What this opportunity is
The Department of Transportation is seeking proposals for a multiple-award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract focused on rail maintenance and sustainment services. This solicitation is open to all businesses, with no set-aside for small businesses. The contract will cover a range of services including the manufacture and refurbishment of locomotives and freight cars, as well as maintenance and repair services at various military locations across the U.S. Interested vendors should note that this is a solicitation notice, indicating the need to prepare proposals for bidding rather than simply tracking the opportunity.
Analysis by Mindy, grounded in the SAM.gov notice.
Description
Attachment A - Locomotives and Locations
Location Qty.
locomotives
GenSet Locomotive
ID Conventional/other ID & Model
Fort Bliss, TX 5
6500 3GS21B Plate-
L
6513 3GS21B Plate-
C
4600 GM EMD GP-9 120-ton
4623 GM EMD GP-10 120-ton
4625 GM EMD GP-10 120-ton
Fort Lewis, WA 3
6502 3GS21B Plate-
L
6503 3GS21B Plate-
L
6522 3GS21B Plate-
C
Fort Riley, KS 3
6501 3GS21B Plate-
L
6504 3GS21B Plate-
L
6511 3GS21B Plate-
C
Fort Hood, TX 7
6505 3GS21B Plate-
L
6517 3GS21B Plate-
C
6518 3GS21B Plate-
C
6524 3GS21B Plate-
C
1400 GM EMD GP-10 120-ton
4655 GM EMD GP-40-2 120-ton
4652 Battery-Electric
Fort Carson, CO 4
6506 3GS21B Plate-
L
6512 3GS21B Plate-
C
4611 GM EMD GP-10 120-ton
4653 GM EMD GP-40 120-ton
Fort Stewart, GA 5
6507 3GS21B Plate-
L
6514 3GS21B Plate-
C
6523 3GS21B Plate-
C
4630 GM EMD GP 120-ton
4642 GM EMD GP 120-ton
Fort Liberty, NC 3
6508 3GS21B Plate-
C
6515 3GS21B Plate-
C
6516 3GS21B Plate-
C
Fort Sill, OK 3
6509 3GS21B Plate-
C
6510 3GS21B Plate-
C
6521 3GS21B Plate-
C
Fort Campbell, KY 4
6519 3GS21B Plate-
C
6520 3GS21B Plate-
C
1871 GM EMD GP 120-ton
4607 GM EMD GP-10 120-ton
Crane Army Plant, IN 5 65-00072 1GS7B
65-00365 1GS7B 4673 (New 120-ton locomotive)
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65-00645 2GS14B
65-00650 2GS14B
Fort Leonard Wood, MO 2 4606 GM EMD GP-10 120-ton
4654 GM EMD GP-40-2 120-ton
Fort McCoy, WI 2 4626 GM EMD 120-ton
4636 GM EMD GP-9 120-ton
Fort Irwin (Barstow), CA 4
4609 GM EMD GP-10 120-ton
4616 GM EMD GP-10 120-ton
4621 GM EMD GP-10 120-ton
4633 GM EMD GP-9 120-ton
Sierra Army Depot, CA 3
1874 GM EMD 120-ton
4618 GM EMD 120-ton
4628 GM EMD 120-ton
Lima Army Center, OH 2 1675 80-ton
1683 80-ton
Red River Army Depot,
TX 2 4604 GP-10
4608 GP-10
Anniston Army Depot,
AL 3
1881 GM EMD GP 120-ton
4614 GM EMD GP 120-ton
4620 GM EMD GP 120-ton
Blue Grass Army Depot,
KY 4
1636 – 80 ton
1637 – 80 ton
1653 – 80 ton
1699 – 80-ton (NEW)
Holston Army Plant, TN 2 1870 GM EMD GP 120-ton
4634 GM EMD GP 120-ton
Hawthorne Army Plant,
NV 2 1875 GM EMD GP 120-ton
4643 GM EMD GP 120-ton
Iowa Army Plant, IA 3
1664 – 80 ton
1680 – 80 ton
4638 – 120 ton
McAlester Army Plant,
OK 8
1877 GM EMD GP 120-ton
4610 GM EMD GP 120-ton
4612 GM EMD GP 120-ton
4627 GM EMD GP 120-ton
4637 GM EMD GP 120-ton
4640 GM EMD GP 120-ton
4641 GM EMD GP 120-ton
4644 GM EMD GP 120-ton
Pine Bluff Army
Arsenal, 1 1656 – 80 ton
Radford Army Pant, VA 3
1645 – 80 ton
4622 GM EMD GP 120-ton
4629 GM EMD GP 120-ton
Tooele Army Depot, UT 5
1646 – 80 ton
1657 – 80 ton
1661 – 80 ton
4635 GM EMD GP 120-ton
4605 GM EMD GP 120-ton
Military Ocean Terminal
Concord, CA 5
1872
1878 GM EMD GP 120-ton
4615
4650
4651
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FY26 Army Rail Modernization SOW
US DOT / Volpe Center
51VB03C226
3
March 2026
Order 02602-021-069-242326
Military Ocean Terminal
Southport, NC 7
1868 GM EMD GP-10
1869 GM EMD GP-10
4632 GM EMD GP-40-2
4646 GM EMD GP-40
4647 GM EMD GP-40
4671 RP-40-2C
4672 RP-40-2C
Fort Eustis, VA 2 1880 GM EMD GP-10
4624 GM EMD GP-10
28 Locations 102 29 total GenSet
Locomotives 73 Conventional/other Locomotives
The total quantity of locomotives and their locations may change depending on how many new
locomotives are introduced and moved from one location to another.
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Source: SAM.gov, as posted. Verify the current solicitation before responding.