring that site for any amendments. The Government is not responsible for any inability of the offeror to access the posted documents. No telephone or FAX requests will be accepted, and no hard-copy solicitation/amendment will be mailed or FAXed.