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CITY OF SOUTH BEND <br />shall provide documentation that the ambulance manufacturer has conducted a <br />side impact crash test. The Institute for Highway Safety �ITHS) Crash Test <br />Protocol Version 5 shall be used as a guideline for this testing requirement. <br />The "target" vehicle �Ambulance) shall be struck by the "bullet" (SUV / Pickup <br />Truck) vehicle at the fore and aft center of gravity of the target vehicle. To <br />comply with the requirements of this specification the bullet vehicle shall be a <br />SUV or pickup truck with a minimum gross vehicle weight (GVW) of at least <br />4,000 lbs. To provide this Agency accurate data in a "real world" environment <br />the use of a Moving Deformable Barrier �MDB) and cart as the "bullet" vehicle is <br />not permissible. <br />The "target" vehicle (Ambulance) shall contain instrumented Anthropomorphic <br />Test Devices (crash test dummy) meeting the following requirements and seating <br />locations. <br />1. Squad Bench Hybrid 3 ATD instrumented with head, chest, and pelvic <br />accelerometers, upper neck load cell, chest potentiometer, and femur load cells. <br />2. Ambulance Cot - Hybrid 3 ATD instrumented with head, chest, and pelvic <br />accelerometers, upperneck load cell, chest potentiometer, and femur load cells. <br />3. Street Side CPR Seat-- Hybrid 3 ATD instrumented with head, chest, and <br />pelvic accelerometers, upper neck load cell, chest potentiometer, lumbar load cell, <br />and femur load cells. <br />4. Attendant Seat EuroSID 2 ATD instrumented with head accelerometers, <br />upper neck, abdomen, and pubic load cells, and rib potentiometers. <br />For the purpose of determining PASS FAIL results the Injury Assessment <br />Reference Values (IARVs) from FMVSS 208, FMVSS 214 and the Insurance <br />Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) shall be used. A test report from a third party <br />testing agency independent of the ambulance manufacturer shall be submitted <br />with the bid response proving compliance to this requirement. <br />The above requirements are in addition to the current minimum requirements for <br />testing as outlined in KKK-A-1 822. <br />Additionally, all welders employed by the primary manufacturer shall be certified <br />to the American Welding Society Standard AWSD 12, and certification documents <br />must be provided if requested. <br />All body welds shall not only be inspected by the primary manufacturer but shall <br />also be inspected by an outside engineering firm and said firm shall conduct <br />another visual inspection and a dye penetration test designed to reveal any flaws <br />or imperfections in the welds. Documentation on this process must be provided if <br />requested. <br />10083-0016 08/27118 <br />