A04_RFQ_Specifications.pdf
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- 140FS226Q0099
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This document is a specifications sheet for a procurement of marine equipment by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for the Ludington Biological Station.
The requirements consist of one 18-foot modified V-tunnel bottom hull welded aluminum SeaArk 1872 MVT or approved equal boat, one outboard motor, and one galvanized steel boat trailer. The hull specifications require 0.125-inch gauge aluminum construction with a 3-degree all-welded modified V-hull design, 20-inch raised transom with tunnel built for shallow water operation, 28-inch side height, 72-inch bottom width, and 95-inch beam width. Additional hull features include 3/16-inch keel structural beam, bilge pump, 72-inch external transom floatation pods, oversized extruded cap rail with non-skid surface, 2 ice runners, mooring cleats, and all-aluminum transom construction. The bow deck includes a 5-foot front deck with pedestal seat and storage, and a 9-gallon portable gasoline fuel tank located in the stern. The center console includes marine-grade aluminum construction, windshield with handrail, and a comprehensive control box with 6-gauge wiring for bow electric motor, trolling motor wiring, horn, bilge pump switch, LED courtesy light, hour meter, LED navigation lights meeting USCG requirements, speedometer/tacometer, safety kill switch, 12V accessory outlet, trim/tilt gauge, and voltometer. The boat includes a Suzuki DF 75 ATL outboard motor with aluminum propeller and single cable steering compatible with existing systems, three seats with storage, minimum 2,075-pound weight capacity, and flooring with minimum 0.125-gauge aluminum treadplate, Line-X coating, and olive drab Gatorhide paint. Electrical systems include full rigging with LED running and anchor lights, navigation lights, 6-gauge wiring, one Group 27 12V heavy duty starting battery with battery box, and pre-rigged throttle and shift cables.
The trailer specifications require a galvanized steel construction suitable to transport the specified boat and motor, approximately 22 feet total length, 84 inches width between fenders, approximately 100 inches overall trailer width, reinforced fenders capable of holding maximum 300 pounds, 14-inch galvanized wheels with tires rated per TRA requirements and mounted spare, single axle with electric brakes and break away kit, minimum 2,600-pound weight capacity, LED sealed submersible marine lights with 7-prong RV electrical connector, PVC adjustable side load guides, 2 composite covered bunks for support, wheeled adjustable tongue jack, heat shrink wrapped wire connectors, 1 galvanized safety chain or plastisized cables, 2 ratcheting tie downs, trailer winch with winch strap, coupling hitch for 2 5/16-inch ball, and swing away tongue if possible. The trailer must comply with federal and state laws governing 24-hour highway operation and DOT wiring requirements. Delivery shall be to Nicholas Scripps, Biological Science Technician, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ludington Biological Station, 5050 Commerce Drive, Ludington, Michigan 49431, with the boat delivered towed rather than on a flatbed trailer.
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U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
LUDINGTON BIOLOGICAL STATION
18’ MODIFIED V BOTTOM TUNNEL HULL BOAT AND MOTOR WITH TRAILER
SPECIFICATIONS:
ONE (1) 18FT MODIFIED V-TUNNEL BOTTOM HULL WELDED ALUMINUM SEAARK 1872
MVT OR APPROVED EQUAL SIZED AND DESIGN
HULL MATERIAL
• ALUMINUM
• 0.125” GUAGE
• 3 DEGREE ALL WELDED MODIFIED V-HULL
HULL
• MOD VEE W/ 20” RAISED TRANSOM AND TUNNEL IN HULL BUILT FOR PROPELLER
DRIVEN OUTBOARD MOTOR TO BENEFIT THE ENGINE WHEN RUNNING IN
SHALLOW WATER
• 18 FT HULL LENGTH
• 28” SIDE HEIGHT
