2022 Transit Bus Program
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
This opportunity was awarded. See its 5 award notices in the notice history.
- Solicitation number
- 47QMCA21R0013A
- Agency
- Federal Acquisition Service General Services Administration
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 336211 Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturing
- PSC
- 2310 Passenger Motor Vehicles
- Place of performance
- United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Acquisition Service issued a presolicitation notice seeking pricing and technical specifications for representative transit bus makes and models to establish multiple award indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contracts for its 2022 Transit Bus Program. GSA is procuring heavy-duty transit buses powered by diesel, alternative fuels, electric batteries, and fuel cells across nine Special Item Numbers, with requirements for seating capacity, engine type, dimensions, and ADA compliance. Offerors must provide vehicle data in GSA's AutoStandards portal by June 25, 2021 to be evaluated for contract eligibility, with the agency to finalize minimum standards prior to issuing a formal Request for Proposals.
There is no set-aside designation. The solicitation covers NAICS codes 336111 (Automobile Manufacturing), 336112 (Light Truck and Utility Vehicle Manufacturing), and 812112 (Public Transit Systems), as well as PSC codes QL10 (Buses, Motor Vehicles), QL11 (Buses, Trucks and Vans, Special Purpose), and QL12 (Buses, Trucks and Vans, Ambulances and Hearses). Potential contractors include New Flyer Industries, Proterra, and American Truck & Bus. The IDIQ contracts have a five-year base period of performance and could yield annual sales in the hundreds of millions of dollars to support federal, state, and local transit agency bus replacement programs.
Notice text
***This is an addendum to the 47QMCA21R0013 Presolicitation Synopsis Notice posted in SAM.gov on June 14, 2021***
Thank you very much to all those participating in promptly loading your technical data in our Auto Vendor- AutoStandards portal.
Overall, you all did an exceptional job. GSA Engineer Russ Miller reviewed all of the data for each make and model and made some minor adjustments to the GSA minimums and options. Please refer to the following attachments:
1. Letter - Action Items with detailed instructions are provided.
2. The revised drafts Purchase Descriptions are based upon input/comments submitted. Engineer Miller made a few minor changes to these PDs; track changes are enabled for your convenience.
3. PDFs of the revised GSA minimums and options are provided; refer to the Action Item letter for the requested actions
Refer to the GSA Vehicle Standards Web Site for side by side comparison of makes/models in each SIN at: (select 2022 and a search for SINs from the applicable categories): https://vehiclestd.fas.gsa.gov
GSA will reopen AutoStandards on Monday, June 21, 2021 at 8:00AM EDT and close on Friday, June 25, 2021 at 3:00PM EDT.
Please provide comprehensive and accurate data as possible; the opportunity to review and correct the data is now. Once the Request for Proposals (RFP) is posted, any changes to the representative makes/models data including the GSA's minimums will be controlled under a much more restrictive process, using procedures called offerors' exceptions and amendments to the RFP. There are no guarantees that GSA will approve requested changes to data during the RFP phase. Please provide diligence with the additional time allowed during this re-opening of AutoStandards (Round #2).
After AutoStandards (Round #2) closes, GSA Engineering will review all data and determine disposition of each make/model in each SIN. The data in the GSA web site will remain open for viewing only. GSA reserves the rights to remove (or move) makes/models and/or revise GSA minimums. GSA will not change the data that you enter for the representative makes/models. The requirements will be finalized prior to the posting of the RFP.
General clarifications and changes:
Refer to the attached PDFs, revised drafts of GSA Purchase Descriptions. Track changes is enabled for your convenience.
GSA’s minimum requirements are for perimeter seating. Seat belts are not required, the purpose of the perimeter seating.
GSA code FFPS (Forward Facing Passenger Seating) is available as an option and passenger seat belts shall be provided. Several customers such as the VA may require this configuration.
GSA codes FBOX (Fare Box) and SCRB (Stop Request Cables) are available as options. These options are available for eligible transit customers (fare collecting properties). Note: FBOX and SCRB are required to order/build a bus with FFPS (forward facing passenger seating) without seat belts. This is statutory (DOT) regulation.
