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2. Description of Project: The Government intends to procure one (1) 120M Joint Services Armored Motor Grader and one (1) D7R II Joint Services Dozer. The Range Management Office (RMO) provides direct oversight of Melrose Air Force Range (MAFR), a 70,000-acre training complex. Through its history, MAFR has supported live explosive munitions. Many of those munitions were duds and resulted unexploded ordnance (UXO), an undetermined amount of which have not been cleared from subsurface areas of the range. Currently, target areas are clearly marked and surrounded by firebreaks. Maintenance of these firebreaks is essential since, due to location, MAFR experiences a fire season 12 months out of the year. Despite robust explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) activity, these firebreaks require personnel to maintain locations that are likely to contain UXOs. Additionally, due to both normal usage and emerging requirements, it is necessary to locate and retrieve targets inside live impact areas. These high-risk situations require armored heavy equipment for protection.

3. Attachment 1: Specification for Grader

4. Attachment 2: Specification for Dozer