U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Acquisition and Grants Services, Mail Stop 50, 400 7th Street, S.W., Washington, DC 20590

J -- REPAIR OF AMTRAK PASSENGER CAR NO. 9652 SOL DTFR53-00-P-00498 POC Robert L. Carpenter, 202-493-6153 The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) intends to award sole source purchase order No. DTFR53-00-P-00498 to the National Raiload passenger Corporation (Amtrak) for necessary structural and mechanical repairs to Amtrak owned passenger car No. 9652 to put it in running condition for an FRA funded demonstration project with a newly developed non-electric high-speed locomotive. The repair work will be conducted at Amtrak's maintenance facility in Bear, Delaware where car No. 9652 is currently located. This notice is for informational purposes only, and a competitive procurement solicitation is NOT available. Posted 08/22/00 (W-SN488711). (0235)

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