The U.S. Department of Transportation, John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center), Cambridge, MA, is has a requirement for general purpose railway flatcars and coupler extension links. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice and its attachments. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation and quotations are being requested. Solicitation No. 6913G620Q300042 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). This solicitation is being conducted under FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures on an unrestricted basis. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2020-05, effective February 27, 2020. The NAICS Code is 336510; the Small Business size standard is 1,500 employees. 

Amendment No. 0001 is hereby incorporated to this annocuement.