Autovermietung Zienterra GMBH

Autovermietung Zienterra GMBH, doing business as Avis, is a German rental car company that provides vehicle rental services to the U.S. federal government, particularly to the Department of the Air Force for operations in Germany and to support evacuation efforts in Ukraine. Avis has received over $1 million in firm fixed price blanket purchase agreement (BPA) call contracts from the Air Force since September 2022 to supply rental vehicles at bases like Spangdahlem as well as to assist with the emergency relocation of Ukrainian refugees. These short-term rental awards, typically lasting one to three months, have provided transportation for personnel and supported humanitarian aid missions, funded through the Air Force's contingency operations and assistance program budgets.

The types of services Autovermietung Zienterra GMBH has provided consist primarily of rental vehicle leasing, fleet maintenance and expansion to meet temporary transportation needs. BPA call awards from the Air Force range from around $3,000 for basic vehicle rentals up to $115,000 to supply larger quantities of cars, vans and buses for evacuations and base support. Avis serves as the prime contractor, delivering rental vehicles from its locations across Germany without any set-asides or sub-contractors involved. The firm has supplied over 50 rental cars at a time to the Air Force, in support of Equal Area Specialists, Emergency Airlift Squadrons and other units conducting operations out of Germany. These rental services facilitate troop movements, official travel and provide general transportation for the Department of Defense's European activities and humanitarian response efforts related to Ukraine.

Autovermietung Zienterra GMBH holds two active Blanket Purchase Agreements awarded by the Department of the Air Force to procure rental vehicles and associated services across Germany as needs arise. The first is a $5 million single-award BPA running through July 2027 issued to support evacuation operations related to Ukraine. The second $4.9 million single-award BPA has a period of performance through November 2028 and aims to furnish vehicles for the Air Force's general rental requirements at installations like Spangdahlem Air Base. Avis serves as the prime vendor against both agreements, which have no set-aside provisions and enable rapid procurement of rental transportation through competitively awarded call orders. To date, over $1.2 million in call orders have been placed against these BPAs to obtain short-term rental vehicles in one to six month increments to meet the Air Force's operational needs across Europe.