KALMAR RT240 Railyard Sling Kit
| Agency: | DEPT OF DEFENSE |
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| State: | Kansas |
| Type of Government: | Federal |
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| Set Aside: | Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5) |
| Posted Date: | Sep 14, 2026 |
| Due Date: | Sep 16, 2026 |
| Solicitation No: | W911RX26QA077_Pre-solicitation |
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Description
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- Contract Opportunity Type: Presolicitation (Original)
- Original Published Date: Sep 14, 2026 10:59 am CDT
- Original Response Date: Sep 16, 2026 12:00 pm CDT
- Inactive Policy: Manual
- Original Inactive Date: Sep 17, 2026
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Initiative:
- None
- Original Set Aside: Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)
- Product Service Code: 6940 - COMMUNICATION TRAINING DEVICES
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NAICS Code:
- 333924 - Industrial Truck, Tractor, Trailer, and Stacker Machinery Manufacturing
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Place of Performance:
Fort Riley , KS 66442USA
Fort Riley has a requirement to procure a commercial Sling Head Attachment for use with an already owned KALMAR RT240 Loading/Unloading system. This procurement supports Railyard operations on Fort Riley. There will be no option periods, and only 1 instance of the item is being procured. Fort Riley intends to solicit for this item using a sole-source, 100% Small-Business Set-Aside solicitation. Sole Source acquistion is justified by the fact that there is only one manufacturer of the relevant Sling Head Attachment compatible with the KALMAR RT240 Loading/Unloading System. The Required Sling Head Attachment must conform to the below details requirements
FORT Riley- - Railyard Sling Head Attachment - Requirement Description
Provide one Sling Head Attachment for use with Fort Riley Railyard's Kalmar RT240 Loading/Unloading system
Sling Head Attachment must have the following characteristics
- Must be compatible with the Railyard's already owned Kalmar RT240 Loading/Unloading system.
- Must proesent similar or identical capabilities and use-cas as the one Sling Head Attachment already owned and used by the Railyard
- Must be of durable material, able to withstand the wear and tear inherent to its use-case.
- Must have a lifting capacity of at least 48,000 lbs, to match the capacity of the Railyard's current system.
- Must be quick to attach and un-attach to the Railyard's already owned Kalmar RT24- Loading/Unloading System
- Must include storage sloutions for Sling Head Attachment when it is not in use.
- KO DIRECTORATE OF CONTRACTIN 1792 12TH STREET
- FORT RILEY , KS 66442-0248
- USA
- Noah Younger
- noah.w.younger.civ@army.mil
- Phone Number 5207148003
- Sep 14, 2026 10:59 am CDTPresolicitation (Original)