Statement of Work - Custom Truck Box 02.docx

Statement of Work Custom Built Box for Ford F550 Truck Frame Sheridan VAHCS 666

1. Purpose: The Sheridan VAHCS provides laundry service, to include pickup and delivery, for laundry around the facility. The new GSA chassis cab vehicle which was the replacement for the previous box truck. GSA has provided the cab and chassis for the replacement vehicle, the Sheridan VAHCS must provide the cargo box for the new truck.

2. Background: The Sheridan VAHCS transports large laundry totes around the facility to the laundry plant at the Sheridan VA Medical Center. The new vehicle that GSA has provided for this transportation only consist of a cab and chassis. The Sheridan VAHCS will need to purchase a cargo box and lift gate separately from the cab & chassis. The statement of work covers the requirements for the cargo box and lift gate.

3. Specifics: The cargo box and lift gate shall have the following specifications:

A. The cargo box shall be painted white.

B. Shall be sheet and post construction of either rectangular or square post.

C. Sheet panels shall be a minimum of 0.04” aluminum panels riveted to galvanized posts every 2”.

D. Shall have a 12” extruded aluminum radius and heavy duty cast aluminum corner caps.

E. The roof shall be a minimum of 0.40” aluminum and constructed to handle heavy snow loading.

F. The cargo box shall have an overall 96” wide and 12.5’ long body.

G. The cargo box shall have minimum inside dimensions of 85.5”H x 92”W and a maximum outside height of 91.25”. No rub rails are required within the interior of the box.

H. The cargo box shall have a composite roll-up rear door, with dual spring operation and 2” rollers with a minimum useful dimension of 87.5”W x 68”H.

I. The rear frame shall be 12-gauge stainless steel with internal “L” gussets at all four corners.

J. The rear frame shall have a stainless-steel bottom plate.

K. The understructure shall consist of 4” (longbeam) “I” beam that runs the length of the subframe. 3” “I” beam cross sills on 12” centers for the floor to be mounted to.

L. The floor shall be made of 1-1/8” laminated hardboard fastened with a minimum of 2 screws per board per sill and shall be undercoated with a minimum of an asphalt-based coating.

M. The interior of the cargo box shall be lined with A-C grade exterior 1/2” plywood liner, full height, on the front of the box, and 3/8” plywood liner, full height, on the sides.

N. The inside of the cargo box shall have 2 rows of “E” track on each side of the box, recessed into the liner mounted 24” and 48” to center from floor.

O. The cargo box shall have interior LED lighting activated by a recessed switch at the rear of the box.

P. The cargo box shall have the required clearance lights, flush mounted LED, with a return ground wire and a sealed harness.

Q. The cargo box shall have a rearview camera installed along with all necessary screens and wiring, utilizing the OEM switches inside the vehicle.

R. The contractor shall also supply a 1300lb rated lift gate with a one-piece steel treadplate with a 35” loading depth + 6” taper. Lift style shall be parallel arm.

S. The contractor shall provide all labor and shipping of needed materials and components to the contractor’s installation facility. VA will not allow shipping of the vehicle to facility.

T. The contractor shall provide an installation facility within 150 miles or 2.5 hours travel distance of the Sheridan VA Medical Center.

U. The contractor shall mount the cargo box and lift gate onto a VA supplied cab/chassis and shall ensure all items are operational and working properly and shall demonstrate this to the VA personnel that pick up the vehicle.

V. The cab & chassis is a 2022 Ford F450 regular cab chassis with a cab to center of axle measurement of 84”.

W. The contractor shall submit their proposed cargo box design with measurements to the VA prior to construction in order that proposed design can be checked against the requirements and the actual cab & chassis.

4. Warranty: The cargo box, lift gate and all associated systems shall have a minimum warranty of 1 year.

5. General: VA personnel will deliver the cab/chassis to a contractor identified installation facility within a 250 mile radius of the Sheridan VA Medical Center. Contractor shall perform a full functionality test on the equipment to ensure that the equipment is working properly. FMS personnel will accept the equipment after a satisfactory function test has been observed.

End of Statement of Work