**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 2021 Light Vehicles and 2021 Wheelchair-Accessible Light Vehicles to participate in the 2021 Federal Vehicles Standards process beginning March 2, 2020. 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 the Light Vehicles program include, but are not limited to: - Sedans and Passenger Station Wagons - Cargo and Passenger Vans - Sport Utility Vehicles (crossovers and full-size) - Pickup trucks Vehicle types being sought by the Government for the Wheelchair-Accessible Light Vehicles program include, but are not limited to: - Wheelchair-Accessible Light Vehicles In order for a particular model to be proposed and available in AutoBid, GSA’s price proposal submission system, once the final solicitation is released, the model must be created and technical data provided to GSA during the AutoStandards process. Due to Systems limitations, there will not be an opportunity to submit alternative models after the release of the solicitation. Prospective offerors may choose to submit a proposal under any model created during the AutoStandards process once the solicitation is issued, but all prospective offerors will be limited to the models with technical data submitted during AutoStandards. Additional information will be provided during the Pre-Solicitation Conference. GSA is the mandatory source for non-tactical 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 these forthcoming solicitations and to assist in development of the Federal Vehicles Standards for the current model year and specific program. As noted above, all prospective models must be established during the AutoStandards process in order to be included in AutoBid once the final solicitation is released. Please note, GSA is NOT requesting pricing at this time . GSA is currently only in the requirements development phase of the acquisition. Interested parties must complete the following steps prior to AutoStandards opening (March 2, 2020) in order to participate: 1) Interested parties must send a list of makes/models they intend to submit for consideration to John Hampson, GSA Vehicle Engineer Branch Chief, at
[email protected] by February 24, 2020 . 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) Interested parties are required to request an AutoStandards account no later than February 24, 2020 . A user name and password is obtained by submitting the attached "Request for AutoStandards Account" document, complete with all necessary information, to
[email protected]. 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. Please indicate the specific program (Light Vehicles or Wheelchair-Accessible Light Vehicles) in which your firm is interested on the document provided. GSA intends to open AutoStandards on Monday, March 2, 2020, and close it for vendor technical data submission on Wednesday, March 19, 2020. GSA will hold a virtual Pre-Solicitation Conference on Thursday, February 13, 2020, from 10:00am-12:00pm EST to review these instructions as well as an AutoStandards tutorial. All interested parties should attend. The meeting info is as follows: meet.google.com/sgm-ivqi-mth (US)+1 413-659-6648 PIN: 297 389# For a better understanding of the potential solicitation requirements, please review previous years' acquisition history located here: 2020 Light Vehicles https://beta.sam.gov/opp/bc64afaffa98178be2ce5e43d558c943/view 2019 Light Vehicles https://beta.sam.gov/opp/c3da6519c069a797ee4170872460ce42/view 2018 Light Vehicles https://beta.sam.gov/opp/32f501b615237bae5b6b4f7d8198545f/view 2018 Wheelchair Vans https://beta.sam.gov/opp/4e5cfb456ccb3d1c43c06b7aa37c924c/view GSA anticipates similar proposal requirements and terms and conditions, though full RFP terms will be released in summer 2020 under a separate notice. GSA looks forward to your firm's participation in the 2021 Federal Standards for Light Vehicles and Wheelchair-Accessible Light Vehicles. For additional information please contact GSA's Vehicle Purchasing Division at 844-472-1200 or by email at
[email protected].