Attachment_7_Vendor_Question_and_Answers_RFQ47QMCA25Q0051.pdf

RFQ47QMCA25Q0051 - Navy Lowbed Trailers 60 Ton

Vendor Questions and Answers

Vendor Question One (1)

Territorial Applicability (Dealer Exclusivity)

For avoidance of doubt, can you please confirm whether any territorial dealer restrictions apply to this federal procurement? Our understanding is that, because this is a federal acquisition governed by FAR/GSAR, state or local dealer exclusivity rules do not apply—i.e., delivery to Tennessee does not invoke manufacturer territorial protections (e.g., Pierce/E-One/Rosenbauer dealer boundaries). We are presuming no territorial exclusions and that any qualified small business may prime and furnish an OEM meeting the RFQ.

Government Response One (1):

The attached GSA Letter of supply (LoS) is provided as supplemental information in reference to Solicitation/RFQ 47QMCA25Q0053, “Instructions Applicable to All Offerors”.

A letter of supply is a verification from a manufacturer, wholesaler, or otherwise authorized partner/distributor of an offered product (known here as a supplier) that a particular vendor is authorized to distribute specific products.

If the vendor is not the manufacturer of the products being offered, the vendor may only offer products it is authorized to distribute, either by the manufacturer itself, or as otherwise authorized pursuant to wholesaler agreements or other policies establishing the vendor’s authority to distribute offered products. Manufacturers acting as their own vendors do not need a LoS.

Vendor Question 2 (2):

(Question 2a) The NATO document detailing the optional gooseneck is a classified document, so we can’t get access to it. If the government want us to conform to the rest of NATO STANAG 4009 we will need to be given clearance to access it.

Government Response (2a): Swing clearance of 90.5” in accordance with NATO STANAG 2009: The NATO STANAG 4009 is a NATO UNCLASSIFIED document. We do have access to it through ASSIST and can distribute it to vendors via secure channels with appropriate markings. That said, the NATO STANAG 4009 document itself does not include the information the vendor will need on the interface geometry, that info is incorporated per references. For this logistics trailer, the full interface geometry is in accordance with ISO 1726. This standard document is available via ISO or ANSI (the United States ISO Member):

https://webstore.ansi.org/standards/sis/SSISO17262005

There are some differences between the ISO 1726 and our PD due to the need to support our Tactical tractors as prime movers, namely the fifth wheel height. The PD takes precedence in the event of disagreement. The primary difference for this option specified is the increased swing clearance of 90.5”. ISO 1726 includes details which provides the full gooseneck 3D profile and angles of articulation.

(Question 2b): There are no hose slings in the technical specifications. Also, the NATO tractor requirement - does it require a 3-1/2” king pin or would we need to add something to put in a dual 2” and 3-1/2” kingpin?

Government Response (2b): 2” King pin size. All prime movers and trailers in our inventory that we surveyed utilize the 2” Kingpin.

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