47QMCA22R0014_Synopsis_06_15_2022_1.pdf

**INTERESTED PARTIES MUST REQUEST AUTOBID ACCOUNTS PRIOR TO THE

ISSUANCE OF THE SOLICITATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS

PROVIDED BELOW**

The General Services Administration (GSA) is a mandatory source for motor vehicles under the Federal Property Management Regulation (FPMR) 101-26.501. GSA will issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) for 2023 Light Duty Vocational Trucks to be built in accordance with Federal Vehicle Standard 307BB to meet this requirement. GSA Vehicle Purchasing acquires an estimated 5,000 new model year vocational trucks for Federal Agencies and the Department of Defense (DOD) annually. Prospective offerors must meet the minimum requirements as cited in 2023 Federal Vehicle Standard 307BB. The Federal Vehicle Standards are available at http://vehiclestd.fas.gsa.gov/.

The contract type contemplated is a multiple-award Firm Fixed Price, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (FFP/IDIQ) contract. The anticipated period of performance is sixty

(60) months. This acquisition will be set-aside for small business concerns, and all qualified Small Business concerns will be encouraged to submit offers. This acquisition will be classified under NAICS code 336112 - Light Truck and Utility Vehicle Manufacturing. The Small Business Size Standards can be found at http://www.sba.gov/document/support--table-size-standards. Anticipated Evaluation Factors are: Price, Technical Capability, and Management Capability, with a lowest-priced, technically acceptable (LPTA) award method.

Prospective Offerors:

1. Prospective offerors are required to obtain a user name and password and indicate interested makes/models for GSA's secure online proposal application (AutoBid) prior to issuance of this solicitation. A user name and password is obtained by submitting the attached "Request for AutoBid Account" document (see attachment), complete with all necessary information, to automotiveedi.partnerships@gsa.gov.

AutoBid will NOT open for prospective offerors until the solicitation is issued. For additional information on AutoBid, please see pages 4-22 "AutoBid Vendor Instructions." These instructions will be updated upon implementation of fuel economy System enhancements.

Makes/models anticipated are included as part of this pre-solicitation notice (see Attachment).

Please utilize this list when requesting interested makes/models. The models identified are not all-inclusive of those that meet the Federal Standards. Equivalent models that meet the minimum requirements may also be offered. The finalized Federal Standards will be included with the solicitation issuance.

2. AutoBid account information will be provided within ten (10) business days of your request.

Please request user name and password prior to the issuance of the solicitation to avoid delays.

3. Valid and current registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) system is required. Please visit Sam.gov for more information.

https://www.gsa.gov/cdnstatic/CFR-2014-title41-vol2-sec101-26-501-1.pdf http://vehiclestd.fas.gsa.gov/ http://www.sba.gov/document/support--table-size-standards http://www.sba.gov/document/support--table-size-standards mailto:automotiveedi.partnerships@gsa.gov

4. The anticipated issue date of the solicitation is July 5, 2022. The deadline to submit a proposal will be a two-part process. The anticipated deadline to submit all non-price related documents is the week of August 8, 2022. The anticipated deadline to submit all pricing via AutoBid is the week of September 12, 2022.

5. GSA held a pre-solicitation conference for interested parties on February 24, 2022, and intends to hold a pre-proposal conference after release of the solicitation on July 7, 2022, to discuss instructions for proposal preparation and submission, key changes from previous acquisitions, and to address any questions related to the RFP terms and conditions. Specific instructions for submitting questions related to this acquisition will be included with the solicitation package. We encourage interested firms to register on the Interested Vendors List in SAM.gov under the solicitation number. All announcements or changes to the intended publication date, the solicitation, and any other information concerning this acquisition will be conveyed via the SAM.gov website.

