Light Tactical All-Terrain Vehicle (LTATV)

The purpose of this amendment is to attach the SF 30 that was inadvertently  left out in the November 20th posting. 

The purpose of this amendment is to amend the solicitation in response to the questions and answers. 

Additionally, This amendment  serves as a reminder to vendors that the electronic copies must be submitted through the GSA AASBS Portal.  Proposals shall be submitted electronically in the required file formats within the GSA AASBS Portal. Electronic proposals for this solicitation will only be received via the AASBS Portal. The electronic version of the proposal submitted through the AASBS portal is the official copy of the order proposal for establishing timeliness of receipt by deadline for proposals. Do not delay AASBS Portal registration, https://portal.fas.gsa.gov. Contact the AASBS Help Desk at 877-472-4877 to complete your AASBS Portal registration.

The purpose of this amendment is to issue the:

Final Solicitation Notice 

These are the final documents for the LTATV Request for Proposal (RFP) ID04190104. Proposals, electronic and hardcopies are due no later than (NLT) 6 December 2019 at 1600 EST. 

If hand delivering hardcopies to the location specified in the RFP, coordinate delivery dates and times 24 hours in advance via email to sonia.hammons@gsa.gov

Sonia Hammons is the sole point of contact for all questions under this solicitation. Offerors shall address all questions via e-mail to sonia.hammons@gsa.gov. The Offeror must include the company name and solicitation number in the subject line of the email. The question(s) must include the document title, page number/tab, section, section title that pertains to the Offeror‘s question(s). 

The questions should be submitted in the format below:

 Doc Title

 Page/Tab

Section 

Title 

 Question

 RFP 

101 

 L.1.8.1

 General Instructions to Offerors

 Can hand delivered proposals be submitted prior to the due date?

 Attachment I Schedule B Pricing Volume

 Proposed

Cell E-17 

 Unit Price

 Does the lowest quantity range unit pricing have to cover the price at 1 (one) each? 

(i.e. 1-10 or 1-250 would be acceptable but starting with 15-100 would not be for the first range)

*The contents above are an example

Questions not submitted via e-mail to sonia.hammons@gsa.gov will not be answered. Questions can be e-mailed any time after the solicitation is posted at http://www.fbo.gov; however, all questions must be received via e-mail at sonia.hammons@gsa.gov no later than Wednesday, 13 November 2018 1600 Eastern Standard Time (EST).

Questions will be addressed in a response document posted as an attachment to the solicitation and will be posted on http://www.fbo.gov shortly following the due date of the solicitation questions. The Government intent is to not extend the RFP or Question due date. Questions submitted after 13 November, 2018 at 1600 EST will only be answered at the discretion of the Contracting Officer.

Acknowledgement of receipt of questions will be made for those questions received within the question and answer time frame. Please thoroughly review the entire solicitation, including all the attachments in Section J, prior to submitting questions.

The purpose of this amendment is to amend the solicitation in response to the questions and answers. 

Additionally, This amendment  serves as a reminder to vendors that the electronic copies must be submitted through the GSA AASBS Portal.  Proposals shall be submitted electronically in the required file formats within the GSA AASBS Portal. Electronic proposals for this solicitation will only be received via the AASBS Portal. The electronic version of the proposal submitted through the AASBS portal is the official copy of the order proposal for establishing timeliness of receipt by deadline for proposals. Do not delay AASBS Portal registration, https://portal.fas.gsa.gov. Contact the AASBS Help Desk at 877-472-4877 to complete your AASBS Portal registration.

The purpose of this amendment is to issue the:

Final Solicitation Notice 

These are the final documents for the LTATV Request for Proposal (RFP) ID04190104. Proposals, electronic and hardcopies are due no later than (NLT) 6 December 2019 at 1600 EST. 

If hand delivering hardcopies to the location specified in the RFP, coordinate delivery dates and times 24 hours in advance via email to sonia.hammons@gsa.gov

Sonia Hammons is the sole point of contact for all questions under this solicitation. Offerors shall address all questions via e-mail to sonia.hammons@gsa.gov. The Offeror must include the company name and solicitation number in the subject line of the email. The question(s) must include the document title, page number/tab, section, section title that pertains to the Offeror‘s question(s). 

The questions should be submitted in the format below:

 Doc Title

 Page/Tab

Section 

Title 

 Question

 RFP 

101 

 L.1.8.1

 General Instructions to Offerors

 Can hand delivered proposals be submitted prior to the due date?

 Attachment I Schedule B Pricing Volume

 Proposed

Cell E-17 

 Unit Price

 Does the lowest quantity range unit pricing have to cover the price at 1 (one) each? 

(i.e. 1-10 or 1-250 would be acceptable but starting with 15-100 would not be for the first range)

*The contents above are an example

Questions not submitted via e-mail to sonia.hammons@gsa.gov will not be answered. Questions can be e-mailed any time after the solicitation is posted at http://www.fbo.gov; however, all questions must be received via e-mail at sonia.hammons@gsa.gov no later than Wednesday, 13 November 2018 1600 Eastern Standard Time (EST).

Questions will be addressed in a response document posted as an attachment to the solicitation and will be posted on http://www.fbo.gov shortly following the due date of the solicitation questions. The Government intent is to not extend the RFP or Question due date. Questions submitted after 13 November, 2018 at 1600 EST will only be answered at the discretion of the Contracting Officer.

