B8 Purchase Description CH-47 Tire Inflation Cage AVCRAD.pdf

Missouri National Guard AVCRAD Tire Inflation Safety Cage

W912NS24Q8520

Objective of the Acquisition

The Missouri Army National Guard’s Aviation Classification Repair Activity Depot (AVCRAD) is seeking to purchase 1 CH-47 tire Inflation Safety cage. The tire cage will be used to safely inflate CH-47 Split rim tires while on the Aircraft.

Salient Characteristics

CLIN 0001: CH-47 “On Aircraft” Tire Inflation Safety Cage – Quantity 1 EA

a) Vendor must be an authorized distributor of the product.

b) Tire Cage must be brand-new; not refurbished or rebuilt.

c) Tire cage must be able to be installed around both tires & wheels on a single axle of the CH-47 while they are still mounted on the Aircraft and lock together preventing movement during an unexpected accidental separation of the tire or wheel.

d) The tire cage must be capable of utilizing up to 120 psi of an external source of Dry Nitrogen/Air with a suitable pressure indicator and pressure regulator capable of setting desired pressure within the tire in accordance with the aircraft maintenance manual.

e) Must be mobile, self-contained and easily set up.

f) Must provide a safety barrier of heavy wire mesh to protect the user during tire inflation.

g) Must meet or exceed OSHA 1910-177 requirements.

h) Must contain instructions on how to use, inspect, maintain, and replace the components as they wear out.

Any offered product must meet the above objective of the acquisition. Quoted products that do not meet all the desired characteristics, while still meeting the objective of the acquisition, may still be submitted for a technical review. The government retains the sole right to determine technical acceptability of an offer, and to reject any offer it deems does not meet the objective and/or salient characteristics.