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22--COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION - Locomotive Truck Assemblies (re-issue of Solicitation #DAAE24-0 (OB552615) (2003-03-17)

NA This is a combined synopsis/SOLICITATION for commercial items prepared in
accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart
12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice.
This announcement constitutes th e only solicitation; quotations are being
requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The combined
Synopsis/Request for Quotation (RFQ) number is DAAE24-03-Q-0064. The
solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in
effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2001-12 dated 1-27-2003. This
procurement is 100% set aside for small business. The North American Industry
Classification System (NAICS) Code is 336510 with a size standard of 1000
employees. CLIN 0001: Desc ription - Locomotive Truck Assembly for use with
a General Motors, Electro Motive Division, General Purpose (GP) 9
locomotive. Reconditioned ready for installation. Truck assembly must
include the following items: 1) Wheel sets with 40 inch NEW wheels having AAR
1-B Contour; 2) 6-1/2 x 12 inch axles with 62-15 gear ratio and cartridge
type tapered roller bearings. One axle will be splined and a combination
journal box adapter (72915 8469919) will be applied. The other journal box
adapters will be 729 15-8469918; 3) New Timken journal boxes and roller
bearings. Note. Converted Hyatt type cylindrical bearings will not be
acceptable; 4) All wear plates replaced with new (i.e. pedestal liner, side
bearing, center plate wear ring and bottom plate); 5) New low friction
composition brake shoes and keys will be applied; 6) Traction motors will meet
all maintenance specifications as outlined in EMD MI3900 latest revision, with
a minimum of D77 Traction motors (or newer) applied; 7) Brake rigging,
rebuilt; 8) Replace all pins and bushings with new; 9) Re-qualified springs;
10) New or rebuilt slack adjusters; 11) Rebuilt brake cylinders; 12) Re-
qualify bull gears; 13) Rebuilt motor nose suspension; 14) New or Re-qualified
motor support brass; 15) Assembled, tes ted, and painted; 16) FOB destination:
Military Ocean Terminal Sunnypoint, 1303rd Major Port Command, bldg S-14,
ATTN: MTESU-EQR-M Larry Branch (910) 457-8314, Southport, NC 28461. Deliver
quantity of TWO each no later than 60 DAYS after date of award. Award will be
made to the responsible offeror whose offer, conforming to the solicitation,
will be most advantageous to the Government, considering price and price
related factors. PACKAGING In accordance with ASTM Designation D 3951-90,
Standard Practi ce for Commercial Packaging, material covered by this contract
will be acceptable with supplier's off-the-shelf or over-the-counter packaging
providing: (1) Cleanliness: Items shall be free of dirt and other
contaminants which would contribute to deterio ration of the item or which
would require cleaning by the customer prior to use. Coatings and
preservatives applied to the item for protection are not considered
contaminants. (2) Preservation: Items susceptible to corrosion or
deterioration shall be pr ovided protection such as preservative coatings,
volatile corrosion inhibitors, or desiccated unit packs. (3) Cushioning:
Items requiring protection from physical and mechanical damage or which are
fragile in nature shall be protected by wrapping, cushio ning, pack
compartmentization, cartonizing, or other means to mitigate shock and
vibration during handling and shipment. (4) The quantity per unit pack shall
be the same as that used in commercial distribution or over-the-counter retail
sales. (5) The in dividual items not unit-packed may either be packed in
shipping containers or shall comply with the regulations of the carrier used.
(6) The exterior (shipping) containers shall contain a packing list or other
documentation setting forth contents and shal l be addressed as specified in
the -Ship To- portion of this order. (7) Shipping Containers: The shipping
container (including any necessary blocking, bracing , cushioning, and
waterproofing) shall comply with the regulations of the carrier used and shall
provide safe delivery to the destination. MARKING. Unless otherwise
specified, exterior packs shall, as a minimum, be marked as follows by any
means that prov ides legibility and durability: a. National Stock Number
(NSN), Management Control Number (MCN), or Part Number. b. Noun. c.
