NATICK ACQUISITION CENTER, US ARMY NATICK RD&E CENTER, NATICK MA 01760-5011

99 -- LIGHTWEIGHT MAINTENANCE TENTS SOL DAAK60-95-B-1010 DUE 033195 POC FRANK A. SCIPIONE, Contract Specialist, Fax (508)651-5286 U.S. ARMY intends to make multiple awards to procure a new Lightweight Maintenance Enclosure (LME) Shelter System. The Army is looking for a quantity of three to nine shelters from 1 to 3 companies capable of providing a system meeting the Army's minimum performance requirements. The minimum performance requirements desired for this shelter system are: the new shelter shall be completely erected in less than 1 hour with trained soldiers and have minimum interior dimensions of 20 feet at the base; working height of 13.5 feet; and width of 32 feet. Vehicle door sized to allow military wheeled and tracked vehicles to enter/exit from both ends is desired. The shelter shall resist water penetration and be flame resistant. Shelter shall withstand snow loads of 10 lbs/sq.ft. and steady winds of 55 MPH with gusts to 65 MPH. No material handling equipment is allowed for transporting, setting up or taking down the shelter. Shelters require windows, vents, and openings to allow electrical cable and heating/cooling duct work to pass through and be sealed off for blackout operations. Shelter shall be supplied with an electrical distribution system for lights and minimum of six electrical duplex outlets. The shelter shall also provide a light set providing 10 food candles of lighting. A commercial operators manual including field repair procedures will be required. See Note 2. (0079)

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