Specifications include, but are not limited to: TYPE I AMBULANCE: The apparatus shall be a configuration a, 2-door, conventional cab-and-chassis with a transferable, modular, ambulance body. The apparatus shall be mounted on a commercially available cab and chassis manufactured by Ford Motor Company. The chassis manufacturer shall be the vehicle's point of origin. The chassis shall be supplied by Ford as an incomplete vehicle to the successful ambulance manufacturer. The chassis supplied shall conform to all applicable Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards in force at the time of manufacture. A statement of conformity shall be supplied with the chassis in an "Incomplete Vehicle Manual". The apparatus shall be mounted on a 2024 or newer F-550, regular cab, dual rear wheel, four-wheel drive chassis equipped as follows below. The wheelbase shall be 193.3 inches with a cab to axle dimension of 108 inches. The wheelbase shall be factory supplied by the OEM. Modified wheelbases made from chassis with shorter or longer wheelbases are not acceptable. OEM: The acronym OEM is Original Equipment Manufacturer. The OEM is the chassis manufacturer and the vehicles Maker and Origin. TRIM LEVEL: The cab shall be equipped with an "XLT" trim level with tilt steering wheel, cruise control, power windows and door locks. The front bumper and grill shall be accented with chrome. The OEM grille work shall remain OEM Aftermarket vacuum formed, proprietary grille work made by the ambulance manufacturer is not acceptable due to replacement part cost and lack of immediate availability. The chassis shall be equipped with the following standard safety equipment. Safety belt minder for front chassis cab seat belt passengers; Advance Trac with RSC Roll Stability Control; Driver and Passenger frontal and side airbag/curtain; Passenger side airbag deactivation switch; SecuriLock Passive Anti-Theft System, Includes MyKey owner controls feature. SOS Post-Crash Alert system; 76Z Secure lock immobilize. The correct and corresponding transponder coded key must be used to allow the engine to run. Absence of the correct key will prevent the engine from running. ENGINE: A V-8, turbo-charged diesel engine shall be provided with a minimum displacement of 6.7 liters (402 cu in). The engine output shall be 390 horsepower at 2,800 revolutions per minute and deliver 735-foot pounds of torque at 1,600 revolutions per minute. The compression ratio of the engine is 16.2:1 with a high-pressure common rail fuel injection system. Engine performance shall comply with or exceed the most current revision of KKK-A-1822. CHASSIS UNDERHOOD INSULATION: The XLT chassis model does not include under-hood insulation contoured to the chassis hood.
