The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (Authority) is soliciting proposals for the procurement of 4X4 Switch Production Tampers in accordance with RFP ES9133R/RAM. This is a technically acceptable, low price RFP. Proposals are due no later than 2:00 P.M., on Friday, June 5, 2009. The 4X4 Switch Production Tampers are to be delivered within 420 calendar days from award. Please submit all questions to Ronald A. Michaelis, Contract Administrator, via e-mail at [email protected]. For minor clarifications, he may be reached at 202-962-2717. A pre-proposal conference will be not be held. The solicitation is freely downloadable at wmata.com. Click on "Business with Metro" in the lower right corner then on "Solicitations" in the left side bar. Vendors are advised to revisit this site to check for amendments or other information. For e-mail announcements of amendments, please provide an e-mail contact to the Contract Administrator. WMATA is issuing this solicitation under the Federal Government’s “American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009" (ARRA). Under ARRA, contractors doing business with the Federal Government or receiving ARRA funds must have a DUNS number issued by Dun and Bradstreet and register with the Central Contractor Registration (CRR) at www.CCR.gov. The solicitation contains a DBE percentage goal. Proposed DBEs must be certified by WMATA before the proposal due date. For information concerning the DBE program, please contact Mr. Kory Gray at (202) 962-1854; [email protected] To qualify for an award, all vendors must be registered in the WMATA Vendors Registration System (VRS). To register, visit our website at http://www.wmata.com and click on “Business with Metro” on the lower right. For registration assistance only, please call Mr. Phillip Barrett, Jr. at (202)962-1408. Any contract award resulting from this solicitation is subject to availability of funds.

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