# Manufacture and Delivery of Quantity of 25 Railway Boxcars: U.S. Naval Weapons Station Earle, NJ

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/6913g625q300022

- Solicitation number: 6913G625Q300022
- Notice type: Solicitation (first published as presolicitation)
- Status: Closed. Deadline was July 2, 2025 at 3:00 PM EDT
- Department: Department of Transportation
- Agency: Office of the Secretary
- Contracting office: 6913G6 Volpe Natl. Trans. Sys CNTR (6913G6)
- NAICS: 336510 Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturing
- Product or service code: 2220 Rail Cars
- Set-aside: Total small business set-aside
- First posted: March 19, 2025
- Last posted: June 25, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/8929af11237d4bd282cff1012284ade8/view

## Description

**June 25, 2025:** This update is to publicly post a question received and government's response.

**Question:** Do you have an approved or preferred make / model automated railcar air brake test machine?

**Answer:** The government does not have a preferred make/model and interested vendors may quote any item that meets requirements listed in the solicitation. For informational purposes, during market research, the government reviewed and found Wabtec’s Automated Single Car Test Device (ASCTD) would be approved. The government emphasizes any brake test device quoted will be evaluated in accordance with the criteria listed in the solicitation and no competitive advantage given based on if this make/model is submitted. All terms and conditions remain unchanged.

The U.S. Department of Transportation, John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center), Cambridge, MA, has a requirement for the manufacture and delivery of twenty-five (25) Railway Boxcars and one (1) Automated Railcar Air Brake Test Machine and Calibration Kit to the U.S. Naval Weapons Station in Earle, NJ. For more information and instructions please see the attached Solicitation 6913G625Q300022.

Please note: Any questions, clarification requests, or other inquiries pertaining to this solicitation MUST be submitted no later than 12:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on June 24, 2025. A quotation shall be submitted to the Contracting Officer’s attention no later than 3:00pm EDT July 2, 2025. Both must be submitted via email to melissa.reams@dot.gov.

## Publications

- March 19, 2025: Presolicitation, due April 3, 2025 at 2:30 PM EDT. Notice 76454adba39940889d05017c7a311659. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/76454adba39940889d05017c7a311659/view
- March 19, 2025: Presolicitation, due April 13, 2025 at 2:30 PM EDT. Notice f86dd0b646d64491bc0353d6053e250b. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/f86dd0b646d64491bc0353d6053e250b/view
- June 17, 2025: Solicitation, due July 2, 2025 at 3:00 PM EDT. Notice 02d86fc95dc14c87ad17baf1ca127041. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/02d86fc95dc14c87ad17baf1ca127041/view
- June 25, 2025: Solicitation, due July 2, 2025 at 3:00 PM EDT. Notice 8929af11237d4bd282cff1012284ade8. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/8929af11237d4bd282cff1012284ade8/view

## Points of contact

- Melissa Reams, melissa.reams@dot.gov

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