SOLICITATION NOTICE
23 -- Main Bus Program 2020
- Notice Date
- 12/11/2019 8:56:44 AM
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 336211
— Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- GSA/FAS OFFICE OF ACQUISITION OPERA WASHINGTON DC 20405 USA
- ZIP Code
- 20405
- Solicitation Number
- 47QMCA20R0002
- Response Due
- 10/22/2019 9:59:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 12/31/2019
- Point of Contact
- Craig D Yokum, Contracting Officer, Phone: 703-605-9291, Dallas W. Brewer, Contracting Officer, Phone: 703-605-2685
- E-Mail Address
-
craig.yokum@gsa.gov, dallas.brewer@gsa.gov
(craig.yokum@gsa.gov, dallas.brewer@gsa.gov)
- Description
- Sources Sought Notice for beta.SAM - 47QMCA20R0002**INTERESTED PARTIES MUST REQUEST AUTOSTANDARDS ACCOUNTS PRIOR TO AUTOSTANDARDS OPENING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED BELOW** The General Services Administration's (GSA) Automotive Acquisition Support Center invites firms interested in submitting offers under the Government's upcoming solicitations for 2020 Buses to participate in the 2020 Federal Vehicles Standards process beginning Tuesday, December 10, 2019. This process, conducted via GSA's AutoStandards web application, assists GSA's Vehicle Buying program to develop the Government's technical requirements for motor vehicles.Vehicle types being sought by the Government for this program include, but are not limited to:- Adult Work Buses- School Buses- Shuttles- Inter-City Commuter Coaches- Over the Road Touring CoachesVehicle types, by Special Item Number (SIN) under Solicitation Number 47QMCA20R0002, being sought by the Government include:202C - 24 PAX CHILDREN, TYPE A, SCHOOL BUS, BASIC220A - 28 PAX ADULT, TYPE C, WORK BUS, BASIC220C - 42 PAX CHILDREN, TYPE C, SCHOOL BUS, BASIC221A - 36 PAX ADULT, TYPE C, WORK BUS, BASIC221C - 54 PAX CHILDREN, TYPE C, SCHOOL BUS, BASIC222A - 40 PAX ADULT, TYPE C, WORK BUS, BASIC222C - 66 PAX CHILDREN TYPE C, SCHOOL BUS, BASIC230A - 32 PAX ADULT, TYPE D FRONT ENGINE, WORK BUS, BASIC232A - 44 PAX ADULT, TYPE D FRONT ENGINE, WORK BUS, BASIC232C - 72 PAX CHILDREN, TYPE D FRONT ENGINE, SCHOOL BUS, BASIC236A - 32 PAX ADULT, TYPE D REAR ENGINE, WORK BUS, BASIC236C - 54 PAX CHILDREN, TYPE D REAR ENGINE, SCHOOL BUS, BASIC238A - 44 PAX ADULT, TYPE D REAR ENGINE, WORK BUS, BASIC238C - 78 PAX CHILDREN, TYPE D REAR ENGINE, SCHOOL BUS, BASIC301C - 14 PAX CHILDREN, TYPE A, SCHOOL BUS302C - 24 PAX CHILDREN, TYPE A, SCHOOL BUS304C - 30 PAX CHILDREN, TYPE A, SCHOOL BUS320A - 28 PAX ADULT, TYPE C, WORK BUS320C - 42 PAX CHILDREN, TYPE C, SCHOOL BUS321A - 36 PAX ADULT, TYPE C, WORK BUS321C - 54 PAX CHILDREN, TYPE C, SCHOOL BUS322A - 40 PAX ADULT, TYPE C, WORK BUS322C - 66 PAX CHILDREN, TYPE C, SCHOOL BUS330A - 32 PAX ADULT, TYPE D FRONT ENGINE, WORK BUS332A - 44 PAX ADULT, TYPE D FRONT ENGINE, WORK BUS332C - 72 PAX CHILDREN, TYPE D FRONT ENGINE, SCHOOL BUS336A - 32 PAX ADULT, TYPE D REAR ENGINE, WORK BUS336C - 54 PAX CHILDREN, TYPE