47QMCA19R0014_Amendment_003_SF30_08_19_2019.docx

Solicitation 47QMCA19R0014 Amendment 003 – Continuation of Standard Form 30

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO.

AMENDMENT #003

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

08/19/2019

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

5. PROJECT NO. (IF APPLICABLE)

LIGHT VEHICLES ACQUISITION

GSA/FAS/QMAAA

1800 F STREET NW; HUB 3400

WASHINGTON, DC 20405

47QMCA19R0014

JULY 23, 2019

10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

is not extended.

Offer's must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended, by one of the following methods:

(a) By completing Items 8 and 15, and returning __ONE___copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted; or (c) By separate letter or telegram which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by telegram or letter, provided each telegram or letter makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required)

13. THIS ITEM APPLIES ONLY TO MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS,

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

Program: 2020 Light Duty Vocational Trucks

The above referenced solicitation 47QMCA19R0014 is amended as follows:

1) Extend the due date for proposals FROM: 12:00pm Eastern on August 21, 2019, TO: 12:00pm Eastern August 23, 2019;

2) Extend the closing date for AutoBid FROM: 3:00pm Eastern on August 20, 2019, TO: 3:00pm Eastern August 22, 2019;

3) Revise Sections A.1 and F.1 of the solicitation to reflect the above revised dates (per pages 2 through 7, below);

4) Provide revised Attachment B – Proposal Checklist – reflecting the new closing date for AutoBid;

5) Provide revised Attachment C – SF1449 – reflecting the new due date for proposals.

The POC for this amendment is James Santini at james.santini@gsa.gov (202) 969-7094. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.

Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

DALLAS W. BREWER

CONTRACTING OFFICER

BY ______________________________________________

(Signature of person authorized to sign)

(Signature of Contracting Officer)

PREVIOUS EDITION UNUSABLE

Prescribed by GSA, FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

Please see below for revised Sections A.1 and F.1 of the Solicitation, reflecting the following revised dates:

1) Extend the due date for proposals FROM: 12:00pm Eastern August 21, 2019, TO: 12:00pm Eastern August 23, 2019;

2) Extend the closing date for AutoBid FROM: 3:00pm Eastern on August 20, 2019, TO: 3:00pm Eastern August 22, 2019;

I. SECTION A.1

FROM:

A.1 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR STANDARD FORM 1449

Hard copy proposals will not be accepted. Offerors shall submit electronic versions of proposals to the following address:

ontheroad@gsa.gov with a carbon copy to james.santini@gsa.gov

Electronic copies of proposals are due Wednesday, August 21, 2019, at 12:00pm Eastern. AutoBid will close Tuesday, August 20, 2019, at 3:00pm Eastern. Please review 52.212-1 – Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items (Oct 2018) for information regarding timely electronic proposal submission information:

(f) Late submissions, modifications, revisions, and withdrawals of offers.

(1) Offerors are responsible for submitting offers, and any modifications, revisions, or withdrawals, so as to reach the Government office designated in the solicitation by the time specified in the solicitation. If no time is specified in the solicitation, the time for receipt is 4:30 p.m., local time, for the designated Government office on the date that offers or revisions are due.

(2)(i) Any offer, modification, revision, or withdrawal of an offer received at the Government office designated in the solicitation after the exact time specified for receipt of offers is “late” and will not be considered unless it is received before award is made, the Contracting Officer determines that accepting the late offer would not unduly delay the acquisition; and—

(A) If it was transmitted through an electronic commerce method authorized by the solicitation, it was received at the initial point of entry to the Government infrastructure not later than 5:00 p.m. one working day prior to the date specified for receipt of offers; or

(B) There is acceptable evidence to establish that it was received at the Government installation designated for receipt of offers and was under the Government’s control prior to the time set for receipt of offers; or

(C) If this solicitation is a request for proposals, it was the only proposal received.

(ii) However, a late modification of an otherwise successful offer, that makes its terms more favorable to the Government, will be considered at any time it is received and may be accepted.

(3) Acceptable evidence to establish the time of receipt at the Government installation includes the time/date stamp of that installation on the offer wrapper, other documentary evidence of receipt maintained by the installation, or oral testimony or statements of Government personnel.

Complete electronic file formatting instructions are located in Section F.1.

This solicitation will remain open beyond August 21, 2019, only for Standard Item 888E, representing motor vehicles which operate on emerging technology. The Government will accept electronic proposals at any time after August 21, 2019, for Standard Item 888E, but will evaluate proposals received after that date in accordance with the following schedule:

1ST ADDITIONAL DEADLINE FOR STANDARD ITEM 888E – MAY 1, 2020

2ND ADDITIONAL DEADLINE FOR STANDARD ITEM 888E – MAY 1, 2021

3rd ADDITIONAL DEADLINE FOR STANDARD ITEM 888E – MAY 1, 2022

Electronic proposals for Standard Item 888E received after the initial August 21, 2019, solicitation closing should also be sent to the following email address:

ontheroad@gsa.gov with a carbon copy to james.santini@gsa.gov

AutoBid WILL NOT open for pricing submission during the supplemental evaluation periods for Standard Item 888E. Pricing information should be submitted with the other electronic proposal documents.

