US Army Materiel Command Acquisition Center, Army Research Laboratory Contracting Division, Attn: AMSRL-CS-PR, 2800 Powder Mill Road, Adelphi, Maryland 20783-1197

A -- REMOTE TRAILERS SOL W71B7J-9064-C282 DUE 041999 POC Deborah Robertson, Purchasing Agent, 301-394-1203; Beth Smith, Contracting Officer, 301-394-3371 The contractor shall provide ten (10) MIDAS Remote Trailers(MRT) to be compatible with the standard military High Mobility Trailer(HMT), which is designed to be towed behind a standard military maintenance High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicle(HMMWV). This trailer is to support the standard military maintenance and maintain commonality of parts within the military supply system, the MRT shall as a minimum use the following commonality parts with the HMT: wheels, tires, brakes, run flats, shock absorbers, axle, lights and prime mover interface connections. The trailer shall weigh no more than 2000 pounds and carry a payload of up to 2200 pounds. Each trailer shall be primed and painted in either Desert Tan #33446 or #383 Green CARC paint. This is intended to be awarded on a sole source basis to Silver Eagle Manufacturing, Portland, Oregon. Silver Eagle Manufacturing is the manufacturer who built the HMT trailers for the Army. In order to maintain much commonality with existing military systems andexisting military support mechanisms, the trailer to be developed must utilize as many of the same parts and processes during its construction that are used on the standard trailers in the inventory. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement by facsimile to Deborah Robertson, (301)394-4910, which shall be considered by the agency. No telephone request will be honored. See Numbered Notes: 22 and 26 Posted 03/22/99 (W-SN310956). (0081)

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