• 72” BOTTOM WIDTH
• 95” HULL BEAM/ WIDTH
• 3” TOP AND 3.5” BOTTOM RIBS
• NUMBER OF RIBS SHALL BE ADEQUATE TO PROVIDE STABILITY
• 3/16” KEEL STRUCTURAL BEAM RUNNING IN THE MIDDLE FROM BOW TO STERN
PROVIDING STABILITY
• TO INCLUDE BILGE PUMP
• 72” EXTERNAL TRANSOM FLOATATION PODS
• 1/EA BOW AND STERN EYES
• OVERSIZED EXTRUDED CAP RAIL WITH ACCESSORY TRACK AND RUB RAIL
MINIMUM 4” WIDE NON-SKID SURFACE
• ICE RUNNERS-2 PER BOTTOM-3/16” ALUMINUM MATERIAL
• MOORING CLEATS FRONT AND BACK ON BOTH SIDES
• ALL ALUMINUM TRANSOM CONSTRUCTION WITHOUT FILLERS OR WOOD
BOW DECK
• 5’ FRONT DECK WITH PEDESTAL SEAT AND STORAGE
• OPEN DECK
FUEL
• PORTABLE 9 GALLON GASOLINE TANK TO INCLUDE HOLD-DOWN STRAP
• LOCATED IN THE STERN
CONSOLE
• CENTER “A” POSITION WITH FORWARD BOX
• MARINE GRADE ALUMINUM
• WINDSHEILD SHALL BE INCLUDED W/ HANDRAIL AROUND PERIMETER
• CONSOLE WIRING/INSTRUMENT PANEL SHALL BE INCLUDED
CONSOLE CONTROL BOX TO INCLUDE:
o REQUIRED BUILT IN HOUSING AND ALL RIGGING WITH CENTER CONSOLE
THROTTLE CONTROL
o 6 GUAGE WIRING FOR BOW ELECTRIC MOTOR o BOW WIRED FOR TROLLING MOTOR o HORN o BILGE PUMP SWITCH o LED COURTESY LIGHT o HOUR METER o LED RUNNING AND ANCHOR LIGHTS TO MEET OR EXCEED USCG
REQUIREMENTS, NAVIGATION LIGHTS
o SPEEDOMETER/TACOMETER o SAFETY KILL SWITCH o 12 V ACCESSORY OUTLET o TRIM/TILT GUAGE o VOLTOMETER
STEERING & OUTBOARD MOTOR
• SINGLE CABLE STEERING
• DF 75 ATL SUZUKI OUTBOARD W/ ALUMINUM PROPELLER
• ALL CABLE STEERING COMPATIBLE WITH EXISTING SUZUKI 75 HP
SEATS
• ONE W/ STORAGE FORWARD OF CONSOLE
• ONE FISHING TYPE ON BOW DECK W/ STORAGE COMPARTMENT BELOW DECK
• ONE ON BENCH AFT OF CONSOLE
TRANSOM
• 20” HEIGHT
• ALUMINUM-NO WOOD CONSTRUCTION
FLOORING
• MINIMUM .125-GUAGE ALUMINUM TREADPLATE
• LINE-X TYPE OR EQUIVALENT
• OLIVE DRAB GATORHIDE PAINT
WEIGHT CAPACITY
• 2075 LBS MINIMUM TO ACCOMMODATE EQUIPMENT AND OCCUPANTS
ELECTRICAL
• SHALL INCLUDE FULL RIGGING WITH ENGINE AND CONSOLE
• LED RUNNING AND ANCHOR LIGHTS
• NAVIGATION LIGHTS
o COMPLETE ELECTRICAL PACKAGE W/ 6 GAUGE WIRING o SHALL INCLUDE ONE GROUP 27, 12V HEAVY DUTY STARTING BATTERY o BATTERY TO INCLUDE BATTERY BOX
• PRE-RIGGED FOR APPROPRIATE LENGTH THROTTLE, SHIFT CABLES, AND WIRING
HARNESS
• FRONT TOLLING MOTOR PLUG
ONE (1) GALVANIZED STEEL BOAT TRAILER
• TRAILER SHALL BE SUITABLE TO FIT AND TRANSPORT BOAT AND MOTOR
SPECIFIED ABOVE
• ALL WIRING SHALL MEET DOT REQUIREMENTS
• TOTAL TRAILER LENGTH APPROXIMATELY 22 FT
• WIDTH BETWEEN FENDERS 84”
• MATERIAL-GALVANIZED STEEL
• SHALL INCLUDE REINFORCED FENDERS CAPABLE OF HOLDING A MAX WEIGHT OF
300 LBS
• TRAILER WIDTH APPROXIMATELY 100”
• 14” GALVANIZED WHEELS W/TIRES RATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH TRA
REQUIREMENTS – TO INCLUDE MOUNTED SPARE
• SINGLE AXLE
• ELECTRIC BRAKES W/ BREAK AWAY KIT
• WEIGHT CAPACITY 2600 LBS MINIMUM
• LED SEALED SUBMERSABLE MARINE LIGHTS WITH WIRING TO TERMINATE IN 7
PRONG R/V ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR
• PVC ADJUSTABLE SIDE LOAD GUIDES
• 2 COMPOSITE COVERED BUNKS SET UP UNDER BOAT FOR ADDITIONAL SUPPORT
• WHEELED, ADJUSTABLE TONGUE JACK
• WIRE CONNECTORS HEAT SHRINK WRAPPED
• 1 GALVANIZED SAFETY CHAIN OR PLASTISIZED CABLES
• 2 RATCHETING TIE DOWNS ATTACHED TO TRAILER
• TRAILER WINCH SUITABLE FOR BOAT WITH WINCH STRAP
• COUPLING HITCH TO ACCEPT 2 5/16” BALL
• EQUIPPED WITH SWING AWAY TONGUE IF POSSIBLE
NOTE: TRAILER SHALL BE EQUIPPED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL AND STATE
LAWS GOVERNING 24-HOUR HIGHWAY OPERATION
DELIVERY:
BOAT SHALL BE DELIVERED TOWED-NOT ON A FLATBED TRAILER TO:
NICHOLAS SCRIPPS, BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE TECHNICIAN
U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
LUDINGTON BIOLOGICAL STATION
5050 COMMERCE DR
LUDINGTON, MI 49431
CELL: (616) 980-6357
NICHOLAS_SCRIPPS@FWS.GOV
mailto:NICHOLAS_SCRIPPS@FWS.GOV
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