2021 Light Vehicles to include Sedans, Light Trucks, and SUVs

Synopsis:

**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 2021 Light Vehicles to be built in accordance with Federal Vehicle Standards 122 and 307 to meet this requirement. GSA Vehicle Purchasing acquires an estimated 50,000 new model year, non-tactical vehicles for Federal Executive Agencies and the Department of Defense (DOD) annually. Prospective offerors must meet the minimum requirements as cited in 2021 Federal Vehicle Standards 122 and 307 to include the following: Sedans, Light Trucks, and SUVs. The Federal Vehicle Standards are available at http://vehiclestd.fas.gsa.gov/.

The contract type contemplated is a Firm Fixed Price, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (FFP/IDIQ) contract. The anticipated period of performance is one (1) Base Year with four (4) one-month option periods. It is not anticipated this acquisition will be Set-Aside for Small Business concerns, however all qualified Small Business concerns will be encouraged to submit offers. This acquisition will be classified under NAICS code 336111 - Automobile Manufacturing. The Small Business Size Standards can be found at https://www.sba.gov/document/support--table-size-standards.  Anticipated Evaluation Factors are: Technical Capability, Management Capability, and Price.

Prospective Offerors:

1. Prospective offerors are required to obtain a user name/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, 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 the data to be required by AutoBid, please see the attached “AutoBid Vendor Instructions.” Makes anticipated at this time are included as part of the AutoStandards request. A full list of models associated with these makes will be included in a subsequent posting to this synopsis.  The finalized Federal Vehicle 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 https://www.sam.gov/SAM/ for more information.

4. The anticipated issue date of the solicitation is the week of June 23, 2020. AutoBid will not open until the solicitation is issued.

5. GSA held a pre-solicitation conference for interested parties on February 13, 2020, and intends to hold a preproposal conference after release of the solicitation to discuss new Section 889 requirements effective August 13, 2020, 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 beta.SAM 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 beta.SAM website.

6. Note on after-market upfits/retrofits: After-market electric or other alternative-fuel conversions of factory vehicles are NOT covered by this acquisition and are considered out of scope. Only factory-direct alternative fuel vehicles are within scope of this requirement. For additional information on how to offer after-market drivetrain upfits/retrofits, please contact vehicle.buying@gsa.gov.

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

2020 Light Vehicles

https://beta.sam.gov/opp/538921219c4f68edb285d270c9bad5ee/view     

2019 Light Vehicles

https://beta.sam.gov/opp/72788f3ed2b2ac2c957edb4f8e901ea2/view 

2018 Light Vehicles

https://beta.sam.gov/opp/7636614c4e51447b2e3cb107db2988ae/view 

GSA anticipates similar proposal requirements and terms and conditions for this current requirement when the full solicitation is posted.