22 -- Railroad Operations

Shaw AFB requests interested contractors submit a ROUGH ORDER OF MAGNITUDE (ROM) on the cost of performing RAILROAD operationa for a period of ONE YEAR. Shaw AFB is extending its market research effort on the availability and interest of potential offerors in a possible railroad operations contract under the new OMB Circular A-76 guidelines dated 29 May 2003. THERE IS CURRENTLY NO COST STUDY ANNOUNCED FOR THIS OPERATION. HOWEVER, AN A-76 COST STUDY IS BEING CONSIDERED. THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) IS FOR INFORMATION GATHERING PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL AND IN NO WAY OBLIGATES THE GOVERNMENT TO ANNOUNCE A COST STUDY OR AWARD A CONTRACT. ALL PARTIES INTERESTED IN THIS MARKET RESEARCH EFFORT MUST RESPOND BY E-MAIL NO LATER THAN 27 FEBRUARY 2006. DO NOT RESPOND BY TELEPHONE OR FACSIMILE; ONLY E-MAIL RESPONSES WILL BE EVALUATED AS A PART OF THIS MARKET RESEARCH EFFORT. If an announcement is made for a cost study at Shaw AFB, further research will be conducted on acquisition strategy, contract type, contract length, small business set aside etc. If you are interested in participating in this potential requirement, please send an email to Danita Nordlund, Contracting Officer at danita.nordlund@shaw.af.mil, with your company name, point of contact (name, phone, fax and e-mail). In addition to a brief description of your qualifications and capacity to provide these services, please provide the following information: (1) Is your business large or small? (2) If small, does your firm qualify as a small emerging business, a small disadvantaged business, a veteran-owned small business, a service-disabled veteran-owned small business, or a woman-owned business? (3) If you are a disadvantaged business, specify under which socioeconomic group and whether your firm is certified under Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act. (4) Is your firm certified as a HUBZone business by the Small Business Administration? Questions resulting from issuance of the initial RFI are listed below'NO FURTHER QUESTIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED OR ADDRESSED AND ROM SUBMISSIONS WILL BE BASED ONLY ON THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE INITIAL RFI AS WELL AS THE INFORMATION GIVEN BELOW: What is the size of the railroad physical plant? The Railroad has an office space of approximately 100 square feet and a secured work area of 300 square feet in Bldg 200B. The rail barn (building 202) is where the locomotives are parked and maintenance is performed. Approximate size of rail barn is 2016 square feet How many miles from the base to the CSX interchange? It is 8 miles to from Shaw to CSX interchange. What is the annual railcar volume inbound and outbound? Approximate inbound and outbound is 773 cars each way. What kinds of commodities are being received? JP-8 Fuel What is the size of the rail? 115 pounds Have the locomotives been upgraded with roller bearing trucks? Yes Does the installation plan to receive - bio-fuels by rail? N/A Does CSX still maintain a local freight office in the area or is Shaw AFB's traffic movement handled at their corporate offices in Jacksonville, FL? CSX does maintain a local freight office but the railroad deals with a liaison at Jacksonville, FL. The train master is out of Florence, SC. Occasionally, if the liaison is not in the office at Jacksonville the railroad deals with the local freight office or the train master.