Misawa Air Base - Air Tow Trailers

The 35th Contracting Squadron is soliciting two Air Tow Trailers, Model T16-10 or equal, with strict technical specifications including a 10,000-pound capacity, steel deck measuring 16 feet in length and 6 feet 3 inches in width, tandem axles, electric brakes, hydraulic lift mechanism, and required suspension. The trailers must be equipped with 16-inch 12-ply tires, a 3-inch center diameter towing eye pintle coupler, a 12-watt solar battery charger to maintain 12V systems in the field, and a standard wall outlet-compatible battery charger/maintainer for winter storage conditions. The spare tire and bracket are not required. Proposals must demonstrate full compliance with these salient characteristics to pass the technical acceptability gate, and incomplete responses will be deemed nonresponsive. The contract is issued under solicitation FA520526QB085 with a response deadline of July 4, 2026, at 10:00 JST, and quotations must remain valid through August 10, 2026. The agency intends to award on a lowest-price technically acceptable basis to a responsible offeror who meets all mandatory requirements. Delivery is to be made either to the DLA Tracy Consolidation Point in Tracy, California, or directly to Misawa Air Base in Japan, with the U.S. government favoring the most cost-effective shipping method. F.O.B. Destination terms apply for U.S.-based shipments unless direct delivery to Misawa is arranged, in which case specific APO and physical shipping addresses, including the designated contact Augustus Vitug, must be used. All deliveries require a 24-hour advance appointment via the Carrier Appointment System. Contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management and Wide Area WorkFlow, and must submit payment requests through WAWF using designated document types such as invoices and receiving reports, with specified DoDAACs for payment processing. The contract includes numerous Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement clauses covering ethics, whistleblowing, environmental compliance, Buy American requirements, prohibitions on sourcing from the Xinjiang region, trafficking in persons, and overseas payment and legal provisions, including exemption from Japanese customs duties and taxes under the U.S.-Japan Status of Forces Agreement. Compliance with former DoD official compensation rules and subcontractor restrictions is mandatory, and all offerors must provide company name, SAM Unique Entity ID,