USDA Forest Service Law Enforcement & Investigation Region 13 Zone 8 Upfit EN 4668, 4103, 4660, 4673, 4664, 4665

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service is seeking a contractor to upfit six 2024 Ford F150 Police patrol vehicles for their Law Enforcement and Investigations unit in Region 13 Zone 8. The solicitation (RFQ #12318725Q0164) requires the vendor to pick up vehicles from multiple locations in Arkansas, Georgia, Texas, and Louisiana, and complete a comprehensive upfitting process that includes installing specialized law enforcement equipment such as mobile radio systems, emergency lighting, weapon mounts, and government-furnished technology like Axon camera systems and Geotab telematics. The evaluation will be conducted using two primary factors: Technical Proposal and Price, with sub-factors of Past Performance and Technical Capability rated on an Acceptable/Neutral/Unacceptable scale. Vendors must submit their proposals electronically by April 18, 2025, at 5:00 PM EDT, with questions about the solicitation due by April 15, 2025. Contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and demonstrate experience in emergency vehicle upfitting.

The contract is designated as a total small business set-aside, with a contract performance period of 120 days from award and an expectation that the upfitting work will be completed within 60 days of receiving the vehicles. The place of performance is primarily at the contractor's facility, which must be within 300 miles of the vehicle pickup locations, with final delivery back to Forest Service locations in Fort Lesley J. McNair, DC. While specific award value is not disclosed, the solicitation involves upfitting six individual vehicles, each requiring extensive modifications including a modular power distribution center, roof-mounted light bars, emergency lighting, security partitions, long gun mounts, and specialized technology mounting systems. Vendors will need to provide a detailed technical proposal demonstrating capabilities in law enforcement vehicle modifications, along with past performance references from similar first responder or law enforcement vehicle upfitting projects. The contract falls under the NAICS category of Motor Vehicle Electrical and Electronic Equipment Manufacturing (336320) and the PSC category of Miscellaneous Vehicular Components (2590).