KC-135 Wash Rack Product Specification.pdf

Product Specification For Aircraft Structural Maintenance Corrosion Section Equipment

Grissom ARB:

KC-135 Aircraft Wash Rack – Hangar Installation

1. The contractor shall provide supervision, personnel, maintenance equipment, transportation, tools, and labor necessary to remove, transport, deliver, and install the system as well as provide training on the usage and maintenance of the equipment.

2. Wash System/Installation should include:

a. 8 EA. Stainless Steel Hose Reel Stand with electric rewind stainless hose reels

i. Constructed with 304 Stainless Steel

ii. Built in hose guide rollers

iii. All welds passivated

b. 4 EA. NEMA (National Electrical Manufacturers Association) 4X Stainless- Steel Remote-Control Panes

i. Meets NEMA 4x stainless steel construction standard

ii. Controls for wash gun and foam gun

iii. Wash on/off switch

iv. Hot/cold switch

v. Reel retract switch

vi. System on light

c. 4 EA 125’ Water cannon hose with fire nozzles with adjustable stream

d. 4 EA 125’ Foam Hose shall have fire nozzles with fixed stream

e. 4 EA Hot Water Wash Systems (One on each side to operate at a time)

i. 25 GPM (Gallons Per Minute) at 175 PSI (Pounds Per Square Inch) hot water NG (Natural Gas) fired burners (Four (4) total burners)

ii. Each burner to be standard traditional 880,000 BTU coil type burner pre-assembled and mounted to galvanized stands and skids

iii. Integrated to existing NG supply

iv. Low water protection to prevent pump from running dry

v. Auto start/stop from gun

vi. Two (2) complete systems with VFD (Variable Frequency Drive) controlled vertical pumps

f. 4 EA Foam Systems (One on each side to operate at a time)

i. Two independent systems

ii. Covers 100 sq ft at a 20 ft throw in 20 seconds or less

iii. Min 12 GPM at 100 PSI output at operator station per side iv Independent pumps

v. Two (2) stainless steel water pumps with TEFC (Totally Enclosed Fan Cooled) motors

vi. 2 EA soap injector pumps

vii. Built in solenoids at reels for instant auto shut down when trigger is closed

viii. Purpose built for Type IV aircraft wash soap

g. Wash System Controls and Integration

i. Min 800-gallon poly holding tank

ii. Pre-installed tank bulkhead fittings

iii. 3 float switches (low float, high float and emergency auto fill shut down float)

iv. Electrical actuated auto fill valve

h. Integrate to existing air compressor

i. Connect system to existing air compressor with required regulators and filters

i. All required Wash System Piping (if needed) to make system functional, this includes all piping throughout the mechanical room and to hangar reels.

j. All required Foamer System Piping to make system functional, this includes all piping throughout the mechanical room and to hangar reels.

k. All control wiring and conduit to make system functional this includes all conduit throughout the mechanical room and to hangar reels.

l. Compressed Air Piping to make system functional, this includes all piping throughout the mechanical room and to hangar reels.

m. All mounting for piping and conduit to be done using stainless unistrut and stainless pipe clamps to make system completely functional. Zinc mounting hardware will not be acceptable.

3. Contractor Responsibilities include:

a. Removal of any existing equipment and clearing of the jobsite

b. Cutting of holes in the building roof or walls, or repairs to same

c. Any concrete work or repairs as required to provide a level installation surface

d. Modifications to the building or structure, exhaust stack, flashing, rain caps, etc., and installation of same

e. Main Power and Water Connections are to be made to the existing utilities within the hangar/mechanical room.

f. Any required rental equipment

h. Disposal of all construction refuse

i. Electrical grounding as required

4. Standard manufacturer’s parts and labor warranty will be honored with options to extend warranty if deemed necessary. Extended warranty options will be proposed by the contractor and decided upon during proposal finalization.

5. The contractor shall provide a descriptive and comprehensive inspection checklist and maintenance schedule for above pieces of equipment for this agency to check on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis. The inspection criteria will be based on manufactures recommendations for inspections based on the above frequencies.

6. No Progress Payments, or any other types of Contract Financing, will be authorized or allowable for this requirement.