28423 QA 1.docx

Question & Answer #1 Motor Vehicles - 28423

This document is posted to capture the questions received during the question & answer period for solicitation 28423, Motor Vehicles. This document is the official response to the questions received.

Questions or responses included in this document require changes to the solicitation documents. The solicitation has been updated on WEBS as 28423 Amendment 1 and all changes are detailed below.

Any additional questions regarding this solicitation must be directed to the Procurement Coordinator listed below.

Brandon Cipolla

(360) 407-7959 Brandon.Cipolla@des.wa.gov

It is important that dealers work with manufactures to determine vehicle order restrictions and supply chain disruptions. The best dealers actively work with manufactures and customers to minimize these disruptions.

Floor Plan interest rate are the amount of interest a dealer pays to a bank for its vehicles that they sell. With the current floor plan interest rates is very difficult for dealers to stock vehicles and still maintain some level of profit after the vehicle is sold. There are certain vehicles lines we do not allow dealers to stock in order to ensure all customers receive fair amount of vehicles.

I am requesting that line “(c) Identify average inventory levels that bidder carries day to day for each of the Contract Categories for which bidder is submitting a bid.” be removed from the performance requirements.

Evaluation is based on competition by category within each manufacturer. If average inventory levels by category are dictated by manufacturer policy, then the requirement will be equalized between dealerships.

For manufacturers that do not control dealer inventory levels, there is value in evaluating average inventory levels.

Bidders may choose to specify the types of vehicles and restrictions on inventory management in the written response.

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(Rev5/8/2023)

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