Attachment 1.docx

The SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS

LIFE CYCLE FIRE HOSE

Tobyhanna Army Depot (TYAD), 11 Hap Arnold Blvd, Tobyhanna, PA 18466 Fire and Emergency Services Branch (F&ESB), Building 17

1. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS:

This document defines the minimum specification requirements that must be met for the items that will be supplied and delivered as a result of this contract for the Tobyhanna Army Depot (TYAD) Fire and Emergency Services Branch (F&ESB).

1.1. All items to be supplied shall be in brand new condition. The Government will not accept used or refurbished items for this requirement.

1.2. All items to be supplied shall be BRAND NAME OR EQUAL to the following Mercedes Textiles’ Part Numbers:

1.2.1. KrakenEXO Fire Hose:

12517050ATR, 12517005ATR, 12517050ATY, 12517005ATY, 12517050ATC, 12517005ATC, 12517050ATO, 12525050ATP, 12525005ATP, 12530050ATK, 12530025ATC

1.2.2. Megaflo Breather Hose:

BREATHERHOSE/5X100:1MML7, 23150050ATY, 23150025ATY, 23150015ATY

1.2.3. WAYOUT Coupling:

5128NH34RAGWO, 5140NH46RAGWO, 5140NH53RAGWO

1.2.4. Storz Coupling:

5180RZAG

1.3. Offeror’s quote shall address the specifications of the following, at a minimum:

1.3.1. Jackets, Lining, Adhesion, Cold Temperature Flexibility, Flow and Friction Loss, Kink Test, Service, Test, and Burst Pressures, Weight, Couplings, Manufacturer Standards, and Warranty.

2. REQUIRED CHARACTERISTICS:

The hose shall be designed and constructed specifically for aggressive firefighting operations and meet or exceed the requirements of National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1961 Standard on Fire Hose and Underwriters Laboratories (UL) performance requirements.

2.1. THE HOSE SHALL MEET THE FOLLOWING MINIMUM STANDARD FEATURES:

2.1.1. Construction:

a. The inner hose jacket alone shall be a NFPA compliant Attack Hose, made with 100% filament polyester warp and weft yarn.

b. The outer jacket shall be made with virgin spun polyester warp yarn and a minimum of 10 filament polyester weft yarn picks per.

c. The jacket shall have two (2) each 5/8” (16mm) wide stripes, color red, running the full length of the jacket at 1/4” apart from each other.

d. The outer jacket shall be impregnated in one of the standard NFPA colors with high performance polymeric dispersion.

e. The lining (waterway) must be made from polyurethane and must be applied using a fused process that welds the polyurethane directly to the textile while the hose is being woven, without the use of adhesives or hot melt. The fused lining process must create a virtually inseparable unit without the use of adhesives, yielding an extremely low friction (pressure) loss by filling in the corrugations of the weave, creating an ultra-thin and smooth waterway. The lining shall be approved for use with potable water.

f. Adhesion shall be such that the rate of separation of a 1-1/2” strip of polyurethane, transversely cut, shall not be greater than 1/4” per minute under a weight of 12 pounds.

g. Hose shall remain flexible to negative 65 degrees Fahrenheit.

h. Hose shall contain a treatment to protect against abrasion, moisture pick up and mildew.

2.1.2. Kink Test:

a. High Pressure – A full length shall withstand, without damage, a hydrostatic pressure of 600 psi while kinked.

b. Low Pressure –

· For Sizes up to 2-1/2”, the hose shall not kink when formed into a 25” wide loop (outside measure) at 60 psi internal water pressure.

· For Sizes of 3”, the hose shall not kink when formed into a 36” wide loop (outside measure) at 60 psi internal water pressure.

2.1.3. Flow and Friction Loss:

a. 1.75” Diameter @ 100 US GPM, shall not exceed 6.9 PSI loss per 100 feet.

2.1.4. Weight:

a. Each length of un-coupled fire hose shall not weigh more than indicated in the specification table located in paragraph (para) 2.1.6. of this document.

2.1.5. Service, Test and Burst Pressures:

a. Minimum service, test and burst pressures shall be as detailed in the specification table located in para 2.1.6. of this document.

2.1.6. Specification Table:

HOSE SIZE

(inches)

UN-COUPLED

WEIGHT

SERVICE

PRESSURE

PROOF

PRESSURE

BURST

PRESSURE

2.2. THE COUPLINGS SHALL BE INSTALLED ON EACH LENGTH OF THE SPECIFIED FIRE HOSE:

2.2.1. Hose Sizes of 1-3/4” to 3”:

a. The female coupling shall have at least three (3) reflective arrows, to be visible from any position. The reflective arrows must be engraved into and below the surface of the coupling, to resist abrasion. The arrows must point in direction of the water source for a standard hose connection.

b. The male coupling and female swivel nut must both have a recessed area to facilitate fire department bar coding and/or identification markings.

2.2.2. Hose Sizes of 5”:

a. The Storz coupling must have a recessed engraved arrow indicating the direction of coupling engagement as well as a reflective lock indicator located 180 degrees opposite the lock lever.

2.3. EACH HOSE SHALL BE STENCILED WITH AN INDIVIDUAL IDENTIFICATION NAME & NUMBER:

2.3.1. Markings Shall Be “Station 47 -2023-01” through “Sta 47. – 2023-136” Respectively:

a. Indelible black ink within three (3) feet from each coupling.

b. Black hose shall be stenciled with white or similar coloring.

c. Letters shall be a minimum of two (2) inches in height.

d. Hose lengths of ten (10) feet or less need only be stenciled once, preferable in the center section.

3. WARRANTY:

3.1. HOSE – The hose shall have a two (2) year All Hazards Warranty against any damage that occurs during firefighting operations, ten (10) year warranty against manufacturing defects and a lifetime warranty against liner delamination.

3.2. COUPLINGS – A minimum of a two (2) year All Hazards Warranty and a ten (10) year warranty against manufacturing defects.