Request for Information - Medium Equipment Transporter System - Trailer

Request for Information - Medium Equipment Transporter System - Trailer

The United States Army, herein after referred to as the United States Government (USG), is seeking information via this Request for Information (RFI), to assess the marketplace availability and industry capabilities for providing a Medium Equipment Transporter System trailer (hereon referred to as METS-trailer). METS is a trailer capable of transporting 40-60 short ton payloads which comprise of approximately two thirds of the combat platforms in an Armored Brigade Combat Team (ABCT). It provides the sole capability to address transport of combat platforms under four (4) meter underpasses which are common in Europe. It is intended to be used as part of a system along with the M1070, M1070A1 and M1300 tractors, to transport intermediate weight vehicles such as but not limited to, the M2/M3 Bradley and Armored Multi-purpose Vehicles (AMPV). Industry responses to the RFI herein, will be used to inform the USG in preparation for a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the potential acquisition of three (3) METS-trailer prototypes from up to two (2) offerors. The USG anticipates prototype METS-trailers will be acquired through competition utilizing the Other Transaction authority at 10 U.S.C. 2371b. Subject to the successful completion of the METS-trailer prototype project, the USG may further utilize the authority at 10 U.S.C 2371 to potentially transition to a follow-on production OTA or contract.

Please see "Request for Information - Medium Equipment Transporter System - Trailer" Attachment for complete details.

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