(EN8126) TRANSFER CASE REPAIR - Fire Truck

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service is seeking a small business contractor to perform transfer case repair on a 2022 Freightliner fire engine located in Cedar City, Utah. The solicitation requires a vendor capable of diagnosing, repairing, or replacing the transfer case, with a preference for using original equipment manufacturer (OEM) parts. Qualified vendors must be ASE-certified or have equivalent maintenance personnel with a minimum of three years of repair experience, and must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). The evaluation criteria will focus on technical capability, past performance, and pricing, with the government awarding the contract to the quote representing the best overall value. Quotes are due by April 18, 2025, at 8:00 AM Mountain Time, and must be submitted via email to the designated contracting officer.

The contract is exclusively set aside for small businesses within the General Automotive Repair NAICS category (811111), with a size standard of $8.0 million. The place of performance is located at 1770 West Kittyhawk Drive in Cedar City, Utah, and the solicitation includes line items for transfer case repair, labor, towing, and miscellaneous expenses. Towing requirements vary based on distance, with different provisions for repairs within or beyond 150 miles of the delivery address. No specific award value is mentioned in the documents, but the procurement will be executed on a fixed-price basis. Vendors must have no negative entries in government reporting systems and will be required to contact the Contracting Officer Representative after diagnostic completion to discuss status and potential additional repair costs before proceeding with further work.