Upon receipt of the request, drawings and
or to The Military Surface Deployment and
data; ATTLA / SDDCTEA conducts an
Distribution Command Transportation
analysis of the item's transportability at no
Engineering Agency (SDDCTEA) for all
cost to the requesting federal agency. If
other modes of transportability.
the Item meets the requirements, ATTLA /
Upon receipt of the order the contractor is
SDDCTEA return a certification memo to
to contact the customer agency to
the customer agency with a copy to the
ascertain if the Customer Agency has
contractor stating the conditions of
made application for Transportability
approval. Otherwise, ATTLA / SDDCTEA
Certification to the ATTLA / SDDCTEA.
recommend changes that will allow the
The contractor is to make contact with the
item to meet those requirements. Very
ATTLA / SDDCTEA and shall provide and
rarely an item cannot be airlifted or
submit
all
related
drawings
and
transported at all.
In these cases
engineering data, within 90 days after
ATTLA's / SDDCTEA's reply will include
receipt of order, directly to ATTLA /
an explanation of the rejection.
SDDCTEA.
If analysis alone cannot positively
The contractor will continue to work with
determine the transportability of the item,
the ATTLA / SDDCTEA to obtain
then a test loading may be required. Test
Transportability Certification for the
loadings
are
done
when
the
vehicle(s) ordered. The contractor shall
transportability is uncertain.
The test
supply
the
ATTLA
/
SDDCTEA
loads require a formal test report and
certification memo to the customer
usually are conducted as Special Airlift or
agency within 120 days after receipt of the
Transport Missions.
The customer
vehicle(s) order. A copy of the ATTLA /
agency shall be responsible for all costs
SDDCTEA certification memo shall be
associated with test loadings when it is
available during the final inspection.
determined to be required.
ATTLA (The Air Transportability Test
Removal or relocation of mechanically
Loading Agency) is located at Wright
attached (non-welded, non-riveted, etc.)
Patterson Air Force Base and can be
components with common tools, requiring
contacted
via
e-mail
at
not more than 1 man-hour total to remove,
"ATTLA@wpafb.af.mil". SDDCTEA (The
relocate and tiedown; and not more than 1
Military
Surface
Deployment
and
man-hour total to return the vehicle to its
Distribution Command Transportation
original, as opposed to reduced,
Engineering Agency) is located in
configuration; shall be acceptable. The
Newport News, VA and can be contacted
self-mobility of the vehicle shall not be
by e-mail at "dpemail@tea.army.mil" or by
affected by reducing its configuration. Tie
phone
at
(757)
599-1113.
A
downs for removed or relocated
transportability report form for SDDCTEA
equipment shall be furnished. The rated
can
be
obtained
at
capacity of the axles and suspension
"https://www.tea.army.mil/pubs/nr/deploy/tr
system shall be not less than 1.25 times
ansinstruction/DI-PACK-80880B.pdf"
\t
the load imposed on each by the curb
"_new".
References, publications,
weight of the vehicle. The vehicle shall be
assistance and engineering services are
transportable as described above without
available from SDDCTEA.
Testing
any other special provisions and without
information can be obtained from the
any shoring. The vehicle shall not be
Aberdeen Test Center (ATC). ATC can
delivered to the Government in its
be contacted through their website at
reduced configuration.
"https://www.atc.army.mil".
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