Attachment 4 - REQUIREMENTS - Amendment 1.pdf

Attachment 4 – Requirements

Amendment 1

Electric 5k - 6k DBP Burden Carrier Tractor

Section 1- Scope

• Conventional Burden Carrier Tractor of 5k - 6K draw bar pull (DBP); 50,000 pounds force minimum, to 70,000 pounds force maximum).

Section 2 – Delivery Requirements

• First Article for Quantity 1 requested to be delivered 90-120 days after receipt of order (ARO).

• First Article must pass Testing and Evaluation (T&E) performed and approved by United States Coast Guard (USCG).

• T&E performed and approved by Aviation Logistics Center’s (ALC) Aviation Ground Support Equipment (AGSE) team and Engineering Specialist.

Section 3 – Requirements

• Salient Characteristics o Length without hitches not longer than 120 inches maximum.

o Length with hitches not longer than 150 inches maximum.

o Overall height is not taller than 90 inches maximum, with cab and beacon.

o Overall width is 80 inches maximum without mirrors.

o Tow Tractor gross weight: minimum 7,000 lbs. to 10,000lbs. maximum.

o Draw Bar Pull Force (DBF): minimum 5,000 lbs. to 6,000 lbs. maximum

▪ Rated capacity both front and rear.

• Performance o Minimum continuous increase forward speed. Minimum one speed reverse.

▪ Reverse (R), Neutral (N), Forward (F), or

▪ Reverse (R), Neutral (N), D1 (low range), D2 (high range).

o Travel speed.

▪ The tractor, without load, shall be capable of attaining and maintaining a travel speed on level, paved roads of not less than 15 mph forward.

o Two or four wheel drive.

o Hydrostatic steering.

▪ Power steering, with emergency steering in the event of power failure, shall be furnished.

o Suspension

▪ Front: leaf spring or coil spring.

▪ Rear: leaf springs.

o Hydraulic service braking circuit.

▪ The service braking system shall be the commercially available system provided by the manufacturer.

▪ The service brakes shall be capable of bringing the tractor to a complete safe stop in accordance ASME B30.5.

▪ Not more than 80 pounds of force on the brake pedal shall be required to meet the requirements of ASME B30.5.

o Parking brake.

▪ Parking brake(s) shall hold, but not necessarily stop the tractor, without rated load when the tractor is stopped on a 15 percent grade in both the ascending and descending position.

▪ The parking brakes shall be operated by hand or foot controls and is located within reach of the seated operator. The brake shall have a locking device.

▪ The force required to pull the hand lever when setting the brake shall not exceed 35 pounds.

▪ The parking brake shall be independent from the service brakes.

o Front and rear inching controls.

▪ Inching movement: 3 inches minimum when activated within 5 seconds.

• Power source o Powered by electric Lithium-Ion battery or batteries meet a minimum of 8-hour duty cycle.

o Minimum capacity of 10kW or higher.

o On board charging system, 208-240V and/or 440-480V input voltage, three phase, 60Hz.

o Optional external charging system, 208-240V and/or 440-480V input voltage, three phase, 60Hz.

▪ First article will be 208-240VAC.

▪ An alternate 440-480VAC version will be required.

▪ If first article passes testing, an alternate 440-480VAC is required for other locations, unless the charger configuration is capable to accept 208-480VAC.

• Towing hitch.

o Minimum 2-level front and rear hitches.

▪ 1.18inch minimum to 2.75inch pin diameter maximum.

• Operators cab with doors, windows, and mirrors:

o Operator and passenger cab.

▪ The tractor shall be equipped with an enclosed cab and shall have doors with at least one window in each, which can be opened for ventilation.

▪ The doors shall be provided with hinges that can be serviced without door removal. In addition to the door windows, the cab shall be furnished with a front windshield and rear window.

• The windshield and all windows shall be safety glass.

▪ The cab interior shall be furnished with water-resistant non-absorbent thermal insulation to meet the heating requirements.

o Visibility.

▪ The tractor cab shall allow for a 360-degree sight line around the tractor for a 95th percentile male and a 5th percentile female. The visibility shall conform to the standard visibility available in the industry.

o Mirrors to view front and rear hitch.

o Rearview and side mirrors; standard vehicle configuration.

o Cab heating system.

▪ The heater shall be of sufficient capacity to maintain a temperature of +40° F at cab floor level, in an ambient temperature of -25° F.

o Defrosting windscreens (front and rear).

o Optional Air Conditioning.

o Windshield wipers (front and rear).

o Fan in cab.

o Driver seat suspended with passenger seat.

o Driver’s seat safety switch.

o An operator’s and passenger’s seatbelt conforming to SAE J 386 restraint devices.

