Aircraft Lifting Devices, Spare parts and Appliances

1. Background The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) has identified the need for aircraft lifting devices to remove disabled aircraft on or adjacent to the movement areas at airports in the North of Mali. The equipment will be of pneumatic type capable of lifting aircraft up to and including Lockheed C130 Hercules. The vendor should note that the requirement is not for aircraft salvage but for lifting and, pulling or moving to an identified site. According to the 2017 IATA Safety Report there were 17 runway excursions in 2017. 2. Purpose. The strategic hubs in the North of Mali provide stabilisation, humanitarian and life support for the populace and national and international actors. The procurement of rapid recovery pneumatic lifting devices and training for personnel will enable the UN to have a self-sustained solution for runway excursions to prevent extended runway and taxiway closures. The pneumatic lifting devices will be capable of debogging and recovering aircraft. 3. Definitions Aircraft debogging: The removal of an aircraft from a runway or taxiway excursion where the aircraft has become bogged down but has relatively little or no damage is considered a “debogg”. Aircraft recovery: Any aircraft that is unable to move under its own power or through the normal use of an appropriate tow- tractor and tow bar will be considered an aircraft recovery, examples are: • One or more landing gear off the hard surface of a runway, taxiway or apron. • Aircraft bogged down in sand or mud. • One or more landing gears collapsed or damaged. 4. Technical Requirements The rapid recovery pneumatic lifting devices will be deployable by air and capable of lifting aircraft up to and including a Lockheed C130 Hercules from unprepared surfaces consisting of sand/ mud or a combination thereof in accordance with the aircraft basic/ recovery weight. The vendor shall factor in the scenario that one or more of the aircraft landing gear has veered of the hard surface of a runway and the aircraft is considered economically repairable. The vendor will be required to calculate the number of pneumatic devices required, propose a roll-on/ roll-off means of transport onto the Lockheed C130 Hercules and the ability to break down or sling the fast recovery pneumatic devices, parts and appliances for transportation on a medium size MI-8 helicopter. The lifting devices shall capable of levelling and lifting the aircraft from the ground without the necessity for cribbing. The vendor will include in the proposal the dimensions and calculations that verify the lifting devices can be secured in the cabin or slung from the helicopter. 5. List of Products, Parts and Appliances The lifiting devices and the component parts will be invoiced as a system.The vendor will be required to provide reasoning for the number of pneumatic lifting devices, parts and appliances to ensure the offered system achieves the desired outcomes described in the SOR. 6. Quality Assurance. The pneumatic lifting devices, fittings and attachments shall be capable of withstanding prolonged periods in temperatures exceeding 50 degrees centigrade. The bags will be resistant to aviation fuel, hydraulic oils, fungal growth and conform to the applicable plastic, rubber and elastomer ISO or military standards.