What this opportunity is
The Department of Defense is seeking to purchase 14 new trailers, including flatbed, curtain sider, rollerized box, and lowbed trailers, as outlined in a presolicitation notice. This opportunity is suitable for small businesses that can meet the technical specifications and provide equipment compliant with EU-Type approval. Interested vendors should monitor this presolicitation notice closely, as it indicates that the formal solicitation will follow, allowing them to prepare for potential bidding.
Analysis by Mindy, grounded in the SAM.gov notice.
Description
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Trailer Purchase Description
Technical Specifications
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1 Table of Contents
2 REQUIREMENT OVERVIEW ..........................................................................................2
2.1 Equipment Overview .................................................................................................2
2.2 TRAILERS ................................................................................................................3
2.2.1 FLATBED TRAILER – 4ea ..................................................................................3
2.2.2 POWER CURTAINSIDER SEMITRAILER –4ea ...............................................7
2.2.3 ROLLERIZED BOX TRAILER – 4ea ................................................................11
2.2.4 LOWBED TRAILER (LB) – 2ea ........................................................................20
2.2.4.1 LB TRAILER Type 2 – 1ea .........................................................................20
2.2.4.2 LB TRAILER Type 3 / RECOVERY – 1ea ................................................23
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2 REQUIREMENT OVERVIEW
2.1 Equipment Overview
ID Equipment QTY
1 Flatbed trailer 4
2 Curtain Sider Trailer 4
3 Rollerized Box Trailer 4
4 Lowbed trailer TYPE 2 1
5 Lowbed trailer TYPE 3 / RECOVERY 1
Subtotal Trailers 14
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2.2 TRAILERS
2.2.1 FLATBED TRAILER – 4ea
Technical specification
As of the delivery date, vendor shall ensure that all telematics systems installed on the trailers
are fully configured to restrict and prevent any data transmission to unauthorized third
parties.
Condition: New Equipment
Dimensions and weights
- Internal length ap. 13.620 mm
- Internal width ap. 2.480 mm
- Bulkhead height ap. 1.200 mm
- Floor height at rear (unladen) ap. 1.251 mm
- Tyre size: 385/65R22.5 3PMSF
- Gross weight (Plated/Design) 39.000/39.000 kg
- Payload (Plated/Design) 32.874/32.874 kg
- Axle group load (Plated/Design) 24.000/27.000 kg
- King pin load (Plated/Design) 15.000/15.000 kg
- Total tare weight +/- 3% 6.126 kg
- Coupling height UNLD 1.155 mm
- Suspension ride height 290 mm
- Wheelbase 7.700 mm
Chassis
Registration/Certification
Incl. German MOT approval (TÜV)
vehicle conforms to EU-Type approval with Certificate of Conformity (CoC)
Country of registration: "GERMANY"
- L-beam height, front 156mm, rear 428+28 mm Smart Generation 12 Container locks /
Twist locks 1 x 40ft, 2 x 20ft and 1 x 20ft standard specification chassis
- Commercial heavy-duty bolted chassis construction
- Bolted basket-type spare wheel holder for 2 spare wheels behind unit
- 10 years warranty against rust breakthrough on galv. parts (as per terms & conditions)
Trailer wheelbase 7700 mm
- axle distance 1310/1310 mm
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- Side rave without stake pockets and hinges
- Punched load securing side rave
- the transport of filled tank containers is not allowed
- Underride guard
- Single bolted 2" king pin, position 1690mm, acc. to SAE-Norm Side guard in
combination with pallet boxes
- Roll-on roll-off transport
- 4 pairs ferry hold down shakles, colour: yellow
- Starting aid (lifting front axle), activation "3 x brake"
- Turning circle with raised 1st axle not fulfilled Use permitted only as starting aid
- 6 x Steel rims, offset 120mm R00078 Protective caps for wheel nuts
Spray suppression
- without additional mudguard
- Vertical plastic mudguards
- Anti-spray mud flaps
Further chassis equipment
- Without lashing rings
- 2 plastic toolboxes with cover holder sleeves and drawer
- Rubber ram protection rear side
- Pallet rack for 24 Euro/ 16 ISO pallets
- Ground clearence pallet box 299 mm
- Coupling connectors and sockets mounted on front of chassis C90013
- 1 ascent ladder at rear end, telescopic
- 1 fire extinguisher 6kg, with storage box
Bodywork
- Front bulkhead 1200mm high, steel corner posts, kick strip 350mm high (SPL)
P00098 2 x Tensioning belts 4m long for tensioning the bulkhead LC 2000 daN
W00229 Plastic document box on front bulkhead
ADR EXIII certificate (required for hazard goods transportation)
Floor
- 28mm phenolic plywood floor, max 8000 kg forklift axle load tested DIN EN 283
B90037 floor sealed all around and in-between the floor stops
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Painting/Finishing
- Chassis: Hot dip galvanized
- Front bulkhead painted
- 6 x Colour of hubs: as requested
- 7 x Colour of rims: as requested (painted) K99210
- Landing legs: Factory finish - Jet Black C00061
Pallet box sidecover painted
- Reflecting tape to rear, colour: red
- outline marking to side colour: white
- Paint in NATO green
Finishing/Colour specification
- No advertisements/ads/company markings from dealership; manufacturer markings
are allowed.
Tires size: 385/65R22.5 3PMSF
Description Number Weight Unit
Basic tare weight 4990 kg
Additional equipment
Starting aid (lifting front axle), activation "3 x
brake" 19 kg
28mm phenolic plywood floor, max 8000 kg forklift
axle load tested DIN EN 283 70 kg
L-beam height, front 156mm, rear 428+28 mm
Smart Generation 205 kg
Bolted basket-type spare wheel holder for 2 spare
wheels behind unit 60 kg
front bulkhead 1200mm high, steel corner posts,
kick strip 350mm high (SPL) 82 kg
Tensioning belts 4m long for tensioning the
bulkhead LC 2000 daN 2 4 kg
1 fire extinguisher 6kg, with storage box 12 kg
Spare wheel 385/65R22.5 "SELECTION" on steel
rim
11.75x22.5 ET120 118 kg
4 pairs ferry hold down shakles, colour: yellow 19 kg
12 Container locks / Twist locks 1 x 40ft, 2 x 20ft
and 1 x 20ft 300 kg
Plastic document box on front bulkhead 1 kg
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Source: SAM.gov, as posted. Verify the current solicitation before responding.