Cape Cod National Seashores (CACO) 3 Tram Cars

The National Park Service, Northeast Region, New England Major Acquisition Buying Office seeks the purchase of three open-air tram powered cars for Cape Cod National Seashore, with quotes due July 29, 2026 and questions due July 15. The procurement is a Total Small Business set-aside.

Place of performance is Wellfleet, Massachusetts. The tram cars must align and connect seamlessly to the park's existing fleet of six non-powered trailer cars custom-built by Chance Rides, with no intermediate connection systems or adapters required. Each vehicle must feature an E-450 HD gas engine with automatic overdrive transmission, a minimum passenger capacity of 18 adults, maximum length of 25 feet, width of 85 inches, curb weight not exceeding 7,000 pounds, and GVWR of 11,000 pounds at 20 mph. Required seating includes four rows with foldable molded seats in rows one and two (facing rear and forward) to accommodate wheelchair access via a retractable ADA-compliant ramp on the left side, and molded benches in rows three and four. The vehicles must incorporate standardized connection interfaces including a stainless steel connection plate with 12-volt power supply hookup, 12-pin cannon plugs, glad hand air supply lines, and a 2-5/16 inch ball hitch. Additional required accessories include air conditioning, tow hooks, non-skid flooring, weather-resistant PA system, safety strobe lighting, fire extinguisher, air compressor, backup alarm, spare tires, bicycle rack, cargo storage, LED overhead lighting, undercoating, motorized rain curtains, and stainless steel safety bars. Vehicles must achieve 25 mph maximum forward speed (lockable override for 50 mph highway speeds) and 10 percent grade ability. Delivery must occur within 730 days of award, wheels-off-ground and offloaded by the transport company. Warranty covers one year/12,000 miles full coverage and three years/36,000 miles subsystem coverage. The NAICS code is 333310, Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing, with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. Evaluation criteria include technical specifications compliance, past performance documentation from three projects within the past five years with client contact information, and price reasonableness compared to the Independent Government Estimate. Award goes to the lowest-priced responsible offeror whose offer conforms to requirements under a firm-fixed-price purchase order.