Quantity, unit, and unit of issue. d. Contract, Purchase Order, or Delivery
Order number. e. n/a This is a Property Book Item. NOTE: When a discount
is offered to the Government as consideration for expediting payment, request
the face of the packing slip and invoice be annotated DISCOUNT OFFERED. THIS
IS A COMMERCIAL ACQUISITION. FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -
Commercial, applies to this acquisition. ADDENDUM TO 52.212-1c is changed as
follows: Change 30 calendar days to 90 calendar days. The remainder of this
paragraph remains the same. The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and
Conditions - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. ADDENDUM TO FAR
52.212-4 (o), Warranty, is changed in its entirety to read as follows: The
Contractor agrees that the supplies or services furnished under this contract
shall be covered by the most favorable commercial warranties the Contractor
gives to any customer for such supplies or services and that the rights and
remedies provided herein are in addition to and do not limit any rights
afforded to the Government by any other clause of this contract. The clause
at FA R 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes
or Executive Orders - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition, to
include clauses FAR 52.203-6, 52.219-8, 52.219-14, 52.222-21, 52.222-26,
52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.22 2-19, 52.223-9, 52.225-13, 52.232-33,
and 52.232-36. Other applicable FAR clauses: 52.204-6, 52.222-1, 52.222-18,
52.222-22, 52.222-25. DFARS 252.212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions
Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Def ense
Acquisitions of Commercial Items, applies, including FAR 52.203-3, DFARS
252.225-7001, 252.225-7012, 252.225-7014, 252.225-7016, 252.243-7002, 252.247-
7023, 252.247-7024. Other applicable DFARS clauses: 252.225-7000, 252.225-
7002. This item is not a Recovered Materials Content Item as identifed by
Environmental Protection Agency guidelines. SIGNATURE AUTHORITY (a) The
individual signing this offer must have authority to bind the offeror to a
contract. FAR 4.102(a) through (e) require that the cont racting officer have
specific evidence of the signer's authority to bind the offeror. This
evidence of authority is a condition that must be met before the contracting
officer can execute any contract resulting from this solicitation. (b)
Offerors MUST P ROVIDE evidence, appropriate to their business category, of
the signer's authority to bind them on a contract. This evidence may be: (1)
Furnished as an attachment to its offer; or (2) Identified in its offer by
specific reference to an earlier offer sub mitted to this buying office within
the past 12 months, where the signer's authority was confirmed by attachment
to that offer; or (3) Furnished upon receipt of a specific request for the
information from the contracting officer. (Note that, per FAR 52.21 4-12(b)
and 52.215-13(b), agents signing on behalf of another offeror must provide
evidence of their authority per (b)(1) or (2) above.) AMC-LEVEL PROTEST
PROGRAM If you have complaints about this procurement, it is preferable that
you first attempt to resolve those concerns with the responsible contracting
officer. However, you can also protest to Headquarters, AMC. The HQ, AMC-
Level Protest Program is intended to encourage interested parties to seek
resolution of their concerns within AMC as an Alter native Dispute Resolution
forum, rather than filing a protest with the General Accounting Office or
other external forum. Contract award or performance is susp ended during the
protest to the same extent, and within the same time periods, as if filed at
the GAO. The AMC protest decision goal is to resolve protests within 20
working days from filing. To be timely, protests must be filed within the
periods specif ied in FAR 33.103. Send protests (other than protests to the
contracting officer) to: HQ Army Materiel Command, Office of Command Counsel,
ATTN: AMCCC-PL, 5001 Eisenhower Ave, Alexandria, VA 22333-0001, Facsimile
number (703) 617-4999/5680, Voice Numb er (703) 617-8176. The AMC-level
protest procedures are found at: http://www.amc.army.mil/amc/command_counsel/
protest/protest.html . If Internet access is not available contact the
contracting officer or HQ, AMC to obtain the AMC-Level Protest Procedur es.
This order is not a rated order under the Defense Priorities and Allocations
System (DPAS). Offers are due no later than 4:00 PM local time, 18 MAR 03.
Offerors MUST INCLUDE with offer a completed copy of FAR 52.212-3, Offeror
Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items, AND a completed copy of
DFARS 252.212-7000 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial
Items. ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF OFFERS. All responses to this solicitation
must be submitted in digitized format. Paper copy responses will not be
accepted. You may submit your response to Anniston Army Depot (ANAD) using
email (only to [Please use the link below]) or fax your offer to our fax modem at
telephone number 256 235-4618. Offers submitted using any other means will no
t be accepted. If format is other than Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel,
Microsoft Access, Microsoft PowerPoint, or Portable Document Format (PDF), a
reader must be provided. Offeror must insure its offer, in its entirety,
reaches the Directorate of Contr acting, Anniston Army Depot, before the time
set for opening or closing of the solicitation. Any clauses or provisions of
this solicitation which mention writing, returning, or submission of offer
will mean electronic submission as stated in the paragraph above. Electronic
offers must identify the solicitation and the opening/closing date, and
include, as a minimum, the following: a. The Offer filled out and signed.
b. All applicable fill-in provisions from the solicitation must be completed.
c. Any ot her information required by the solicitation. Lateness rules are
outlined in the solicitation. If you choose to password-protect access to
your offer, you must provide the password to ANAD before the opening or
closing date. Contact the buyer identified on the cover page of this
solicitation to arrange a means of providing the password. Passwords used
only for the purpose of write protecting files need not be provided. Offerors
shall make every effort to ensure that their offer is virus-free. Offers (or
portions thereof) submitted which DO reflect the presence of a virus, or which
are otherwise rendered unreadable by damage in either physical or electronic
transit, shall be treated as unreadable. See Federal Acquisition Regulation
14.406 or 15.207(c) fo r a description of the steps the Government shall take
with regard to unreadable offers. Any bid bond required by this solicitation
must be submitted with offer in the above mentioned electronic format. Also,
the properly completed original bid bond must be furnished to the Directorate
of Contracting, Anniston Army Depot, 7 Frankford Ave, Anniston, AL 36201-4199,
prior to the opening or closing of the solicitation. Requests for general
information concerning this solicitation should be made to Linda Carls ton,
Contract Specialist, (256) 235-4141, or email: carlstonl@anad.army.mil . FAR
and DFARS Clauses can be obtained at the following website.
http://farsite.hill.af.mil/VFFAR1.HTM

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