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Railroad and Fencing Repairs at Gate #4

Department of Defense · Department of the Army · W6QM MICC-FT BLISS
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Solicitation details

Solicitation number
W911SG26BA011
Notice type
Solicitation
NAICS
237990
Product service code
Z1LB
Set-aside
Small Business Set Aside - Total
Posted
2026-08-13
Response deadline
Aug 25, 2026, 3:00 PM UTC
Place of performance
Fort Bliss, TX
Contracting contact
jakeb.i.james.civ@army.mil

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Statement of work, as posted

Repair damage caused by a train at Railroad Tracks Gate #4. Work includes replacing ties, ballast, derailer, missing tie plates and spikes, chain link fence and vehicular gate. After repair work is completed, contractor shall verify track geometry to ensure compliance. The contractor shall have a minimum of five (5) years of experience with similar railroad work and fully compliance with FRA certifications. The Contractor shall provide all work, labor, materials, related fees, and related services for construction requested herein until completion and acceptance of the entire work, except for any completed unit of work which may have been accepted under the contract, by the Government in a professional and collaborative environment to sustain mission requirements. Construction services and finished products shall be delivered on schedule, safely, and compliant with regulatory codes and standards. Wage determinations for this requirement are TX20260033 and TX20260035. A bid Guarantee is required, (See Clause at FAR 52.228-1). Performance and Payment Bonds are required (See Clause at FAR 52.228-15 DEV). The Bid guarantee shall be at least 20% of the bid price or $3,000,000; whichever is less. Performance and Payment bonds must equal 100% of the original Contract price. This is a Small Business Set Aside under NAICS 237990, Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction with a small business size standard of $45,000,000. The estimated magnitude for this requirement is between $100,000 and $250,000. The awardee of this contract will be required to provide a Superintendent at all times work is being performed on the project (See FAR Clause 52.236-6). The Superintendent is a key position and SHALL NOT be subcontracted and must work directly for the Price Contractor. A site visit is planned for 13 August 2026 at 9:30AM at the location listed in the instructions to Bidders The Updated Suspense date for Requests for Information (RFIs) is 19 August 2026 at 2PM MDT Please send any RFIs to both jakeb.i.james.civ@army.mil and jarrett.m.gillium.mil@army.mil Updated Bid opening date: August 25, 2026 @ 9:00AM MDT

Contact

Point of contact
Jakeb James
Role
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Email
jakeb.i.james.civ@army.mil
Secondary
jarrett.m.gillium.mil@army.mil
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