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Scone This specification covers a new, commercially produced, surface medical care vehicle, hereinafter referred to as ambulance or vehicle. A vehicle in compliance with this specification shall be defined as a standard ambulance. Purpose The purpose of this document is to provide minimum specifications and test parameters for the manufacture of an emergency medical care vehicle which meets the needs and desires of the Purchaser. It establishes essential criteria for the design, performance, equipment and appearance of the vehicle. The object is to provide a vehicle that is in accordance with nationally recognized guidelines. Classifications This specification calls for two (2) separate chassis options for our consideration. We are soliciting proposals for a Type III built upon a General Motors G4500 chassis or a Type I built upon the Ford F450 chassis. It is our intent to purchase only one ambulance at this time. It is our desire that the module be as close to exactly the same as possible on either chassis. Bidders shall list any significant differences between the Type I and the Type III modules proposed in an Exception /Deviation /Clarification document included with this bid. General This is an engineer, design, construct and deliver type specification and it is not the intention of the Purchaser to write out vendors or manufacturers of similar or equal equipment of the types specified. It should be noted, however, that this specification is written around specific needs of the Purchaser. With the intent to standardize certain components, therefore, in numerous places we have named specific brands of components. This has been done to establish a certain standard of quality. Other brands will be accepted providing the vendor provides documentation in the bid that the particular brand offered meets or exceeds the quality of the actual brand called for in the specification. Materials The emergency medical care vehicle, chassis, ambulance body, equipment, devices, medical accessories and electronic equipment to be delivered under this contract shall be standard commercial products, which meet or exceed the requirements of this specification. The ambulance shall comply with all Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS), the Federal regulations applicable or specified for the year of manufacture. The chassis, components and optional items shall be as represented in the manufacturer's current technical data. Attachment number 1 F -2 Page 53