USAARL Hoist Replacement

The U.S. Army Aeromedical Research Laboratory (USAARL), located at Fort Novosel, Alabama, has a requirement for a new overhead hoist to aid in the safe lifting and positioning of heavy, oversized test assets and equipment during mission critical research to develop (or evaluate) existing spinal injury criteria under various simulated operational crash exposures to improve occupant safety for aviators.

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The U.S. Army Aeromedical Research Laboratory (USAARL), located at Fort Novosel, Alabama, has a requirement for a new overhead hoist to aid in the safe lifting and positioning of heavy, oversized test assets and equipment during mission critical research to develop (or evaluate) existing spinal injury criteria under various simulated operational crash exposures to improve occupant safety for aviators.

The objective of this requirement is to provide and install a 2-ton H4 hoist with a continuous motor and 40-ft lift distance. Additionally, this requirement includes removing and disposing of the existing 2-ton Yale overhead hoist. The existing hoist is insufficient to support the current research activities.

USAARL requests a Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) contract for removing the existing hoist, providing and installing a new hoist, and disposing of the old hoist, in accordance with the Performance Work Statement (PWS).