6. For a better understanding of the potential solicitation requirements, please review the previous acquisition for this program located here:

2020 Light Duty Vocational Trucks https://sam.gov/opp/a9687d36731d45c787d2f6fa0d89c532/view

Contracting Office Address:

1800 F Street NW Washington, District of Columbia 20405 United States

Place of Performance:

U.S. General Services Administration Federal Acquisition Service Office of Travel, Transportation, and Logistics Office of Fleet Management 1800 F Street NW, Hub 3400 Washington, District of Columbia 20405 United States

Primary Point of Contact:

James Santini, Contracting Officer james.santini@gsa.gov Phone: (202) 969-7094

Secondary Points of Contact:

Jeff Park Contract Specialist jeff.park@gsa.gov Phone: 202-694-8156 https://sam.gov/content/home https://sam.gov/content/home https://sam.gov/opp/a9687d36731d45c787d2f6fa0d89c532/view mailto:james.santini@gsa.gov mailto:jeff.park@gsa.gov

Justin Cook Contract Specialist justin.cook@gsa.gov Phone: 202-694-8117 mailto:justin.cook@gsa.gov

GSA Office of Motor Vehicle Management

Center for Automotive Acquisition

FY 2022

AutoBid https://AutoVendor.fas.gsa.gov

About AutoBid

• AutoBid is a secure online application for submitting offers to GSA Automotive.

• Vendors must have a Dun & Bradstreet (DUNS) number and should be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM).

• AutoBid Opening and Closing dates are determined by GSA’s Office of Acquisition

Operations.

• Vendors are responsible for the accuracy of data submitted.

• After Final Closing, vendors cannot make changes to their offers in AutoBid.

How do I access AutoBid?

To access AutoBid, log into AutoVendor: https://AutoVendor.fas.gsa.gov To request an AutoVendor Account, email automotiveedi.partnerships@gsa.gov with the following information.

1. Company Name

2. DUNS Number

3. Address

4. Business Size (small or large)

5. User’s Name(s)

6. Telephone

7. Fax (unless an EDI vendor, this is the number orders will be faxed to)

8. Email https://autovendor.fas.gsa.gov/ https://autovendor.fas.gsa.gov/ mailto:automotiveedi.partnerships@gsa.gov

Selecting a Vehicle Type

• Select AutoBid drop down and click on “Vehicle Type.”

• A list of vehicle types will appear to the right.

Selecting a Schedule Line

• A list of schedule lines will appear for the vehicle type, select one to view details

Minimum Vehicle Requirements

• Displays the GSA minimum standards and OEM provided data for each item. This information cannot be modified in AutoBid. Contact the appropriate GSA engineer if you have any concerns about this data.

Bid Detail

• Enter the Combined MPG, Current Price (this price should include the Destination Charge), and the Destination Charge (list separately for analysis).

Other Features

• Where applicable, this tab contains additional information commonly required by our customers. This data is not part of the GSA Federal Vehicle Standards. Enter data as requested. All fields must be updated.

Optional Equipment

• Click the OEM drop-down to update the Option Type, and enter a price for the new model year. (The package option includes, excludes, or requires other options).

Conflicts

• For Package options, indicate the options that are included in, excluded from, or required with the package. Only options that are flagged as part of a package under the “Optional Equipment” tab are included in the “Select Option” drop down box. To add an option, go to the “Optional Equipment” tab and change the “Option Type.”

Conflicts, Excludes

1. Select the first option from the drop down box to which you would like to add exclusions. For example 1611, OEM Export Documentation Fee.

2. Click on the Excludes button

3. From the second set of drop down boxes, select the options that cannot be ordered with the package option. For example (1611 excludes CNSH and CNS).

The second set of drop down boxes will only contain available GSA options for the selected standard item.

4. Hit the <Save> button to display input.

5. You can click the Edit link next to the display to add additional excluded options or to delete a set of exclusion.

Conflicts, Includes

1. Select the option from the drop down box that you would like to add inclusions to. For example AP, Adjustable Pedals.

2. Click on the Includes button

3. From the second set of drop down boxes, select the options that are included with the package option. These are options that the customer will automatically receive with the package option. For example (AP includes CRTS, PWL, RAD, RKE, RS, SRG). The second set of drop down boxes will only contain available GSA options for the selected standard item.

