Main Bus Program 2020

Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted Oct 10, 2019

This opportunity was awarded. See its 12 award notices in the notice history.

Solicitation number: 47QMCA20R0002
Agency: Federal Acquisition Service General Services Administration
Responses due: Oct 22, 2019, 11:59 PM ET
Set-aside: No set-aside

Opportunity facts

NAICS code: 336211 Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturing
PSC: 2310 Passenger Motor Vehicles
Place of performance: Multiple Vendors, Multiple States, United States

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated Jan 27, 2020.

Notice text

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Update #9 · Latest · Jan 27, 2020

Sources Sought Notice for beta.SAM – 47QMCA20R0002

**INTERESTED PARTIES MUST REQUEST AUTOSTANDARDS ACCOUNTS PRIOR TO AUTOSTANDARDS OPENING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED BELOW**

The General Services Administration's (GSA) Automotive Acquisition Support Center invites firms interested in submitting offers under the Government's upcoming solicitations for 2020 Buses to participate in the 2020 Federal Vehicles Standards process beginning Tuesday, December 10, 2019. This process, conducted via GSA's AutoStandards web application, assists GSA's Vehicle Buying program to develop the Government's technical requirements for motor vehicles.

Vehicle types being sought by the Government for this program include, but are not limited to:

- Adult Work Buses

- School Buses

- Shuttles

- Inter-City Commuter Coaches

- Over the Road Touring Coaches

Vehicle types, by Special Item Number (SIN) under Solicitation Number 47QMCA20R0002, being sought by the Government include:

202C - 24 PAX CHILDREN, TYPE A, SCHOOL BUS, BASIC

220A - 28 PAX ADULT, TYPE C, WORK BUS, BASIC

220C - 42 PAX CHILDREN, TYPE C, SCHOOL BUS, BASIC

221A - 36 PAX ADULT, TYPE C, WORK BUS, BASIC

221C - 54 PAX CHILDREN, TYPE C, SCHOOL BUS, BASIC

222A - 40 PAX ADULT, TYPE C, WORK BUS, BASIC

222C - 66 PAX CHILDREN TYPE C, SCHOOL BUS, BASIC

230A - 32 PAX ADULT, TYPE D FRONT ENGINE, WORK BUS, BASIC

232A - 44 PAX ADULT, TYPE D FRONT ENGINE, WORK BUS, BASIC

232C - 72 PAX CHILDREN, TYPE D FRONT ENGINE, SCHOOL BUS, BASIC

236A - 32 PAX ADULT, TYPE D REAR ENGINE, WORK BUS, BASIC

236C - 54 PAX CHILDREN, TYPE D REAR ENGINE, SCHOOL BUS, BASIC

238A - 44 PAX ADULT, TYPE D REAR ENGINE, WORK BUS, BASIC

238C - 78 PAX CHILDREN, TYPE D REAR ENGINE, SCHOOL BUS, BASIC

301C - 14 PAX CHILDREN, TYPE A, SCHOOL BUS

302C - 24 PAX CHILDREN, TYPE A, SCHOOL BUS

304C - 30 PAX CHILDREN, TYPE A, SCHOOL BUS

320A - 28 PAX ADULT, TYPE C, WORK BUS

320C - 42 PAX CHILDREN, TYPE C, SCHOOL BUS

321A - 36 PAX ADULT, TYPE C, WORK BUS

321C - 54 PAX CHILDREN, TYPE C, SCHOOL BUS

322A - 40 PAX ADULT, TYPE C, WORK BUS

322C - 66 PAX CHILDREN, TYPE C, SCHOOL BUS

330A - 32 PAX ADULT, TYPE D FRONT ENGINE, WORK BUS

332A - 44 PAX ADULT, TYPE D FRONT ENGINE, WORK BUS

332C - 72 PAX CHILDREN, TYPE D FRONT ENGINE, SCHOOL BUS

336A - 32 PAX ADULT, TYPE D REAR ENGINE, WORK BUS

336C - 54 PAX CHILDREN, TYPE D REAR ENGINE, SCHOOL BUS

338A - 44 PAX ADULT, TYPE D REAR ENGINE, WORK BUS

338C - 78 PAX CHILDREN, TYPE D REAR ENGINE, SCHOOL BUS

240L - 10 PAX ADULT, LOW-FLOOR, 90-98 INCH WIDE, LIGHT-DUTY SHUTTLE BUS

241 - 12 PAX ADULT , 90-98 INCH WIDE, LIGHT-DUTY SHUTTLE BUS, BASIC

241N - 12 PAX ADULT, 77-89 INCH WIDE, LIGHT-DUTY SHUTTLE BUS, BASIC

242 - 16 PAX ADULT, 90-98 INCH WIDE, LIGHT-DUTY SHUTTLE BUS, BASIC

242N - 16 PAX ADULT, 77-89 INCH WIDE, LIGHT DUTY SHUTTLE BUS, BASIC

243 - 20 PAX ADULT, 90-98 INCH WIDE, LIGHT-DUTY SHUTTLE BUS, BASIC

246 - 24 PAX ADULT, 90-98 INCH WIDE, LIGHT-DUTY SHUTTLE BUS, BASIC

247 - 28 PAX ADULT, 90-98 INCH WIDE, LIGHT-DUTY, SHUTTLE BUS, BASIC

341 - 12 PAX ADULT, 90-98 INCH WIDE, LIGHT-DUTY, SHUTTLE BUS

341N - 12 PAX ADULT, 77-89 INCH WIDE, LIGHT-DUTY, SHUTTLE BUS

342 - 16 PAX ADULT, 90-98 INCH WIDE, LIGHT-DUTY, SHUTTLE BUS

342L - 16 PAX ADULT, LOW-FLOOR, LIGHT-DUTY, SHUTTLE BUS

342N - 16 PAX ADULT, 77-89 INCH WIDE, LIGHT-DUTY, SHUTTLE BUS

343 - 20 PAX ADULT, 90-98 INCH WIDE, LIGHT-DUTY, SHUTTLE BUS

343L - 20 PAX ADULT, LOW-FLOOR, LIGHT-DUTY, SHUTTLE BUS

346 - 24 PAX ADULT, 90-98 INCH WIDE, LIGHT-DUTY, SHUTTLE BUS

346L - 24 PAX ADULT, LOW-FLOOR, LIGHT-DUTY, SHUTTLE BUS

347 - 28 PAX ADULT, 90-98 INCH WIDE, LIGHT-DUTY, SHUTTLE BUS

347L - 28 PAX ADULT, LOW-FLOOR, LIGHT-DUTY, SHUTTLE BUS

259W - 28 PAX ADULT, 100-102 INCH WIDE, MEDIUM-DUTY SHUTTLE BUS, BASIC

260 - 32 PAX ADULT, 94-99 INCH WIDE, MEDIUM-DUTY SHUTTLE BUS, BASIC

260W - 32 PAX ADULT, 100-102 INCH WIDE, MEDIUM-DUTY SHUTTLE BUS, BASIC

263 - 36 PAX ADULT, 94-99 INCH WIDE, MEDIUM-DUTY, SHUTTLE BUS, BASIC

263W - 36 PAX ADULT, 100-102 INCH WIDE, MEDIUM-DUTY SHUTTLE BUS, BASIC

359W - 28 PAX ADULT, 100-102 INCH WIDE, MEDIUM-DUTY, SHUTTLE BUS

360 - 32 PAX ADULT, 94 TO 99-INCH, MEDIUM-DUTY, SHUTTLE BUS

360L - 32 PAX ADULT, LOW-FLOOR, MEDIUM-DUTY, SHUTTLE BUS

360W - 32 PAX ADULT, 100-102 INCH WIDE, MEDIUM-DUTY, SHUTTLE BUS

363 - 36 PAX ADULT PASSENGER, MEDIUM-DUTY, SHUTTLE BUS

363W - 36 PAX ADULT, 100-102 INCH WIDE, MEDIUM-DUTY, SHUTTLE BUS

396 - 49 PAX ADULT, HEAVY-DUTY, INTERCITY, COMMUTER COACH

397 - 57 PAX ADULT, HEAVY-DUTY, INTERCITY, COMMUTER COACH

398 - 56 PAX ADULT, OVER-THE-ROAD, TOURING COACH

The General Services Administration is the mandatory source for vehicles purchased in the United States under the Federal Property Management Regulation (FPMR) 101-26.501. GSA's Vehicle Purchasing Division purchases an estimated 50,000 new model year non-tactical vehicles for Federal Executive Agencies and the Department of Defense annually. All GSA vehicle purchases are governed by program specific Federal Vehicle Standards, which are assimilated by GSA Engineering personnel prior to solicitation publication.

