Rail Road Materials

This contract is a five-year Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) for railroad materials awarded under a total small business set-aside, with the solicitation number W519TC26QA103 and a response deadline of June 3, 2026. The procurement is managed by the Army Contracting Command – Rock Island under the Department of Defense, with deliveries targeted to the Mcalester Army Ammunition Plant in Oklahoma. The primary deliverables include 200,000 screw spikes and 600,000 railroad tie plates, with additional line items for fastening system components and rail anchor assemblies offered on tiered quantity bases that serve as evaluation criteria rather than guaranteed options. All materials must be new, domestically sourced, and conform strictly to the Salient Characteristics – MCAAP Railroad Materials document dated April 29, 2026, with no use of reconditioned, surplus, or imported goods permitted. Packaging requirements are item-specific—track bolts must be packaged in 50-lb kegs and compromise bars palletized for truck delivery—while labeling must identify part numbers as defined in the salient characteristics, though no MIL-STDs or barcoding standards are mandated. The contract is firm fixed price with FOB destination terms, meaning the contractor bears all transportation costs and risks until delivery at the specified location. The evaluation process will not involve discussions with offerors, allowing the government to award based on overall value rather than solely on lowest price, indicating a trade-off approach. Special requirements include mandatory compliance with the Buy American Act, a signed domestic origin certification, adherence to clauses addressing trafficking in persons, privacy training, accelerated payments to small business subcontractors, and supply chain security restrictions under the Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act, along with prohibitions on unmanned aircraft systems from covered foreign entities. Contractors must use Wide Area WorkFlow for invoicing, and payment is routed through DoDAACs HQ0303 and W519TC. Offerors must provide a Unique Entity Identifier, and while socioeconomic certifications are required, the solicitation does not confirm any offeror’s status beyond the set-aside designation. AI tools may only be used to generate final output without data retention or external processing. No contract value is specified due to missing unit pricing, and no performance timeline or option quantities are defined beyond the base and potential tiered ranges.