5. You can click the Edit link next to the display to add additional included options or to delete a set of inclusions.

6. GSA will not assume that one inclusion implies another. You must enter inclusions in both directions if applicable. For example, if D3 includes D7. GSA will not automatically assume that D7 includes D3.

Conflicts, Requires

1. Select the option from the drop down box that you would like to add requirements to.

For example PT, Power Take Off Opening.

2. Click on the Requires button

3. From the second set of drop down boxes, select the options that must be ordered to obtain the package option. For example (PT requires E5 and D3).

5. After you hit the <Save> button, you will notice a new button appear on the screen.

<Add New ‘OR’Set>. Use this feature if an option requires one set of options or another set. For example. T6 requires E5 or YD. PT requires (E5 and D3) or (YD and D3).

6. You can click the Edit link next to the display to update or delete your requirements list.

You will also notice the new buttons <Previous Or Set> and <Next OR Set> for you to toggle through your OR conditions for a selected option.

Clarifications

• You may type out additional clarifications under this tab. Only use this tab for clarifications that do not involve Conflicts (inclusion, exclusion, requirements of other options). Examples include but are not limited to: delayed build dates, special instructions for delivery outside of the continental US, or limitation on options going to specific states. Do not use this tab to list your exceptions.

Colors

• Enter colors offered to the customer at no cost. If a cost is associated with a color, an option code must be created for the color in the “Optional Equipment” tab.

Pictures and Documentation

1. You can enter up to 10 pictures or load documentation.

2. The pictures must be in JPEG format. If you upload a picture in GIF format, it will upload as a document and will not be converted to a thumbnail.

3. The first picture, sequence number 1, will be the picture you will see as a thumbnail in the AutoChoice screen.

4. You can rearrange the sequence of the pictures and upload/delete pictures.

Pictures and Documentation Maintenance

• Mouse-over thumbnails to see a larger image.

• To see slideshow of all the uploaded pictures, double-click on one of the photos.

• Rearrange button: User can modify the sequence order of the pictures to be displayed in AutoChoice by editing the sequence number. The thumbnail in the first position is what will be displayed in the AutoChoice screen.

• Delete Button: User can delete unwanted pictures by selecting one or more pictures and then selecting the “Delete” button.

• Refresh Screen: After loading the pictures, you will need to press the Refresh Screen button to see the latest uploaded pictures and documents.

• Upload Image/Doc: Selecting this button will upload the jUpload program in another window. This program gives you the ability to load pictures and supporting documentation. This feature is described in detail in Paragraph 1 and Paragraph 2 above.

General AutoBid Notes

• The bottom of each page contains the following buttons:

• “Print Friendly” – Use to print a copy of the current page.

• “Save“ – Use to save the current page.

• “Send to GSA” – Use to submit the entire item to GSA. It’s not necessary to click

“Send to GSA” for each Standard Item.

• The bottom of the Bid Detail tab contains a “No Bid” button. Click this button if you wish to enter a “No Bid” for an item.

• The left column on each page contains quick links to each Vehicle Type.

• The left column on each page also contains links to the following reports:

• The “Checklist Report” indicates which items have been submitted to GSA and which items are still pending.

• “Print Current Schedule Line” prints all of the tabs for the current standard item.

• Print All (Proof Copy)” provides a report of all items. Use this report to proof your items before submitting to GSA.

• “Print All (Final Copy)” provides the hard copy submission of all items that you are required to submit to GSA. Print this report after submitting your items to GSA.

• Problems take time to investigate. Please report

Still have Questions or Need More Information?

GSA Fleet: (844) 472-1200

Vehicle Buying: vehicle.buying@gsa.gov mailto:vehicle.buying@gsa.gov