Refuse Collection Truck with Rear Loader Attachment.

The contract is for the procurement of a Refuse Collection Truck with a Rear Loader Attachment, inclusive of Training and a Two-Year Advanced Commercial Warranty, under solicitation number W564KV26QA045, issued by the Department of Defense through the 0409 AQ HQ Contract office. The requirement is for one unit each of the truck and attachment, along with comprehensive job-specific training and an extended parts-and-labor warranty, all to be delivered in strict compliance with Attachment 1, the Salient Characteristics document. The truck must meet specific technical specifications including a medium-length cab, 8.5-ton payload capacity, three axles, and a minimum of 400 horsepower, with exterior color options limited to white or orange. The vehicle must be manufactured in the U.S., a Qualifying Country, or a Designated Country; any product originating from a Covered Foreign Country is unacceptable. Delivery is due no later than March 1, 2027, to Smith Barracks in Baumholder, Germany, under FOB Destination OCONUS terms, meaning the contractor bears all shipping costs and risk of loss until physical delivery. The vehicle must be delivered fully operational and include German-language operating instructions, spare parts lists, TÜV inspection documentation, and truck permission papers. All items must be uniquely identified per MIL-STD-130 using two-dimensional data matrix symbology (ECC200), and shipments must be labeled per MIL-STD-129, with automatic verification of machine-readability required. The acquisition is conducted as a Firm Fixed-Price contract under the Lowest Price Technically Accepted (LPTA) methodology, where technical acceptability is a pass/fail gate determined solely on compliance with Attachment 1 and submission requirements in FAR 52.212-1. Offers must be submitted via email in Microsoft Word, Excel, or Adobe PDF format by August 7, 2026, 10:00 AM CEST, and must not include ZIP files. Company branding is restricted to the cover page only, and pricing submissions in Excel must be formula-driven, not hard-coded. The contractor must be actively registered in SAM.gov, and all mandatory representations and certifications must be completed electronically, including DFARS clauses related to trafficking in persons, cybersecurity compliance with NIST SP 800-171, antiterrorism awareness, and foreign contractor tax relief provisions. Deviations to FAR 52.212