D REAR ENGINE, SCHOOL BUS338A - 44 PAX ADULT, TYPE D REAR ENGINE, WORK BUS338C - 78 PAX CHILDREN, TYPE D REAR ENGINE, SCHOOL BUS240L - 10 PAX ADULT, LOW-FLOOR, 90-98 INCH WIDE, LIGHT-DUTY SHUTTLE BUS241 - 12 PAX ADULT , 90-98 INCH WIDE, LIGHT-DUTY SHUTTLE BUS, BASIC241N - 12 PAX ADULT, 77-89 INCH WIDE, LIGHT-DUTY SHUTTLE BUS, BASIC242 - 16 PAX ADULT, 90-98 INCH WIDE, LIGHT-DUTY SHUTTLE BUS, BASIC242N - 16 PAX ADULT, 77-89 INCH WIDE, LIGHT DUTY SHUTTLE BUS, BASIC243 - 20 PAX ADULT, 90-98 INCH WIDE, LIGHT-DUTY SHUTTLE BUS, BASIC246 - 24 PAX ADULT, 90-98 INCH WIDE, LIGHT-DUTY SHUTTLE BUS, BASIC247 - 28 PAX ADULT, 90-98 INCH WIDE, LIGHT-DUTY, SHUTTLE BUS, BASIC341 - 12 PAX ADULT, 90-98 INCH WIDE, LIGHT-DUTY, SHUTTLE BUS341N - 12 PAX ADULT, 77-89 INCH WIDE, LIGHT-DUTY, SHUTTLE BUS342 - 16 PAX ADULT, 90-98 INCH WIDE, LIGHT-DUTY, SHUTTLE BUS342L - 16 PAX ADULT, LOW-FLOOR, LIGHT-DUTY, SHUTTLE BUS342N - 16 PAX ADULT, 77-89 INCH WIDE, LIGHT-DUTY, SHUTTLE BUS343 - 20 PAX ADULT, 90-98 INCH WIDE, LIGHT-DUTY, SHUTTLE BUS343L - 20 PAX ADULT, LOW-FLOOR, LIGHT-DUTY, SHUTTLE BUS346 - 24 PAX ADULT, 90-98 INCH WIDE, LIGHT-DUTY, SHUTTLE BUS346L - 24 PAX ADULT, LOW-FLOOR, LIGHT-DUTY, SHUTTLE BUS347 - 28 PAX ADULT, 90-98 INCH WIDE, LIGHT-DUTY, SHUTTLE BUS347L - 28 PAX ADULT, LOW-FLOOR, LIGHT-DUTY, SHUTTLE BUS259W - 28 PAX ADULT, 100-102 INCH WIDE, MEDIUM-DUTY SHUTTLE BUS, BASIC260 - 32 PAX ADULT, 94-99 INCH WIDE, MEDIUM-DUTY SHUTTLE BUS, BASIC260W - 32 PAX ADULT, 100-102 INCH WIDE, MEDIUM-DUTY SHUTTLE BUS, BASIC263 - 36 PAX ADULT, 94-99 INCH WIDE, MEDIUM-DUTY, SHUTTLE BUS, BASIC263W - 36 PAX ADULT, 100-102 INCH WIDE, MEDIUM-DUTY SHUTTLE BUS, BASIC359W - 28 PAX ADULT, 100-102 INCH WIDE, MEDIUM-DUTY, SHUTTLE BUS360 - 32 PAX ADULT, 94 TO 99-INCH, MEDIUM-DUTY, SHUTTLE BUS360L - 32 PAX ADULT, LOW-FLOOR, MEDIUM-DUTY, SHUTTLE BUS360W - 32 PAX ADULT, 100-102 INCH WIDE, MEDIUM-DUTY, SHUTTLE BUS363 - 36 PAX ADULT PASSENGER, MEDIUM-DUTY, SHUTTLE BUS363W - 36 PAX ADULT, 100-102 INCH WIDE, MEDIUM-DUTY, SHUTTLE BUS396 - 49 PAX ADULT, HEAVY-DUTY, INTERCITY, COMMUTER COACH397 - 57 PAX ADULT, HEAVY-DUTY, INTERCITY, COMMUTER COACH398 - 56 PAX ADULT, OVER-THE-ROAD, TOURING COACHThe General Services Administration is the mandatory source for vehicles purchased in the United States under the Federal Property Management Regulation (FPMR) 101-26.501. GSA's Vehicle Purchasing Division purchases an estimated 50,000 new model year non-tactical vehicles for Federal Executive Agencies and the Department of Defense annually. All GSA vehicle purchases are governed by program specific Federal Vehicle Standards, which are assimilated by GSA Engineering personnel prior to solicitation publication.The AutoStandards process engages interested parties to provide technical data for vehicles to be potentially offered to the Government in response to the forthcoming solicitation and to assist in the development of the Federal Vehicles Standards for the current model year on the 2020 Main Bus