Fire Trucks: Structural Pumpers

Added: Oct 26, 2015 11:34 am Under the authority of FAR Part 12-Acquistion of Commercial Items, and FAR

Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures, the 409th Contracting Support

Brigade/Theatre Contracting Command (409th CSB/TCC) is issuing a solicitation for the acquisition of a minimum of two (2) fire trucks and the option to purchase an additional seven (7) fire trucks. Additional maintenance and services, integral to these fire trucks, are also part of this requirement.



QUOTATION SUBMISSIONS. Submission of Quotes shall be via email to Contracting

Specialist SSG Maria Barrow, maria.barrow.mil@mail.mil, (alternate Jackie McGurk,

sjacklyn.r.mcgurk.civ@mail.mil). The subject of the email shall be: W564KV-16-T-0001-Quote. The quote shall be submitted in MS Word or MS Excel 2000 or higher, but not

greater than MS Word or MS Excel 2013 format. No ZIP files will be accepted. The offeror

is responsible for ensuring delivery to the POC.



QUESTIONS PERTAINING TO THE SOLICITATION. Suppliers/Offerors are requested to submit any questions or comments via email to Contracting Specialist SSG Maria Barrow,

maria.barrow.mil@mail.mil, (alternate Jackie McGurk, sjacklyn.r.mcgurk.civ@mail.mil).

The subject of the email shall be: W564KV-16-T-0001 Questions. Questions shall

annotate a reference to the specific solicitation element to which they pertain. All responses

will be taken into consideration and answered appropriately in an amendment to the solicitation.All questions must be submitted no later than 13 November 2015.



SALIENT CHARACTERISITICS/ SPECIFICATIONS



GENERAL: The Scope is to provide structural pumpers to U.S. Army Europe.

This contract consists of three major elements:



THE VEHICLE CHASSIS: A commercial cab over engine (CoE) chassis specifically adapted to the requirements of firefighting vehicles, rear mounted fire pump with foam proportioning system.



AN APPARATUS BODY: With min. 2,800l water tank, 300l foam, tank, covered hose bed and storage compartments with roll up doors.



FIREFIGHTING EQUIPMENT: Each vehicle will provide sufficient storage space to transport securely all listed items (attachment A-1). Not all vehicles will come fully equipped; however there must be enough space to store all equipment as they will serve as backup apparatus to each other.

Firefighting Systems: All firefighting systems will be connected and controlled by an internal CAN Bus system.



DIMENSIONS, WEIGHTS, PERFORMANCE:

The vehicle shall not exceed the maximum dimensions prescribed:

Maximum length: 8,300 mm

Maximum width: 2,550 mm

Maximum turning diameter (wall to wall): 17,500mm

Maximum Height (including all accessories): 3450 mm

Maximum Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR): 18,000 kg

Tilt angle: Minimum 26.5 per ECE R29

Acceleration (0-50 km/h; 0-35 mph): Not more than 15 seconds

Top Speed: 68mph (110kph) governed

Approach angle and departure angle: At least 16

Ground clearance: At least 200mm.

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS: All components of this vehicle must be brand new and first class products and absolutely reliable under any environmental condition, e.g. salt water areas and hot areas, ambient temperatures from -25 C up to +45 C.

Paint: The color coat application shall consist of two to three applications of acrylic urethane color coat. The final finish shall be free of dirt and sags and shall meet a minimum grade of 7 when compared to the quote mark ACT quote mark general orange peel standards by quote mark ACT quote mark Laboratories, Of Hillsdale, MI. Underbody coating must be provided on all chassis and body parts, wherever required. The final finish of the cab shall be to fire apparatus standards; exhibiting excellent gloss durability and color retention properties.



Chassis frame, rear mirrors with brackets RAL 9005 black Cab, Apparatus body RAL 3000 red

Fenders, front bumper Grey Rims Aluminum polished



All outside alloy parts will be polished; inside alloy part will be polished or

brushed.



CHASSIS AND CAB: Chassis and cab shall be specifically designed for the use as firefighting vehicle. The vehicle will be equipped with a firefighting vehicle preparation package from the chassis manufacturer.

Drive train: An all-wheel drive (4x4) drive train system with transversal driver's operated differential locking mechanism shall be provided. Permanent driveline installations shall be balanced to prevent vibration

Axles: Two axle layout. Single wheel steering front axle, dual wheel rear axle with locking differentials on both axles.

