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AMBULANCE SPECIFICATIONS TYPE I CLASS I, CONFIGURATION A 2020 STAR-OF-LIFE CERTIFIED AMBULANCE 170" X 96" The Emergency Medical Vehicle described in this specification is designed to meet or exceed the requirements of the Federal Ambulance Specification KKK-A-1822 Revision F, and AMD Standards 001-009. NOTE: Throughout the written Federal Ambulance Specification KKK-A-1822, there are frequent references to items to be included WHEN SPECIFIED. The manufacturer will build into a given ambulance any WHEN SPECIFIED item, but such items may not be included in the attached specifications. “OR APPROVED EQUAL” CLAUSE To expedite the purchase of this Ambulance, a generic set of specifications has been used. The mention in the specification of chassis, equipment, or material by brand name or by such specified description of same hereby made, is intended to convey to the bidder’s understanding, the degree of excellence required. Any article, equipment, or material which shall conform to the standards and excellence so established, and is of equal merit, strength, durability, and appearance to perform the desired function, is deemed eligible for offer as a substitute. The qualification of the offering shall be judged as to their conformance with these specifications. Any equipment offered other than herein specified shall be subject to a competitive demonstration and evaluation by the using department. Such demonstration to be provided on request within ten working days after the receipt of bids and the result of that demonstration and evaluation shall be of prime importance in the recommendation to the governing body for the final contract award. The result of that demonstration and evaluation shall be of prime importance in the recommendation to the governing body for the final contact award. Any exception to these specifications shall be so marked at the area, (Does Your Bid Comply? YES__NO__) and the ‘’OR APPROVED EQUAL’’ item shall be listed using the item numbering system within this document. Y___N___ 1.0 INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS This specification covers a new commercially built surface emergency medical care vehicle herein after referred to as ambulance or vehicle. A vehicle in compliance with this specification shall be defined as a standard ambulance. This vehicle shall be in accord with the Ambulance Design Criteria of the National Highway Traffic Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, Washington D.C. This bid specification is based on the Federal Ambulance Specification KKK-A-1822F effective July 2007.