▪ Seatbelts shall be designed to ensure the operator and passenger remain seated and entirely within the protection of the cab in the event of tip over.

• Operational lighting:

o Rotating amber beacon on top of cab (not to exceed 90 inches overall height).

o Parking brake light.

o Lighting systems comply with road traffic regulations.

▪ Head, tail, and side operation lights. Turn & hazard signals. Reverse lights.

o Front and rear hitch work lights.

• General requirements o Instruments and controls.

▪ In addition to the instruments supplied on the standard commercial tractor, an hour meter shall be installed in the instrument panel. Except the hour meter, all instruments shall illuminate.

▪ All vehicle controls shall be located within easy reach of the operator in the operator’s cab.

▪ All controls shall be clearly marked as to their use and function.

o Reverse alarm.

▪ An audible backup alarm shall be furnished. The alarm shall automatically activate when the tractor selector is placed in reverse.

o Horn.

▪ An electric horn shall be provided. The horn may be hand or foot actuated.

o Optional back-up camera (CCTV System): Weatherproof dash cam.

o A commercial fire extinguisher shall be mounted on the exterior of the tractor in an easily accessible location.

▪ The fire extinguisher shall be a minimum 20-pound capacity ABC type, or equivalent.

▪ The fire extinguisher shall be UL listed.

o Dissimilar metals.

▪ Unless suitably protected against galvanic corrosion, dissimilar metals shall not be in intimate contact with each other.

o Coating.

▪ The tractor shall be primed and painted using standard commercial practices using commercially available coatings and shall conform to coating manufacturer’s guidelines.

▪ The finish shall show no evidence of uneven application, curtains, runs, snags, orange peel, lack of adhesion, or other defects.

o Primer.

▪ The primer shall consist of a base coat of zinc-rich primer and an intermediate primer coat.

o Tropical Rustproofing package.

▪ This should be considered a premium rust proofing package usually consisting of an additional coating. The tractor shall be treated with a corrosion preventative compound complying with AA-59295. Some of these tractors may be used in tropical/coastal environments and experience high humidity and salt spray. These environments usually cause high levels of corrosion in the areas listed below. At a minimum, these areas shall be coated in the following:

• Cab, interior

• Cab, exterior

• Seams

• Welds

• Hidden recessed areas

• Locations where dissimilar metals come in contact

• Battery box o Topcoat.

▪ The final top-coat shall be the manufacturer’s standard commercially available polyurethane.

o Exterior / Interior Color: Semi-gloss White.

o Chassis / Frame / Suspension Color: Flat Black.

o Drain holes.

▪ Structures shall be designed to eliminate pockets where debris and water might accumulate. All structural configurations shall allow water run-off, or shall have adequate sized and placed drain holes.

o Walkway / Step coating.

▪ Floor plates and step surfaces shall be coated with a nonslip-coating compound, or be furnished with a nonslip metal or tread plate surface.

o Markings, data plates, and instruction plates.

▪ Corrosion resistant identification plate and all warning and instruction plates shall be provided and permanently mounted on the tractor. The identification plate shall contain the following information:

• Tractor, Aircraft Towing

• Capacity: (___) DBP

• Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW):

• National / Local Stock Number (NSN): (Provided by CG)

• Contract Number:

• Serial Number:

• Model Number:

• Manufactured by:

• Manufacturer Name:

• Manufacturer Address:

• Manufacturer Service Phone Number:

• US Property o ATA airport markings for Ground Support Equipment.

▪ Markings must be reflective.

o Slinging and tie down provisions.

▪ Slinging and tie-down devices that enable the tractor to be tied down to the floor of a transportation medium shall be provided. All devices should be easily accessible and minimize the need to crawl under the vehicle when securing it.

▪ All devices shall be capable of accepting a chain and hook with an outside diameter of 3.00 inches through its opening, and shall have a structural safety factor of 2.3 to 1, based on static load.

▪ The notation “LIFT HERE” or “TIE-DOWN” shall be stenciled in paint near each lifting and tiedown device.

o Transportability.

▪ The tractor shall withstand, without damage, highway, rail and marine transport.

• Manuals o One (1) complete hardcopy of printed operation manual per delivery.

o One (1) complete electronic (PDF) copy of (operation, maintenance, and parts) manuals.

o Permission to upload electronic copy of manuals to USCG intranet for internal use.