Acknowledgement of receipt of questions will be made for those questions received within the question and answer time frame. Please thoroughly review the entire solicitation, including all the attachments in Section J, prior to submitting questions.

The purpose of this amendment is to issue the:

Final Solicitation Notice 

These are the final documents for the LTATV Request for Proposal (RFP) ID04190104. Proposals, electronic and hardcopies are due no later than (NLT) 6 December 2019 at 1600 EST. 

If hand delivering hardcopies to the location specified in the RFP, coordinate delivery dates and times 24 hours in advance via email to sonia.hammons@gsa.gov

Sonia Hammons is the sole point of contact for all questions under this solicitation. Offerors shall address all questions via e-mail to sonia.hammons@gsa.gov. The Offeror must include the company name and solicitation number in the subject line of the email. The question(s) must include the document title, page number/tab, section, section title that pertains to the Offeror‘s question(s). 

The questions should be submitted in the format below:

*The contents above are an example

Questions not submitted via e-mail to sonia.sammons@gsa.gov will not be answered. Questions can be e-mailed any time after the solicitation is posted at http://www.fbo.gov; however, all questions must be received via e-mail at sonia.hammons@gsa.gov no later than Wednesday, 13 November 2018 1600 Eastern Standard Time (EST).

Questions will be addressed in a response document posted as an attachment to the solicitation and will be posted on http://www.fbo.gov shortly following the due date of the solicitation questions. The Government intent is to not extend the RFP or Question due date. Questions submitted after 13 November, 2018 at 1600 EST will only be answered at the discretion of the Contracting Officer.

Acknowledgement of receipt of questions will be made for those questions received within the question and answer time frame. Please thoroughly review the entire solicitation, including all the attachments in Section J, prior to submitting questions.

This amendment is issued extending the estimated RFP posting date to, on or before, 1 November 2019. The Government team is currently addressing questions/clarifications pertaining to the Draft RFP package ID04190104.

PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE

Events:

The Lightweight Tactical All-Terrain Vehicle (LTATV) requirement was Synopsized August 13th 2019 under ID04190104.

An amendment was issued to ID04190104 on 24 September 2019 containing the Draft Request for Proposal (RFP) and attachments and allowed feedback/responses through 4 October 2019.

The posting was cancelled on 25 September 2019 and then deleted on 26 September 2019. This was done in order to re-post the entire Draft RFP Package allowing vendors to add themselves to the interested parties listing.

With this reposting for ID04190104, there are NO changes to the Draft RFP Package, posted on 24 September 2019.

Synopsis:

This Pre-solicitation Notice is issued in advance of a Request for Proposal (RFP) for Full and Open Competition.

The NAICS code applicable to this solicitation is 336112- Light Truck and Utility Vehicle Manufacturing, which has a size standard of 1,500 employees.

General Services Administration (GSA), Federal Acquisition Service (FAS), Assisted Acquisition Services Division (AASD) will issue a request for proposal posted on the Federal Business Opportunities (fedbizopps.com) website. The approximate Request for Proposal (RFP) issue date is 15 Oct 2019 with an approximate response date of 15 November 2019. GSA plans to acquire and field Lightweight Tactical All-Terrain Vehicles (LTATV) which meet Special Operations Forces (SOF) peculiar mission requirements. There are two specific requirements which have emerged: (1) for two-seat and four-seat Diesel powered LTATV variants which shall provide a larger payload, greater range, and modularity, and (2) for two-seat and four-seat next generation Diesel/Electric Hybrid powered LTATV variants.

The basis of award will be a competitive Best Value/Tradeoff Source Selection. Tradeoffs will be made between Technical, Past Performance and Cost/Price. Factor 1 Technical is significantly more important than Factor 2 Past Performance, which is more important than Factor 3 Price. Factors 1 and 2, when combined, are significantly more important than Factor 3. In using the best value approach, the Government seeks to award to the offeror who give the greatest confidence that it will best meet or exceed our requirements affordably in a way that will be advantageous to the Government.

GSA FAS contemplates a single award Indefinite Quantity Indefinite Delivery (IDIQ), with pricing arrangements that may include Firm-Fixed Price and Time and Materials. Proposed length is a 5-year basic with two (2) 1-year ordering option periods.

The FAR requires that prospective contractors complete electronic annual representations and certifications in conjunction with their required registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) https://www.sam.gov.

Estimated Ordering Periods:

The below table details the ordering periods:

Base IDIQ of Five Years March 15, 2020 - March 14, 2025
Ordering Period Year 1 March 15, 2020- March 14, 2021
Ordering Period Year 2 March 15, 2021- March 14, 2022
Ordering Period Year 3 March 15, 2022- March 14, 2023
Ordering Period Year 4 March 15, 2023- March 14, 2024
Ordering Period Year 5 March 15, 2024- March 14, 2025

Options March 15, 2025 - March 14, 2027
I. Ordering Period Year 6 (if exercised) March 15, 2025- March 14, 2026
II. Ordering Period Year 7 (if exercised) March 15, 2026- March 14, 2027

Contract Type:

The contract type is anticipated to be a hybrid type contract, incorporating a mix of Firm Fixed Price (FFP), and Time and Material (T&M) pricing arrangements.

See the Draft RFP for Contract Types and requirement details.

Points of Contact:

Amy Venckus
77 Forsyth Street SW
Atlanta, GA 30303
E-mail: amy.venckus@gsa.gov

Sonia Hammons
77 Forsyth Street SW
Atlanta, GA 30303
E-mail: sonia.hammons@gsa.gov