Light, Medium and Heavy Duty Vehicle Body and Repair Services

The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) is soliciting sealed responses for light, medium, and heavy-duty vehicle body and repair services, with responses due August 11, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. via the eProcurement Portal. This solicitation is a set-aside restricted to firms certified under WSSC Water's Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and/or Small Local Business Enterprise (SLBE) programs; only active certified firms are eligible to participate.

The scope encompasses complete body repair and maintenance services for WSSC's fleet of vehicles and equipment with Gross Vehicle Weight Rating 6,000 through 33,001 pounds across Federal Highway Administration weight classes one through eight. Services include collision and general damage repair, fabrication and modification, accessory installation, transmission and engine repair, framework repair, brake work, sandblasting, body refurbishing, and refinishing. The contractor must be capable of passing Maryland Department of Transportation inspections for medium and heavy-duty trucks. WSSC's fleet spans 1,148 vehicles distributed across five primary garages (Anacostia, Gaithersburg, Temple Hills, Lyttonsville, and Laurel) and multiple treatment plants and water management sites throughout Prince George's County and the surrounding region.

Minimum qualifications require employment of at least one ASE-certified body shop technician and a minimum of three years' experience providing light, medium, and heavy-duty vehicle body repairs in various metal alloys. The contractor must maintain a secure facility with minimum six-foot-high fencing, twenty-four-hour lighting, and a Visual Inspection Systems (VIS) Check machine for undercarriage diagnostics. All-inclusive unit pricing must be firm for the duration of the contract base and option years. The contractor is responsible for workers' compensation, commercial general liability, business auto liability, and umbrella liability with specified minimum limits. No economic price adjustment provision applies. Questions are due July 23, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. The contract structure includes cooperative purchasing provisions extending award eligibility to other authorized governmental entities within the Mid-Atlantic region.