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