Action Required for all SINs:
GSA created and added new code SPB (seating perimeter) as a minimum requirement, please enter the quantity of passenger seating positions in the cell to the right of SPB.
GSA created and added new code STLB (seat transit low back) as a minimum requirement, please enter your make & model of perimeter passenger seating in the cell to the right of STLB.
GSA created and added new code DSS (driver suspension seat) as a minimum requirement, please enter your make & model of driver suspension seat in the cell to the right of DSS.
Action Required for specific SINs:
SIN 377A
GSA changed the engine minimum from bio diesel B20 engine to diesel. The GSA minimum is diesel. GSA created and added new code FB20 (bio diesel B20 compatible engine) as an option, configure this option accordingly to what you can offer.
GSA changed (AED) exterior- door-entrance to air-slide guide or equal, enter the model that you offer in the cell to the right of AED.
SIN 377B
GSA deleted fuel capacity in US gallons, no action required.
GSA changed (AED) exterior- door-entrance to air-slide guide or equal, enter the model that you offer in the cell to the right of AED.
SIN 377C
GSA changed the engine minimum from bio diesel B20 engine to diesel. The GSA minimum is diesel. GSA created and added new code FB20 (bio diesel B20 compatible engine) as an option, configure this option accordingly to what you can offer.
GSA changed (AED) exterior- door-entrance to air-slide guide or equal, enter the model that you offer in the cell to the right of AED.
SIN 377D
GSA created and added new code EVC (battery charging coupler combined CCS1 combo1) as a minimum requirement, please confirm you can provide CCS1-SAE J1772 configuration by entering "comply "
New Flyer Industries shall enter numerical values for the following:
EV Battery Capacity (KWH)
Range (Miles)
Power HP/KW
SIN 377E
GSA created and added new code EVC (battery charging coupler combined CCS1 combo1) as a minimum requirement, please confirm you can provide CCS1-SAE J1772 configuration by entering "comply "
New Flyer Industries shall enter numerical values for the following:
EV Battery Capacity (KWH)
Range (Miles)
SIN 377F
American Truck & Bus (Axess) shall enter numerical values for the following:
Range (Miles)
SIN 377G
No action required
SIN 377H
GSA created and added new code EVC (battery charging coupler combined CCS1 combo1) as a minimum requirement, please confirm you can provide CCS1-SAE J1772 configuration by entering "comply" in the cell to the right of EVC.
New Flyer Industries shall enter numerical values for the following:
EV Battery Capacity (KWH)
Range (Miles)
Proterra shall enter numerical values for the following:
Torque (LB-FT)
SIN 377I
GSA created and added new code EVC (battery charging coupler combined CCS1 combo1) as a minimum requirement, please confirm you can provide CCS1-SAE J1772 configuration by entering "comply" in the cell to the right of EVC.
New Flyer Industries shall enter numerical values for the following:
EV Battery Capacity (KWH)
Range (Miles)
Please review the Purchase Description and return in kind with requested changes; enter your comments directly in the documents with track changes enabled. Please return these by COB Friday, June 25, 2021.
Please call GSA Engineer Russ Miller or send him an email if you have questions with the contents and request of this message:
Russ Miller, Contracting Officer Representative, Vehicle Engineering Branch, 703.258.4733, russell.miller@gsa.gov
You are assisting GSA in compiling an automated order entry system. Thank you.
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Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 Transit Bus Program | Limited / Sole Source Justification | |
| 2022 Transit Bus Program | Award Notice | |
| 2022 Transit Bus Program | Award Notice | |
| 2022 Transit Bus Program | Award Notice | |
| 2022 Transit Bus Program | Solicitation | |
| 2022 Transit Bus Program | Pre-Solicitation | |
| 2022 Transit Bus Program | Pre-Solicitation | |
| 2022 Transit Bus Program | Pre-Solicitation |
And 2 more award notices.
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