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A -- TRAIN PRESENCE DETECTION AT GRADE CROSSINGS SOL DTFR53-93-C-00001 DUE 030298 POC Contracting Officer, Robert L. Carpenter, 202/632-3236; FAX 202/632-3846 The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis with Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI), a subsidiary of the Association of American Railroads (AAR), the award of Task Order No. 123 under the subject contract for the purpose of testing and evaluation of prototypes that could enhance reliability of warning devices at highway-railroad interfaces. The technologies to be examined include but are not limited to magnetic anomaly detection systems which offer the potential of monitoring the presence of road vehicles blocking a crossing in advance of the train. Other technologies to be investigated include optical, inductive, radar, and strain gage technologies. The proposed work is to be conducted on railroad test tracks at the Transportation Technology Center (TTC) in Pueblo, Colorado. TTCI is the facility management contractor at the TTC in Pueblo, Colorado. The 50-square mile TTC property, managed and operated by TTCI for the Federal Railroad Administration, is the only known facility with the unique capability and circumstances suitable for these highly specialized railroad test operations safely away from revenue service rail lines. The work will involve analyses by TTCI engineers using existing track configurations for testing. 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 relating to potential subcontracting opportunities. Interested parties may contact the TTCI contracts manager, Ed Walsh, at (719) 584-0534 for information regarding potential subcontracting opportunities, if any. This is not a competitive Request for Proposals (RFP) and a competitive solicitation is not available. See Note 22. (0028)

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