GSA Automotive Light Vehicles

The General Services Administration established a Master IDIQ for 2017 light vehicles on October 17, 2016, with a last date to order of November 30, 2018—the vehicle has been closed to new ordering for nearly seven and a half years. This fixed-price-with-economic-price-adjustment IDIQ is no longer a pursuit vehicle; all $1.29 billion in combined potential value across 10,000 task orders has been obligated. Ordering activity peaked in 2017 with 26,612 orders, then declined sharply to 1,919 in 2018 and 12 in 2019, with the most recent award in September 2019.

The vehicle procures sedans, light trucks, SUVs, vans, and specialty vocational vehicles built to Federal Vehicle Standards 122 and 307. Task orders span models from Ford, General Motors, FCA, and others, ranging from compact transit connects and Caravans at roughly $23,000–$46,000 per unit to heavy-duty crew-cab conversions, multifunction vans, and cab-and-chassis trucks at $50,000–$590,000 per order. Shipping and other ancillary services also appear as separate orders.

Competition is concentrated among OEM primes. Ford Motor Co. holds 9,275 orders ($431.3 million), General Motors LLC 8,466 orders ($375.9 million), and FCA US LLC 6,532 orders ($237.8 million); these three account for 96 percent of combined potential value. Brasada Ford LTD and Johnsons Of Kingfisher Inc. captured smaller shares. Customer concentration is extreme: GSA Federal Acquisition Service placed 18,503 orders ($847.5 million), accounting for 66 percent of obligated value. The Department of Justice entities—Drug Enforcement Administration, Office of the Inspector General, US Attorney's Offices, and FBI Headquarters—placed the remainder across multiple small orders.

The set-aside structure shifted during execution. The originating solicitation (QMAA-FK-160003-D) was set aside for Total Small Business, but task orders executed show that 27,332 orders (273 percent of the portfolio—reflecting small-value orders placed multiple times) carried no set-aside designation, while 1,650 orders (17 percent) were set-aside for small business. The vehicle's mandatory-source status under FPMR 101-26.501 and its role as GSA's annual procurement mechanism for an estimated 50,000 federal light vehicles made it the incumbent platform for agency automobile acquisition during its active ordering window.

The General Services Administration (GSA) is a mandatory source for vehicles under the Federal Property Management Regulation (FPMR) 101-26.501. GSA Automotive purchases an estimated 50,000 new model year, non-tactical vehicles for Federal Executive Agencies and the Department of Defense (DOD) annually. GSA has awarded a Master IDIQ for 2017 Light Vehicles to be built in accordance with Federal Vehicle Standards 122 and 307. Prospective offerors must meet the minimum requirements as cited in 2017 Federal Vehicle Standards 122 and 307 to include the following: Sedans, Light Trucks, and SUVs.