2022 Light Vehicles to include Sedans, Light Trucks, and SUVs

**INTERESTED PARTIES MUST REQUEST AUTOBID ACCOUNTS PRIOR TO THE ISSUANCE OF THE SOLICITATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED BELOW** The General Services Administration (GSA) is a mandatory source for motor vehicles under the Federal Property Management Regulation (FPMR) 101-26.501. GSA will issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) for 2022 Light Vehicles to be built in accordance with Federal Vehicle Standards 122 and 307 to meet this requirement. GSA Vehicle Purchasing acquires an estimated 50,000 new model year, non-tactical vehicles for Federal Agencies and the Department of Defense (DOD) annually. Prospective offerors must meet the minimum requirements as cited in 2022 Federal Vehicle Standards 122 and 307 to include the following: Sedans, Light Trucks, and SUVs. The Federal Vehicle Standards are available at http://vehiclestd.fas.gsa.gov/. The contract type contemplated is a multiple-award Firm Fixed Price, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (FFP/IDIQ) contract. The anticipated period of performance is sixty (60) months. It is not anticipated this acquisition will be Set-Aside for Small Business concerns, however all qualified Small Business concerns will be encouraged to submit offers. This acquisition will be classified under NAICS code 336111 - Automobile Manufacturing. The Small Business Size Standards can be found at https://www.sba.gov/document/support--table-size-standards. Anticipated Evaluation Factors are: Price, Technical Capability, and Management Capability, with a lowest-priced, technically acceptable (LPTA) award method. Prospective Offerors: 1. Prospective offerors are required to obtain a user name/password and indicate interestedmakes/models for GSAs secure online proposal application (AutoBid) prior to issuance of this solicitation. A user name and password is obtained by submitting the attached Request for AutoBid Account document, complete with all necessary information, to [email protected]. AutoBid will NOT open for prospective offerors until the solicitation is issued. For additional information on the information to be required by AutoBid, please see the attached AutoBid Vendor Instructions. These instructions will be updated upon implementation of fuel economy System enhancements. Makes/models anticipated at this time are included as part of this pre-solicitation notice. Please utilize this list when requesting interested makes/models. The models identified are not all-inclusive of those that meet the Federal Standards. Equivalent models that meet the minimum requirements may also be offered. The finalized Federal Vehicle Standards will be included with the solicitation issuance. 2. AutoBid account information will be provided within ten (10) business days of your request. Please request user name and password prior to the issuance of the solicitation to avoid delays. 3. Valid and current registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) system is required. Please visit https://www.sam.gov/SAM/ for more information. 4. The anticipated issue date of the solicitation is the week of July 13, 2021. AutoBid will not open until the solicitation is issued. 5. GSA held a pre-solicitation conference for interested parties on April 29, 2021, and intends to hold a preproposal conference after release of the solicitation to discuss instructions for proposal preparation and submission, key changes from previous acquisitions, and to address any questions related to the RFP terms and conditions. Specific instructions for submitting questions related to this acquisition will be included with the solicitation package. We encourage interested firms to register on the Interested Vendors List in SAM.gov under the solicitation number. All announcements or changes to the intended publication date, the solicitation, and any other information concerning this acquisition will be conveyed via the SAM.gov website. 6. Note on after-market upfits/retrofits: After-market electric or other alternative-fuel conversions of factory vehicles are NOT covered by this acquisition and are considered out of scope. Only factory-direct alternative fuel vehicles are within scope of this requirement. For additional information on how to offer after-market drivetrain upfits/retrofits, please contact [email protected]. 7. For a better understanding of the potential solicitation requirements, please review the previous years acquisition histories for this program located here: 2021 Light Vehicles https://sam.gov/opp/66168a188ab04b069f561efc67516043/view 2020 Light Vehicles https://sam.gov/opp/bdf7129723f74863b8eac9b2633b724b/view GSA anticipates similar proposal requirements and terms and conditions for this current requirement when the full solicitation is posted.