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W519TC26RA009Federal

Submission Closed01/28/2026, 06:00:00 PM UTC

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The McAlester Ammunition Plant is soliciting bids for the procurement of materials related to the railroad modernization project at the Sierra Army Depot. All supplied materials must comply with the detailed specifications provided in the Statement of Work and the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association standards. The solicitation requires offerors to include every item listed in their proposals for their submissions to be considered valid. The delivery terms are FOB Destination. This request is a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 336510 with a solicitation number W519TC26RA009, posted on January 7, 2026, with a submission deadline of January 28, 2026, at 6:00 PM. Bids must be submitted exclusively via email to the primary point of contact, Carrie Kammer. Contractors must maintain an active registration in the System for Award Management and regularly check the solicitation posting for updates. The place of performance is in McAlester, Oklahoma, and the contracting office is located in Rock Island, Illinois, under the Department of Defense.

General Info

McAlester Ammunition Plant seeks small business bids for railroad materials, FOB Destination, deadline Jan 28, 2026.

Agency

Department Of Defense → W6QK Acc-Ri

NAICS

336510 - Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturing

Place of Performance

McAlester, OK, 74501, USA

Set-Aside

SBA

Documents

Salient Characteristics of Railroad Materials

14 pages · specifications

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Solicitation W519TC26RA009 Professional Appearance Railroad Materials

86 pages · rfq

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SOW Sierra Army Depot Rail Upgrades Nov 2025

9 pages · sow

High

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Timeline

1 update

PhaseClosed

PostedJan 7

Combined Synopsis

Notice updatedJan 13

Notice details unchanged. Attachments may have changed.

Response DeadlineJan 28

Deadline has passed

Submission Closed

01/28/2026, 06:00:00 PM UTC

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of Defense → W6QK Acc-Ri

Contacts2 people available

OfficeROCK ISLAND, IL, 61299-0000, USA

Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Defense → W6QK Acc-Ri

Office AddressROCK ISLAND, IL, 61299-0000, USA

Contacts

Carrie Kammer

contact@example.gov

Ryan Buhman

contact@example.gov

Full Description

The McAlester Ammunition Plant (MCAAP) seeks to procure materials for the Sierra Army Depot (SIAD) railroad modernization. All materials shall meet the specifications outlined in the Statement of ork (SOW) and AREMA specifications.

See attached SF1449 for exact requirements. FOB Destination.

Note: Every item listed shall be accounted for in the offeror's proposal for it to be considered for award.

BID SUBMISSION ONLY VIA EMAIL: carrie.a.kammer-buchanan.civ@army.mil. Any changes to the solicitation shall also be posted to this website and it is the contractors responsibility to check site daily for any posted changes. All contractors who provide goods/services to the DoD must have a current active registration at Systems for Award (SAM)- https://www.sam.gov.

THIS SOLICITATION IS POSTED TO SAM.GOV, ATTACHED SF1449 WITH COMPLETE DETAILS.