Salient Characteristics_21April25_DRAFT.docx

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This document is a draft Salient Characteristics specification for a Wildland Brush Truck for the Department of Air Force Global Strike Command. The requirements specify a comprehensive end-mount slip-on firefighting unit designed to be mounted on single-cab pickup trucks (Ford, Dodge, Chevrolet) with a specific 84" cab-to-axle configuration. The detailed specifications include a 400-gallon fully baffled poly tank with a 10-gallon foam cell, an 18HP Briggs & Stratton motor, CF-120 pump, Hannay steel electric hose reel, and a comprehensive flatbed/storage package featuring multiple toolboxes, hose trays, and equipment storage options.

The solicitation is currently in a pre-solicitation "sources sought" phase, seeking vendor feedback on equipment availability, delivery feasibility, installation capabilities, and technical specifics. Key delivery requirements include installation of the complete brush truck unit within 364 calendar days of contract award, with specific requirements for front bumper installation and detailed equipment specifications. The government is specifically requesting vendors to provide direct responses to seven targeted questions about their capability to meet the precise technical and logistical requirements outlined in the draft characteristics document.

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DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT

Salient Characteristics 21 April 2025

Brush Truck Requirements: (Wildland package)

The End Mount Slip-On Unit must be:

· One full unit

· Self-contained modular slip-on firefighting unit

· Includes tank, reel, control panel, engine and pump that meet the characteristics below

· Is easily (bolts, etc) mounted or removed from a pickup bed truck chassis of sufficient payload capacity for the unit, being full of all fluids.

CHASSIS- Unit must be able to fit the following vehicles:

· Ford Single Cab, 84” Cab to Axle

· Dodge Single Cab 84” Cab to Axle

· Chevrolet Single Cab 84” Cab to Axle

FLATBED / STORAGE, Wildland Package Requirements

· Minimum size of 115"x96" flatbed with headache rack (111" useable deck space); quantity 1

· Minimum size 77" driver side equipment toolbox - 3 door design; quantity 1

· Minimum size 77" passenger side equipment toolbox - 2 door design; quantity 1

· Minimum size 34" driver side rear hose tray with equipment drawer; quantity 1

· Minimum size 34" passenger side rear under reel equipment drawer; quantity 1

· Minimum size 36" under body toolboxes; quantity 2

· Toolboxes to be no less than 3/16" diamond plate material

· Aluminum hose tray basket / tank basket; quantity 1

· Rear platform step over plumbing; quantity 1

400 GALLON SKID UNIT

· Minimum of 400 gallon fully baffled poly tank / Minimum 10-gallon foam cell (foam Flo); quantity 1

· 18HP Briggs & Stratton (or similar) motor / CF-120 pump; quantity 1

· Hannay steel electric hose reel

· Minimum size ¾"x200' booster hose, 1" Ranger nozzle; quantity 1

· Stainless steel control panel

· Stainless steel plumbing

· Minimum 4-gallon fuel cell, electric primer, winterization system; quantity 1

· Spare tire bracket- tank top; quantity 1

FRONT BUMPER

· Buckstop (or similar) front bumper; quantity 1

· Minimum 1.5" manual water discharge with small hose tray; quantity 1

· Spray nozzles, that spray at a minimum of 120-degree, operated from inside cab; quantity 4

Delivery and Install

· Delivery and install of unit within 364 calendar days of contract award.

· The contractor will install the front bumper within 364 calendar days of contract award.

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