Suspension:

Front axle: Rigid steering axle with parabolic leaf suspension and stabilizer bar at least 7,500 kg rated GAWR

Rear axle: Rigid axle with parabolic leaf suspension at least 13,000 kg rated GAWR

Wheelbase: Min 4,300mm



TRAINING: The contractor will develop and provide training sessions at least

24hours onsite training (at the delivery location) for approximately 20 students in local language (German/Italian). The government will provide training facility at the U.S.Army installation. Training will be provided not later than (NLT) two weeks after delivery of the vehicle. The contractor will coordinate with the POC NLT 60 days prior delivery. Training will consist of classroom lecture and hands on training. The training will provide a comprehensive training about operation of the vehicle and troubleshooting. Each feature of the vehicle will be at least presented. Topics to be covered:

Operation of the vehicle and initial trouble shooting (i.e. changing a lit bulb or a fuse)

Maneuvering the vehicle. This will include practical exercises covering backing up.

Reaction in emergency situation like emergency braking, emergency lane changes etc.

Setting the vehicle into operation

Preventive maintenance and system checks required to be performed by the operator.

The contractor will provide comprehensive classroom material in paper and electronic form (MS office compatible) for all training sessions. To allow a train the trainer and concept and repeat this training as a refresher with government in-house fire instructors, course materials will be developed IAW with standards prescribed in NFPA 1041 and all its annexes and implementation guidance prescribed in IFSTA manual quote mark Fire Service Instructor quote mark.



DOCUMENTATION: The contractor shall provide three sets (hardcopy-sealed in moisture proof plastic and electronic in an MS office compatible format):

Parts list to include all accessories

A wiring diagram of the entire electrical system.

A loading plan

Water/foam piping diagram

Axle weight distribution diagram

A preventive maintenance plan outlining tasks to be performed, frequency and qualification required to execute task.

A comprehensive manual outlining comprehensively operation of vehicle and all its components consisting at least of: consisting of:

Operation manual for chassis and firefighting superstructure

Maintenance manual for chassis and firefighting superstructure

Spare parts list for superstructure and chassis

A complete set of shop plans.

Brake test results

All documentation shall be in English.

European or U.S. Title for the vehicle,

Certificate of CE conformity, documenting for entire vehicles with all critical characteristics

Confirmation document that all spare parts are available through the manufacturer for at least fifteen (15) years

Above documentation shall be provided to the POC, not later than 3 weeks prior delivery of the vehicle.



WARRANTY: The entire vehicle including all accessories and equipment (except government provided) will be covered with 24 months of warranty after delivery and operators have been trained. A six year rust through warranty (Cab ten years) will be provided. The government will identify a designate POC for warranty enforcement for each vehicle.



STRUCTURAL PUMPER- SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE



GENERAL: The objective is to provide maintenance and repair services during warranty period for the structural pumpers purchased under this contract. Vehicles will not accumulate more than 10,000.00 miles / 16,000.00 Kilometers per year. It consists of individual purchase options for the first and the second year of warranty.



SERVICES INCLUDED: The Contractor shall be responsible to establish and implement a comprehensive maintenance and repair program for the vehicle and all associated equipment procured with the vehicle. The contractor shall be responsible for all expenditures associated to operation and maintenance of the vehicle all parts and equipment associated unless explicitly excluded in this PWS. This includes labor, parts, management, administration and all other associated efforts to execute the maintenance tasks. It shall include all efforts required to maintain manufacturer warranty and CE certification. It shall include all efforts to include testing and certification required to legally operate the U.S. government owned vehicle on public roads in Europe and have it operated by local national employees. The contractor efforts shall meet or exceed all manufacturer recommendations applicable to scheduled maintenance and repair and the requirements of applicable NFPA codes.



A more comprehensive specifications list will be included in the solicitation.



The Government is in no way obligated to do business with or to enter into any form of contractual relationship with any person, firm or entity that receives this announcement, submits inquiries pursuant to this announcement or otherwise responds to this announcement.



The Government anticipates awarding a single, firm-fixed-priced contract award through full and open competition.



To be considered for contract award, all offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov.



The solicitation number is W564KV-16-T-0001. Hard copies of the solicitation will not be issued. It is the contractor's responsibility to monitor the Government-Wide Point of Entry (GPE) for any subsequent amendments.



The delivery will be FOB destination to Vicenza, Italy and Ansbach, Germany.

-Vicenza

USAG Vicenza

DES Fire Department

Bldg. 50

CASERMA CARLO EDERLE

Via Aldo Moro

36100 Vicenza, Italy



- Ansbach

USAG Ansbach

IMCOM Europe Fire Fighting Training Center

Bldg# 8109

Urlas Training Area

91522 Ansbach, Germany