Fire Command Truck Utility Body Purchase and Install

The USDA Forest Service is seeking a qualified vendor to install a new Service Body on a 2024 Ford F550 chassis. The Service Body will be used for fire suppression operations by a helicopter helitack crew and will haul various items such as tools, supplies, and equipment. The truck will be subjected to abnormal stresses, vibration, twisting, being loaded to capacity, and other occupational hazards due to travel on unimproved mountainous roads. Top quality workmanship is required throughout to assure a minimum 8-year life. The vendor must be located within 125 miles of the Pike-San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands Supervisor’s Office, 2840 Kachina Dr., Pueblo, CO 81008. • The Service Body shall be steel construction, with a full-width canopy/roof/enclosure, and have two shelves per side with a minimum 1 1/2 inch lip to retain cargo. • The interior upper shelves shall be located just above the exterior upper access doors. • A removable cargo netting shall be installed on each side, securing all upper and lower shelving. • The canopy/roof/enclosure rear doors shall have full-length hinges, and have one window per door located in the center of each upper half. • A heavy-duty, stainless steel, three-point T-handle latch system shall be on the main opening door. • A two-point, upper and lower, cable-operated, positive latching system shall be on the other door. • The rear door shall be lockable and keyed to match the body locks. • A roof access ladder shall be located on the right rear of the body. • Exterior body paint shall match the chassis manufacturer's white color. • Compartment lights with interior individual on/off switches shall be installed. • External lights, 2 per side, located on upper canopy sides, switches in lower forward compartments, shall be installed. • Combination USB and 12-volt round power outlets inside right and left front body compartments shall be installed. • A main cutoff switch for all canopy and compartment lights shall be installed. • A back-up alarm shall be installed. • A rear black bumper, heavy-duty full step type with a grip strut open tread pattern on the step surface, shall be installed. • A Class IV trailer hitch shall be installed. • A 7-way RV blade type female trailer plug shall be installed. • Mud flaps shall be installed. • A heavy-duty spare tire mount located inside the rear right of the body shall be installed.