The AutoStandards process engages interested parties to provide technical data for vehicles to be potentially offered to the Government in response to the forthcoming solicitation and to assist in the development of the Federal Vehicles Standards for the current model year on the 2020 Main Bus Program. Participation in the AutoStandards process will be mandatory for all firms seeking to participate under this GSA Vehicle Buying solicitation. Please note, GSA is NOT requesting pricing at this time. GSA is currently only in the requirements development phase of the acquisition.

Interested parties, which have not already done so, must complete the following steps prior to AutoStandards opening (Tuesday, December 10, 2019) in order to participate:

1) Send a list of makes/models they intend to submit for consideration to Dillon Akyuz, GSA Vehicle Engineer, at doruk.akyuz@gsa.gov by Thursday, December 5, 2019. Please see the attached "Current Active Models" as a starting point and identify any deletions or additions with your firm's submission. These model lists are necessary for GSA to establish them in our database so they will be available in AutoStandards for technical data population.

2) Request an AutoStandards account by Thursday, December 3, 2019. A user name and password is obtained by submitting the attached "Request for AutoStandards Account" document, complete with all necessary information, to automotiveedi.partnerships@gsa.gov. Once the models are established/created, GSA will reach out to the firms that requested AutoStandards accounts to confirm the makes/models for the technical data submission.

GSA intends to open AutoStandards on Tuesday, December 10, 2019, and close it for vendor technical data submission on Tuesday, December 31, 2019.

GSA will hold a combined virtual Pre-Solicitation Conference and Industry Day on Tuesday, December 3, 2019, from 10:00am-12:00pm EST to review these instructions as well as an AutoStandards tutorial. All interested parties should plan on attending.

The meeting info is as follows:

meet.google.com/bnw-fmwy-wbu

(423) 788-4029‬

PIN: ‪881 178#‬

For a better understanding of the potential solicitation requirements, please review the 2016 Main Bus Program Solicitation attached herewith.

GSA anticipates similar proposal requirements and terms and conditions, though full RFP terms will be released in the Spring of 2020 under a separate notice.

GSA looks forward to your firm's participation in the 2020 Federal Standards for Buses.

For additional information please contact GSA's Vehicle Purchasing Division at 844-472-1200 or by email at vehiclebuying@gsa.gov.

A copy of the December 3, 2019 (10am - 12 pm EST) Pre-Solicitation Powerpoint Presentation has been attached as an attachment to this notice for your review.

12/4/19 - The list of participants and chat information has been added as an attachment.

12/11/19 - An updated list of Bus Models has been attached to this notification.

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RULES OF THE ROAD JANUARY 24, 2020

2021 Draft Federal Vehicle Standards

Bus Comment Collection Period Opening

The 2021 Federal Vehicle Standards comment collection period for Buses is open. It will close on February 13, 2020.

NOTE: Comments submitted for vehicles other than buses will not be considered.

The comment collection periods support the development and improvement of federal vehicle standards and specifications. Interested parties can view federal vehicle standard items, specifications, and documentation and submit their comments online. This is your opportunity to suggest changes to bus options, minimum requirements, bus descriptions, available standard item numbers, and much more. Please take advantage of this opportunity. It only comes once a year.

To submit comments to the DRAFT 2021 Standards, go to the Federal Vehicle Standards website at https://vehiclestd.fas.gsa.gov. Log in using your existing account information or create a new account with a valid email address before submitting comments. Existing accounts from the legacy website have been transferred to the new Federal Vehicle Standards site.Select the year 2021 and click on the tabs to select the Standard Item or Documentation you wish to comment on and add comments.

If you have any questions, please contact John Hampson, Branch Chief, Vehicle Engineering Branch at john.hampson@gsa.gov.

If you have any questions or require assistance, call GSA Vehicle Purchasing's Customer CARE number at 844-472-1200 or e-mail at vehicle.buying@gsa.gov.

http://www.autochoice.gsa.gov

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Update #8 · Jan 27, 2020