U.S. ARMY TANK-AUTOMOTIVE AND ARMAMENTS COMMAND, ACQUISITION CENTER (AMSTA-AQ-DS), WARREN, MI 48397-5000

23 -- CONTAINERIZED KI DUE 011698 POC POC: KATHERINE BUCCELLATO (810) 574 -- 7202 THE TANK-AUTOMOTIVE AND ARMAMENTS COMMAND (TACOM) IS SEEKING SOURCES FOR THE CONTAINERIZED KITCHEN TRAILER (CKT). A BEST VALUE, COMPETITIVE ACQUISITION IS ANTICI PATED FOR A 5 YEAR REQUIREMENTS CONTRACT FOR A TOTAL_OF 400 EACH. THE CKT IS A 7.5 TON TRAILER EQUIPPED WITH FOUR ISO LOCKS TO TRANSPORT A 8X8X20 ISO CONTAINER. THE MAXIMUM WEIGHT OF THE EMPTY TRAILER WILL NOT EXCEED 6000 POUNDS. THE PAYLOAD CAPACITY IS A MINIMUM OF 15,000 POUNDS. THE OVERALL LENGTH OF THE TRAILER SHALL NOT EXCEED 300 INCHES. THE MAXIMUM WIDTH OF THE TRAILER IS 96 INCHES AND THE MAXIMUM DECK HEIGHT IS 38.5 INCHES. MISSION OPERATIONS REQUIRE EXTENSIVE GRAVEL ROAD AND SOME CROSS-COUNTRY OPERATIONS. THE CKT WILL BE CAPABLE OF PERFORMING ALL MISSIONS AT FULL PAYLOAD AND IN WEATHER ENVIRONMENTS FROM -25F TO +125F. THE CKT SHALL BE EQUIPPED WITH FOUR MANUALLY OPERATED LEVELING JACKS THAT FOLD TO A STOWED POSITION. THE TRAILER WILL CARRY A SPARE TIRE AND TIRE CHANGING TOOLS. THE BRAKING SYSTEM SHALL PROVIDE FOR EMERGENCY BRAKE ACTUATION. THE BRAKE SYSTEM SHALL INCLUDE MANUALLY OPERATING PARKING BRAKES. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WILL CONSIST OF A 12/24 VOLT DC SYSTEM. AN ADJU STABLE LUNETTE IS REQUIRED THAT WILL PROVIDE COMPATIBLE HOOK UP TO THE FMTV TRUCK AS WELL AS THE 900 SERIES AND THE 800 SERIES TRUCKS. THE CKT SHALL MEET ALL MIL-STD-209 CRITERIA FOR RAIL, HIGHWAY, MARINE, INTERNAL AIR, AND EXTERNAL AIR TRANSPORT. DYNAMIC ANALYSIS AND DESIGN SYSTEM (DADS) DATA WILL BE SUBMITTED TO TACOM. THE DATA WILL BE USED TO GENERATE AN ABBREVIATED MODELING ASSESSMENT. THE DYNAMIC CHARAC TERISTICS REQUIRED ARE: NATO LANE CHANGE, TOP EMERGENCY HANDLING, SIDE SLOPE (20%), VERTICAL STEP (12"), SPEED AND OSCILLATION, MINIMUM TURNING RADIUS WITH FMTV (40FT), AND RIDE QUALITY (MAXIMUM 3GS AT 10 MPH). THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN RECEIVING A COPY OF THE DRAFT SPECIFICA- TION, PLEASE PROVIDE YOUR COMPANY NAME, ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBER AND POC VIA EMAIL TOKATHERINE BUCCELLK@ CC.TACOM.ARMY.MI. BY 16 JAN 98. YOU MAY ALSO CONTACT KATHERINE BUCCELLATO AT (810) 574-7202. SEE NOTE: N/A. ALL RESPONSIBLE SOURCES MAY SUBMIT AN OFFER WHICH WILL BE CONSIDERED. THE OFFER DUE DATE IS ON OR ABOUT 0116 98 (SEE SOLICITATION FOR ACTUAL OFFER DUE DATE). (0351)

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