Any models submitted under Standard Item 888E and approved by GSA Engineering are considered within the scope and intent of the solicitation and, based on the discretion of the Government, may be executed either by modification to the vendor’s contract or new contract award.

SMALL BUSINESS SIZE STANDARD (SF1449 BLOCK 10): This acquisition is classified under NAICS code 336112 – Light Truck and Utility Vehicle Manufacturing. Per the SBA size standards located at https://www.sba.gov/document/support--table-size-standards, effective October 1, 2017, the small business size standard for NAICS 336112 is 1,500 employees. However, per FAR 52.212-1(a):

(a) North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and small business size standard. The NAICS code and small business size standard for this acquisition appear in Block 10 of the solicitation cover sheet (SF 1449). However, the small business size standard for a concern which submits an offer in its own name, but which proposes to furnish an item which it did not itself manufacture, is 500 employees.

Non-OEM offerors will be measured against the 500 employee small business size standard prescribed in FAR 52.212-1(a).

TO:

A.1 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR STANDARD FORM 1449

Hard copy proposals will not be accepted. Offerors shall submit electronic versions of proposals to the following address:

ontheroad@gsa.gov with a carbon copy to james.santini@gsa.gov

Electronic copies of proposals are due Friday, August 23, 2019, at 12:00pm Eastern. AutoBid will close Thursday, August 22, 2019, at 3:00pm Eastern. Please review 52.212-1 – Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items (Oct 2018) for information regarding timely electronic proposal submission information:

(f) Late submissions, modifications, revisions, and withdrawals of offers.

(1) Offerors are responsible for submitting offers, and any modifications, revisions, or withdrawals, so as to reach the Government office designated in the solicitation by the time specified in the solicitation. If no time is specified in the solicitation, the time for receipt is 4:30 p.m., local time, for the designated Government office on the date that offers or revisions are due.

(2)(i) Any offer, modification, revision, or withdrawal of an offer received at the Government office designated in the solicitation after the exact time specified for receipt of offers is “late” and will not be considered unless it is received before award is made, the Contracting Officer determines that accepting the late offer would not unduly delay the acquisition; and—

(A) If it was transmitted through an electronic commerce method authorized by the solicitation, it was received at the initial point of entry to the Government infrastructure not later than 5:00 p.m. one working day prior to the date specified for receipt of offers; or

(B) There is acceptable evidence to establish that it was received at the Government installation designated for receipt of offers and was under the Government’s control prior to the time set for receipt of offers; or

(C) If this solicitation is a request for proposals, it was the only proposal received.

(ii) However, a late modification of an otherwise successful offer, that makes its terms more favorable to the Government, will be considered at any time it is received and may be accepted.

(3) Acceptable evidence to establish the time of receipt at the Government installation includes the time/date stamp of that installation on the offer wrapper, other documentary evidence of receipt maintained by the installation, or oral testimony or statements of Government personnel.

Complete electronic file formatting instructions are located in Section F.1.

This solicitation will remain open beyond August 23, 2019, only for Standard Item 888E, representing motor vehicles which operate on emerging technology. The Government will accept electronic proposals at any time after August 23, 2019, for Standard Item 888E, but will evaluate proposals received after that date in accordance with the following schedule:

1ST ADDITIONAL DEADLINE FOR STANDARD ITEM 888E – MAY 1, 2020

2ND ADDITIONAL DEADLINE FOR STANDARD ITEM 888E – MAY 1, 2021

3rd ADDITIONAL DEADLINE FOR STANDARD ITEM 888E – MAY 1, 2022

Electronic proposals for Standard Item 888E received after the initial August 23, 2019, solicitation closing should also be sent to the following email address:

ontheroad@gsa.gov with a carbon copy to james.santini@gsa.gov

AutoBid WILL NOT open for pricing submission during the supplemental evaluation periods for Standard Item 888E. Pricing information should be submitted with the other electronic proposal documents.

Any models submitted under Standard Item 888E and approved by GSA Engineering are considered within the scope and intent of the solicitation and, based on the discretion of the Government, may be executed either by modification to the vendor’s contract or new contract award.

