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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JANUARY 16, 2008 FBO #2242
SOLICITATION NOTICE

25 -- HMMWV IMPROVED LIFTING JACK

Notice Date

1/14/2008
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

NAICS

423120 — Motor Vehicle Supplies and New Parts Merchant Wholesalers
 

Contracting Office

U.S. ARMY TACOM LCMC, WARREN, MICHIGAN 48397-5000
 

ZIP Code

48397-5000
 

Solicitation Number

W56HZV08B0003
 

Response Due

3/27/2008
 

Archive Date

4/26/2008
 

Point of Contact

DAVID GREER,Contract Specialist,(586)574-8898 or ED YOUNG,Contracting Officer,(586)574-7272
 

E-Mail Address

Email your questions to U.S. ARMY TACOM LCMC
(DAVID.R.GREER@US.ARMY.MIL)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

THE U.S. ARMY TANK-AUTOMOTIVE AND ARMAMENTS COMMAND (TACOM), WARREN, MICHIGAN HAS A NEED TO ACQUIRE 10,000 EACH IMPROVED LIFTING JACKS FOR THE HIGH MOBILITY MULTIPURPOSE WHEELED VEHICLE (HMMWV) FAMILY OF VEHICLES IN SUPPORT OF OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM (OIF) AND THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR (GWOT) ON A FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION BASIS. IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT A FIRM FIXED PRICE CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED AS A RESULT OF THIS REQUIREMENT. A 100% OPTION PROVISION WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE SOLICITATION. THE CURRENT 3.5-TON SCISSOR JACK ISSUED WITH THE HMMWV AT PRODUCTION IS NOT CAPABLE OF LIFTING FULLY LOADED HMMWVS EQUIPPED WITH THE IMPROVED ARMOR PACKAGE. DUE TO THE ADDITION OF THE IMPROVED ARMOR PROTECTION PACKAGE, THE VEHICLE SITS MUCH LOWER ON ITS SUSPENSION, MAKING PLACEMENT OF THE CURRENT JACK DIFFICULT, AND CREATING A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE FOR SOLDIERS. OFFERORS SHALL PROVIDE A JACK CAPABLE OF LIFTING A HMMWV AT COMBAT LOAD ON UNIMPROVED SURFACES QUICKLY AND SAFELY. THE JACK MUST BE COMPACT AND REQUIRE LITTLE OR NO MAINTENANCE. OFFERORS WILL BE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A BID SAMPLE OF THEIR PROPOSED JACK FOR TEST PURPOSES. THE SOLICITATION WILL REQUIRE OFFERORS TO SUBMIT THEIR BID SAMPLE CONCURRENTLY WITH THEIR PROPOSAL. THE GOVERNMENT WILL CONDUCT TESTING OF EACH BID SAMPLE SUBMITTED. THE TESTING WILL TAKE PLACE AT AM GENERAL LOCATED IN LIVONIA, MI. EVALUATION OF THE TEST WILL BE ON A PASS/FAIL BASIS. AWARD WILL BE MADE TO THE LOWEST PRICED RESPONSIBLE OFFEROR THAT PASSES THE TEST. THE JACK REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE: LIFT REQUIREMENT JACK SHALL LIFT ANY CORNER OF A 15,400 LBS (8,800 LBS REAR TO 6,600 LBS FRONT AXLE WEIGHT) VEHICLE WITH TIRE COMPLETELY REMOVED TO ALLOW FOR WHEEL REPLACEMENT. UNIMPROVED SURFACES SHALL MEET LIFT REQUIREMENT WHEN PLACED ON EITHER A LONGITUDINAL OR LATERAL GRADE OF 7% AND ON ANY IMPROVED OR UNIMPROVED SURFACE INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PAVEMENT, MUD, SAND, WET SAND, SNOW, GRAVEL, AND DIRT. INITIAL TEST WILL BE ON HARD DIRT AND A 7% LATERAL GRADE. STABILITY SHALL KEEP VEHICLE STABLE THROUGHOUT LIFTING PROCESS AND AT TIRE-CHANGE HEIGHT. PROOF LOAD SHALL WITHSTAND A PROOF LOAD OF 12,800 LBS AT FULL EXTENSION FOR 10 MINUTES. INPUT EFFORT SHALL REQUIRE INPUT EFFORT WITHIN THE CONSTRAINTS OF A 5TH PERCENTILE FEMALE AND A 95TH PERCENTILE MALE. ENDURANCE SHALL MEET LIFT REQUIREMENT WITH A MINIMUM OF 100 CONSECUTIVE FULL-STROKE LIFTS. ASSEMBLY TIME TIME TO ASSEMBLE JACK SYSTEM AND LIFT VEHICLE TO ALLOW FOR WHEEL REPLACEMENT SHALL BE NO GREATER THAN FIVE (5) MINUTES. DISASSEMBLY TIME TIME TO LOWER VEHICLE AND DISASSEMBLE JACK SYSTEM SHALL BE NO GREATER THAN ONE (1) MINUTE. MANPOWER JACK SYSTEM ASSEMBLY AND TASK SHALL BE PERFORMED BY NO MORE THAN ONE (1) SOLDIER. WEIGHT JACK SYSTEM WEIGHT SHALL NOT EXCEED 80 LBS. SIZE JACK SYSTEM SIZE SHALL NOT EXCEED 3.0 CUBIC FEET. MAINTENANCE JACK SYSTEM MAINTENANCE SHALL REQUIRE LUBE/GREASE POINTS ONLY. IF REGULAR LUBRICATION IS REQUIRED, PREFERENCE IS ONE OF THE LUBRICANTS LISTED IN TM 9-2320-280-10 AND TM 9-2320-387-10. THE REQUIRED DELIVERY SCHEDULE IS A QUANTITY OF 1,000 JACKS 120 DAYS AFTER CONTRACT AWARD AND 1,500 JACKS EVERY MONTH THEREAFTER FOR SIX MONTHS.
 

Place of Performance

Address: U.S. ARMY TACOM LCMC, WARREN, MICHIGAN 48397-5000

Zip Code: 48397-5000

Country: USA
 

Record

SN01484998-W 20080116/080114230134 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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