GSA Main Bus Program 2017

The GSA Main Bus Program 2017 is an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicle designed to facilitate the procurement of various bus types for federal agencies. The contract covers a wide range of bus categories including school buses, shuttle buses, adult work buses, inter-city commuter coaches, and over-the-road touring coaches. Established to participate in the 2016 Federal Bus Standards 833K process, this master contract allows federal agencies to efficiently acquire specialized transportation vehicles through a pre-competed, multiple-award contract vehicle with a shared ceiling of $320,000,000.

The task orders under this contract vehicle demonstrate a consistent pattern of procurements primarily from Blue Bird Body Company and Rohrer Enterprises (doing business as Rohrer Bus Sales), with occasional awards to Model 1 Commercial Vehicles and Motor Coach Industries. Typical task orders range from 12 to 78 buses per order, with values spanning from approximately $80,000 to over $1 million. The General Services Administration Federal Acquisition Service appears to be the primary funding agency, with delivery orders typically featuring fixed-price contracts with economic price adjustment. No set-aside designations were used in the analyzed task orders, and performance locations frequently included manufacturers' facilities in states like Georgia (Fort Valley), Pennsylvania (Duncannon), and North Dakota (Pembina). The bus types commonly procured include adult passenger shuttle buses (light-duty and medium-duty), adult work buses, school buses, and intercity commuter coaches.