SMALL BUSINESS SIZE STANDARD (SF1449 BLOCK 10): This acquisition is classified under NAICS code 336112 – Light Truck and Utility Vehicle Manufacturing. Per the SBA size standards located at https://www.sba.gov/document/support--table-size-standards, effective October 1, 2017, the small business size standard for NAICS 336112 is 1,500 employees. However, per FAR 52.212-1(a):

(a) North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and small business size standard. The NAICS code and small business size standard for this acquisition appear in Block 10 of the solicitation cover sheet (SF 1449). However, the small business size standard for a concern which submits an offer in its own name, but which proposes to furnish an item which it did not itself manufacture, is 500 employees.

Non-OEM offerors will be measured against the 500 employee small business size standard prescribed in FAR 52.212-1(a).

II. SECTION F.1

FROM:

F.1 ADDENDUM TO 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS – COMMERCIAL ITEMS

2. DUE DATE FOR PROPOSALS

(a) Offerors must submit their proposal documents in soft copy electronic version (.zip files containing electronic proposal documents) by the due date listed on the solicitation. The file size limitation for electronic submissions is 25MB (megabytes) per email. GSA’s email service cannot accept inbound messages exceeding 25MB. ELECTRONIC COPIES OF PROPOSALS MUST BE RECEIVED BY 12:00pm Eastern on Wednesday, August 21, 2019, AT THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS:

ontheroad@gsa.gov with a carbon copy to james.santini@gsa.gov

***Dropbox or other similar submission methods may not be used***

Pricing must also be submitted via AUTOBID no later than 3:00pm Eastern on Tuesday, August 20, 2019.

4. SUBMISSION CONTENT AND FORMAT OF PROPOSALS

(c) VOLUME 3 – PRICE PROPOSAL (required from all offerors) – to be provided IN ELECTRONIC FORMAT as a supplement to SUBMISSION IN AUTOBID.

FACTOR 3 – Proposed Pricing

All proposed pricing must be submitted as FOB Destination – Dealer Delivery. Pricing must be clearly stated and submitted as stated below for the respective contract lines. Pricing assumptions, if any, should be clearly articulated in this volume.

· TAB A – AutoBid Printout

AutoBid – Offerors are required to submit their pricing information for the base contract period in GSA’s AutoBid system. Prospective offerors are required to obtain a username and password for GSA’s secure online proposal application (AutoBid). Username and password may be obtained by submitting the solicitation number, company’s name, DUNS number, address, business size, user’s name, telephone number, fax, email, and proposed makes and models to AutomotiveEDI.Partnerships@gsa.gov. Account information will be provided within ten (10) business days of request. All offerors are required to input their proposed prices into AutoBid by 3:00pm Eastern no later than Tuesday, August 20, 2019. Also, an offeror’s AutoBid printout should be saved as a .pdf document and submitted as Volume 3. AutoBid printouts should be created using the “AutoBid Print All – Final” function, instead of just the “AutoBid Checklist Report”.

TO:

F.1 ADDENDUM TO 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS – COMMERCIAL ITEMS

2. DUE DATE FOR PROPOSALS

(a) Offerors must submit their proposal documents in soft copy electronic version (.zip files containing electronic proposal documents) by the due date listed on the solicitation. The file size limitation for electronic submissions is 25MB (megabytes) per email. GSA’s email service cannot accept inbound messages exceeding 25MB. ELECTRONIC COPIES OF PROPOSALS MUST BE RECEIVED BY 12:00pm Eastern on Friday, August 23, 2019, AT THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS:

ontheroad@gsa.gov with a carbon copy to james.santini@gsa.gov

***Dropbox or other similar submission methods may not be used***

Pricing must also be submitted via AUTOBID no later than 3:00pm Eastern on Thursday, August 22, 2019.

4. SUBMISSION CONTENT AND FORMAT OF PROPOSALS

(c) VOLUME 3 – PRICE PROPOSAL (required from all offerors) – to be provided IN ELECTRONIC FORMAT as a supplement to SUBMISSION IN AUTOBID.

FACTOR 3 – Proposed Pricing

All proposed pricing must be submitted as FOB Destination – Dealer Delivery. Pricing must be clearly stated and submitted as stated below for the respective contract lines. Pricing assumptions, if any, should be clearly articulated in this volume.

· TAB A – AutoBid Printout

AutoBid – Offerors are required to submit their pricing information for the base contract period in GSA’s AutoBid system. Prospective offerors are required to obtain a username and password for GSA’s secure online proposal application (AutoBid). Username and password may be obtained by submitting the solicitation number, company’s name, DUNS number, address, business size, user’s name, telephone number, fax, email, and proposed makes and models to AutomotiveEDI.Partnerships@gsa.gov. Account information will be provided within ten (10) business days of request. All offerors are required to input their proposed prices into AutoBid by 3:00pm Eastern no later than Thursday, August 22, 2019. Also, an offeror’s AutoBid printout should be saved as a .pdf document and submitted as Volume 3. AutoBid printouts should be created using the “AutoBid Print All – Final” function, instead of just the “AutoBid Checklist Report”.