Virginia Railway Express
DIESEL-ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVES
The Virginia Railway Express (VRE) is soliciting proposals to establish a Contract with one (1) qualified primary source to manufacture and provide new diesel-electric locomotives for VRE passenger rail cars.
Proposals will be considered from qualified and experienced firms who are regularly established in the business of manufacturing and providing new diesel-electric locomotives and in the judgment of VRE are financially responsible. Through prior work performed, Offerors must be able to show evidence of reliability, ability, experience, equipment, facilities and personnel to perform the work.
The RFP will be available beginning August 20, 2007 from the VRE website at http://www.vre.org. At the website, select “About the VRE” then select “Procurement”.
If potential Offerors are accessing a copy of the RFP via VRE’s website, be advised that it is your responsibility to monitor this site for any amendments. Failure to submit signed amendments may be grounds to declare your proposal non-responsive. The RFP can be printed and submitted the same as a regular solicitation. If there is a question about the closing date, the date printed on the RFP is the most current.
A mandatory pre-proposal meeting will be held on September 13, 2007 at
10:00 a.m. EST at VRE offices, 1500 King Street, Suite 202, Alexandria, VA 22314.
Any changes to the solicitation as a result of the pre-proposal meeting will be issued through a written addendum to the solicitation.
Proposals are due November 30, 2007 at 10:00 A.M. EST.
Inquiries regarding this Request for Proposals should be directed to:
Ms. Gerri Hill, Manager
Contract Administration
Virginia Railway Express
1500 King Street, Suite 202
Alexandria, VA 22314-2730
Telephone/Fax: 703.838-5427
Email: ghill@vre.org