SOURCES SOUGHT
23 -- 100% Electric Drive System; Battery or Fuel Cell
- Notice Date
- 3/31/2015
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 336120
— Heavy Duty Truck Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- General Services Administration, Federal Acquisition Service (FAS), Office of Acquisition Operations, Office of Travel, Motor Vehicles and Card Services (QMA), 1800 F Street NW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20405, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20405
- Solicitation Number
- QMAE-BD-150001-D
- Point of Contact
- Maisie F Meade, Phone: 2023575861
- E-Mail Address
-
maisie.meade@gsa.gov
(maisie.meade@gsa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) General Services Administration QMAE 100% Electric Drive System; Battery or Fuel Cell 1.0 DESCRIPTION 1.1 This is a Sources Sought Request for Information (RFI). The General Services Administration (GSA) is seeking to engage industry, obtain information, and identify potential sources that can provide electric buses of various sizes and charging stations for domestic (CONUS) use. This opportunity is for interested parties to provide meaningful feedback to GSA in the early stages of market research. 1.2 THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes - it does not constitute a solicitation or a promise to issue an solicitation in the future. This request for information does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. Further, GSA is not at this time seeking proposals and will not accept unsolicited proposals. Respondents are advised that the U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this RFI; all costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the interested party's expense. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFP, if any are issued. If a solicitation is released, it may be synopsized on the GSA eBuy system or on the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website. It is the responsibility of the potential offerors to monitor these sites for additional information pertaining to this requirement. 2.0 BACKGROUND 2.1 The current requirement includes electric buses and charging stations. 2.2 The expected period of performance for the initial contract will be December 1, 2015 through November 30, 2016 and would likely include four (4) one-year option periods. 3.0 REQUESTED INFORMATION This RFI is being issued to survey industry to identify potential sources, contract vehicles and any pertinent data that will assist GSA in performing market research regarding electric buses and charging station providers. 3.1 GSA is looking for sources that can provide various sizes of buses that run on electric engines. These buses will be put into GSA Fleet and also potentially sold through AutoChoice. 3.2 Questions for Potential Sources: 3.2.1 How long have you been providing electric buses? How many configurations are available? Can you provide the required charging stations? 3.2.2 What is your business size? Large or Small? If small, do you have any additional designations- disadvantaged, HUBZone, service-disabled veteran owned, etc.? 3.2.3 How are these vehicles maintained? Does your company provide electic bus maintenance? 3.2.4 Are there any quantity price breaks available at various quantities? 4.0 RESPONSES 4.1 Interested parties shall respond to this RFI by due no later than: 12:00PM (Noon) ET on MAY 15, 2015. 4.2 Responses shall be limited to five (5) pages or less and submitted via e-mail to both ontheroad@gsa.gov and eric.vanderveen@gsa.gov. Proprietary information, if any, should be identified and clearly marked. Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned. 4.3 Respondents shall provide administrative information, and shall include the following as a minimum: 4.3.1 Name, mailing address, and phone number and e-mail of designated point of contact. 4.3.2 Identify your company's business-type (i.e. Large Business, Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, Certified 8(a) Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, HUBZone Small Business, Woman-Owned Small Business, Very Small Business, Veteran-Owned Small Business, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business based upon North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code. Vendors are encouraged to provide suggested NAICS codes for this requirement (i.e. 336211). 5.0 INDUSTRY DISCUSSIONS GSA representatives may or may not choose to meet with potential offerors. Such meetings would only be held to get further clarification on a potential offerors capability to meet the requirements of any potential procurement. 6.0 ANNOUNCEMENT QUESTIONS Questions regarding this announcement shall be submitted in writing by e-mail to the Contracting Officer, Eric Vanderveen, at eric.vanderveen@gsa.gov by12:00PM (Noon) ET on APRIL 15, 2015. Verbal questions will NOT be accepted. Questions will be answered by posting answers to the Federal Business Opportunities website; accordingly, questions shall NOT contain proprietary or classified information. The Government does not guarantee that questions received after due date for questions will be answered. Interested parties are invited to subscribe to the Federal Business Opportunities website to ensure they receive any important information updates connected with this RFI. 7.0 SUMMARY THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY to identify sources that can provide electric buses and charging stations" as described above. The information provided in the RFI is subject to change and is not binding on the Government. The Government has not made a commitment to procure any of the items discussed, and release of this RFI should not be construed as such a commitment or as authorization to incur cost for which reimbursement would be required or sought. All submissions become Government property and will not be returned.
- Web Link
-
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Washington, District of Columbia, 20405, United States
- Zip Code: 20405
- Zip Code: 20405
- Record
- SN03684297-W 20150402/150331235118-7742feb72e20f1ca4e4095f82314d8e2 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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