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J -- INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF GOVERNMENT OWNED RAILWAY TRACKS AND CROSSINGS. SOL DAHC76-96-R-0012 DUE 052196 POC Contact Rosalie Kvitek, Contract Specialist/Shirley A. Lucas, Contracting Officer, (907) 384-7105 or Facsimile (907) 384-7112 (Site Code DAHC76) The Contractor shall furnish all personnel, management, transportation, material, parts, supplies, and equipment to perform inspections, maintenance, repairs, and snow and ice removal, on Government-owned railway tracks, crossings, and appurtenances, to include, but not limited to switches, road crossing signal devices, and ballast at Fort Wainwright, Alaska. Performance must ensure that all workmanship materials, parts, supplies, and equipment conform to Alaska Railroad Engineering Association (AREA) Manual for Railway Engineering, and Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Title 49, CFR 213, Chapter II (Track Safety Standards), and Title 49 CFR 213, Class I Standard (Track Standard). Performance shall be for the period of 01 October 1996 through 30 September 1997, with four (4) consecutive one-year option periods that the Government may exercise in accordance with the contract terms. The contract will also contain the ''Option to Extend Services'' clause which permits the Government to extend services up to an additional six (6) months within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. Funds are not presently available for this contract. The government's obligation under this contract is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made. The Government intends to negotiate with Alaska Railroad Corp., P O Box 107500, Anchorage, Alaska, under the authority of FAR 6.302. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement in writing within forty-five (45) days after the publication of this notice. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The applicable Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code is 8999, the size standard for which is $5 Million. (0100)

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