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22 -- NEW OR RECONDITIONED GONDOLA RAIL CARS SOL DTRS57-00-B-60005 DUE 012100 POC Point of Contact -- Ms. Donna Brickley, Contracting Specialist, (617) 494-3661 WEB: Volpe Center Acquisition Division home page, http://www.volpe.dot.gov/procure/index.html. E-MAIL: Contract Specialist, Brickley@volpe.dot.gov. The Volpe National Transportation Systems Center has a requirement for two (2) new or reconditioned gondola rail cars and an option for two (2) additional gondola rail cars. The gondola rail cars shall have a 56 1/2 inch wheel gage, a minimum capacity of 100 tons, and shall be mounted on two (2) four-wheeled freight trucks. Minimum inside length shall be nominal 56 feet with approximately five (5) feet high sides and ends. The contractor shall provide all material, labor, and equipment to provide new or reconditioned gondola rail cars; test, deliver, and warranty them. The gondola rail cars shall be delivered to U.S. Army, Red River Army Depot, Texarcana, TX, within 270 calendar days from the contract award date. Detailed specifications and minimum requirements will be set forth in the solicitation. The solicitation will be issued on or about December 27, 1999. The solicitation related to this procurement will be available on the Internet; these documents will be available in text format on a WWW server which may be accessed using Web browsers. The WWW address, or URL, of the Volpe Center Acquisition home page is: http://www.volpe.dot.gov/procure/index.html. Offerors desiring to receive electronic notification of the solicitation's posting and availability for downloading may register to receive the notices at the Volpe Center web site. Contractors are warned that when they register to receive solicitations, amendments, and other notices, the responsibility for providing the Government with an accurate and complete e-mail address lies with the contractor. The Governm ent will make no additional effort to deliver information when the system indicates that transmissions cannot be delivered to the email address provided. NO HARD COPIES of the solicitation will be issued. Telephone requests will not be honored. This notice is for informational purposes for minority, women-owned, and disadvantaged business enterprises. The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), has an assistance program available to minority, women-owned, and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short-term working capital assistance for transportation related contracts. Loans are available under the DOT Short Term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rates to provide accounts receivable financing. The maximum line of credit is $500,000. For further information and applicable forms concerning the STLP, please telephone the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169 or online at http://osdbuweb.dot.gov. For information concerning this acquisition, contact the contracting officials above. Posted 12/10/99 (D-SN407693). (0344)

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