Program. Participation in the AutoStandards process will be mandatory for all firms seeking to participate under this GSA Vehicle Buying solicitation. Please note, GSA is NOT requesting pricing at this time. GSA is currently only in the requirements development phase of the acquisition.Interested parties, which have not already done so, must complete the following steps prior to AutoStandards opening (Tuesday, December 10, 2019) in order to participate:1) Send a list of makes/models they intend to submit for consideration to Dillon Akyuz, GSA Vehicle Engineer, at doruk.akyuz@gsa.gov by Thursday, December 5, 2019. Please see the attached "Current Active Models" as a starting point and identify any deletions or additions with your firm's submission. These model lists are necessary for GSA to establish them in our database so they will be available in AutoStandards for technical data population. 2) Request an AutoStandards account by Thursday, December 3, 2019. A user name and password is obtained by submitting the attached "Request for AutoStandards Account" document, complete with all necessary information, to automotiveedi.partnerships@gsa.gov. Once the models are established/created, GSA will reach out to the firms that requested AutoStandards accounts to confirm the makes/models for the technical data submission. GSA intends to open AutoStandards on Tuesday, December 10, 2019, and close it for vendor technical data submission on Tuesday, December 31, 2019. GSA will hold a combined virtual Pre-Solicitation Conference and Industry Day on Tuesday, December 3, 2019, from 10:00am-12:00pm EST to review these instructions as well as an AutoStandards tutorial. All interested parties should plan on attending.The meeting info is as follows:meet.google.com/bnw-fmwy-wbu(423) 788-4029?PIN: ?881 178#?For a better understanding of the potential solicitation requirements, please review the 2016 Main Bus Program Solicitation attached herewith.GSA anticipates similar proposal requirements and terms and conditions, though full RFP terms will be released in the Spring of 2020 under a separate notice.GSA looks forward to your firm's participation in the 2020 Federal Standards for Buses.For additional information please contact GSA's Vehicle Purchasing Division at 844-472-1200 or by email at vehiclebuying@gsa.gov. A copy of the December 3, 2019 (10am - 12 pm EST) Pre-Solicitation Powerpoint Presentation has been attached as an attachment to this notice for your review.12/4/19 - The list of participants and chat information has been added as an attachment.12/11/19 - An updated list of Bus Models has been attached to this notification.
- Web Link
-
SAM.gov Permalink
(https://beta.sam.gov/opp/1304c1d1eeb84251a87fe13676437501/view)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Multiple Vendors, Multiple States, USA
- Country: USA
- Country: USA
- Record
- SN05514217-F 20191213/191211230306 (samdaily.us)
- Source
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