Description
This US Postal Service solicitation #3A-20-A-0097 is a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the production deployment of the Autonomous Guided Vehicle (AGV) Eye in the Sky (EITS) system which utilizes a sensor/camera system mounted from the ceiling that detects the presence or absence of rolling stock containers and pallets, reads the corresponding mail transport equipment labeler (MTEL) placard barcode, and automatically calls for an AGV for pickup and drop off at the appropriate destination. The US Postal Service anticipates that this solicitation will result in the award of one firm-fixed price Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to one supplier to provide the turn-key acquisition, build, kitting, assembly, and installation of the AGV EITS systems for a minimum of one (1) and a maximum of fifteen (15) Postal facilities nationwide. The sites will be determined by the US Postal Service as Delivery Orders are issued under the IDIQ contract. For additional information and instructions for responding to this solicitation, please see the Solicitation document and Enclosures that are provided as attachments to this notice. AMENDMENT #01 - 08/20/2020 : 1) Extended the due date for supplier submission of questions from 5:00 PM ET on Friday, August 28, 2020 to 5:00 PM ET on Wednesday, September 2, 2020. 2) Changed the date for the supplier pre-proposal conference from Wednesday, September 2, 2020 to Wednesday, September 9, 2020 3) Changed the due date for suppliers to request an invitation to the pre-proposal conference from 5:00 PM ET on Wednesday, August 26, 2020 to 5:00 PM ET on Wednesday, September 2, 2020 AMENDMENT #02 – 09/03/2020 : 1) Extended the due date for supplier proposals in response to the solicitation from 5:00 PM ET on Monday, September 21, 2020 to 5:00 PM ET on Monday, October 5, 2020. 2) Changed the date for the supplier pre-proposal conference from Wednesday, September 9, 2020 to Wednesday, September 16, 2020 3) Changed the due date for the suppliers to request an invitation to the pre-proposal conference from 5:00 PM ET on Wednesday, September 2, 2020 to 5:00 PM ET on Wednesday, September 9, 2020 AMENDMENT #03 – 09/15/2020 : 1) Provided the listing of supplier RFP questions and the US Postal Service’s responses 2) Provided AGV EITS TDP Drawing USPS2012572 3) Revised the AGV EITS SOW (Enclosure No. 2); provided SOW Revision Log and Excel version of the AGV EITS Sample BOM (SOW D7) 4) Revised the AGV EITS Pricing Template – Cost Proposal Estimate (Enclosure No. 6) 5) Revised the AGV EITS SOW Compliance Matrix (Enclosure No. 7) AMENDMENT #04 – 09/22/2020 : 1) Provided the AGV EITS Pre-Proposal Conference slide presentation 2) Provided the listing of supplier questions received during the AGV EITS Pre-Proposal Conference and the US Postal Service’s responses