22--American Made Rail Road Ballast Regulator

This Request for Information (RFI) is for market research purposes only; it is not a request for proposals. Responses to this RFI are not considered offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Respondents should also note that the Government will not return any information submitted in response to this RFI. The Government is not responsible for any costs incurred by respondents regarding any responses to this RFI. Respondents must submit capability statements that clearly defines the firm's ability to provide the services stated in this RFI. The U.S. Army Contracting Command - Rock Island (ACC-RI) is seeking potential firms that have the skills, experience, knowledge, and capabilities required to provide the following potential requirement: One (1) - American Made Rail Road Ballast Regulator. This piece of rail transport/maintenance of way equipment shall be used to shape and distribute the gravel track ballast that supports the ties in tracks. The NAICS code that applies to this requirement is 336510 - Railroad Stock Manufacturing with a Small Business size standard of 1,000 employees. The anticipated delivery date for this equipment is no longer than 30 days after award. Equipment shall be delivered to the Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point (MOTSU), North Carolina. Interested companies shall submit a brief summary of your company's capabilities to supply the equipment requested along with a point of contact, address, telephone number, email address, and CAGE Code for your company. Note: All contractors interested in doing business with the US Government must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) system. Register at https://www.sam.gov. All information collected from this market survey shall be used for planning purposes only. Do not mistake this sources sought as a request for proposal or as an obligation on the part of the Government. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this market survey or otherwise pay for information solicited. Please identify any proprietary information submitted. All information submitted will be held in a confidential status. Capability statements shall be submitted, via e-mail, no later than 10:00 AM Central Time (CT) on Thursday, 12 June 2014 to the following: Jeff Kilgard (Contract Specialist) [email protected] & Mitzi M. Wagner (PCO) [email protected]