December 24, 2015

The Alaska Railroad Corporation (ARRC) is soliciting proposals from interested concerns for the

following:

Sealed offers in original and five (5) copies will be received until 3:00 pm local time, January

22nd. The envelope used for the submittal of your offer shall be plainly marked with the

following information:

1. Offeror.s name.

2. Offer number 15-63-204437

3. Date and time scheduled for the receipt of offers.

4. Sealed Offer: Security Incident and Event Management Software (SIEM)

PRE-BID/ Conference: A Pre-Bid Conference and is scheduled for January 6,

2016 at 10:00 AM Alaska Standard Time via telephone conference line @

907-265-2348. A bidder's failure to participate will in no way relieve the bidder of

the responsibility of performing the work in strict compliance with the true intent and

meaning of the terms, conditions and specifications of this RFP.

The Alaska Railroad may award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the

responsible offeror whose offer conforming to this solicitation will be most advantageous

to the Alaska Railroad. The Alaska Railroad may reject any or all offers if such actions

is in the best interest of Alaska Railroad, and waive informalities and minor irregularities

in offers received.

ARRC may award a contract on the basis of initial proposals without discussions.

Therefore, each initial proposal should contain the offeror.s best terms from a cost or

price and technical standpoint. Any contract resulting from this solicitation shall

incorporate the General Terms and Conditions contained in this solicitation package.

This Request for Proposal is not to be construed as a commitment of any kind nor does

it commit the Alaska Railroad to pay any costs incurred in the submission of an offer or

for any other costs incurred prior to the execution of a formal contract.

Alaska Railroad Corporation

327 W. Ship Creek Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99501

P.O. Box 107500, Anchorage, AK 99510-7500

Telephone 907.265.2481 Facsimile 907.265.2439

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Proposals received after the time and date set forth above shall be rejected. All

proposals submitted in response to this solicitation must be signed by an individual with

the legal authority to submit the offer on behalf of the company.

The Alaska Railroad is a member of Green Star

(http://www.greenstarinc.org/). ARRC earned an initial Green Star Award in

1994 and a Green Star Air Quality Award in 2007. The Alaska Railroad

considers Green Star membership to be a positive business attribute, and

regards a Green Star award as a tangible sign of an organization.s

commitment to environmental stewardship and continual improvement within

its operations.

Please direct all responses to this solicitation and/or questions concerning this Request

for Proposal to Greg C. Goemer, Alaska Railroad Corporation, 327 W. Ship Creek

Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99501 or email to goemerg@akrr.com.

Best Regards,

Greg Goemer

Sr. Contract Administrator