VTA seeks Proposals from qualified firms to provide rail ultrasonic flaw detection (“Services”) to comply with the Federal Railroad Administration (“FRA”) Track Safety Standards of 49 CFR Part 213.237, as part of the annual track maintenance program.  The service contract would be for a five-year term with two (2) - one (1) year options to perform annual ultrasonic rail flaw detection inspections of the entire VTA light rail system (approximately 78 miles) and VTA-owned Union Pacific (“UP”) line (approximately 6 miles). The selected firm (“Contractor”) will be required to use an ultrasonic rail vehicle to inspect the main line tracks and meet inspection frequency in accordance with the FRA Track Safety Standards set forth in 49 CFR Part 213.237.