702663450 - Opportunity Notice

Description

Publication of PQQ with regards Trailers and Flatracks Support and Post Design Services requirement to provide through life support covering activities of the sorts as follows: - Act as the engineering technical authority for the Trailers and Flatracks detailed; - Responsibility for the technical interface with the prime movers; - Upkeep of technical documentation, for example: AESPs, Technical Data Pack, Spares List, Codification & Conformity; - Management of platform configuration baseline and documentation; - Obsolescence monitoring and the suggested course of action to prevent supply support issues; - The provision of technical support to engineering matters including (but not limited to) failure investigations, engineering advice, resolution of engineering issues, trials, design of tie down schemes and development & supply of future modifications; - Continuous monitoring of support cost drivers and recommendations to reduce whole life cost of ownership; - Support to legislative compliance & future changes and support to safety cases. The range of Trailers requiring these services are as follows: - 3 Tonne GS Cargo; - Skeletal/Kings; - Multi Launch Rocket System. Fleet Size - Less than 1,000 Brief description of which platforms the trailers interface with: Trailers can interface onto all Support Vehicle (SV) variants and do so by means of the SV Tow Hitch with connecting air and brake lines and NATO electrical sockets. 3T Trailer can be towed by all types of SV but predominantly the 6T and 9T. 10T Trailer Multi Launch Rocket System and 15T Trailer would predominately be towed by the Enhanced Palletised Loading System (EPLS). All flatracks can interface with 10T and 15T trailers. The range of Flatracks requiring these services are as follows: - General Purpose; - Type A; - Multi Launch Rocket System. Fleet Size - Less than 5,000 Brief description of how the Trailers and Flatracks interface: The Flatracks load onto the Trailers to offer increased load capacity and are loaded through the use of the Enhanced Palletised Loading System (EPLS).