2022 AutoStandards Process: Request for Interested Parties and Pre-Solicitation Conference - Federal Motor Vehicle Standards (Light Vehicles ordering program)

INTERESTED PARTIES MUST REQUEST AUTOSTANDARDS ACCOUNTS BY MAY 3, 2021, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED BELOW** The General Services Administrations (GSA) Light Vehicle Acquisition Support Branch invites firms interested in submitting offers under the Governments upcoming solicitation for 2022 Light Vehicles to participate in the 2022 Federal Vehicles Standards process beginning April 29, 2021. This process, conducted via GSAs AutoStandards web application, assists GSAs Vehicle Buying program to develop the Governments 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 In order for a particular model to be proposed and available in AutoBid (GSAs 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. The General Services Administration is the mandatory source for vehicles purchased in the United States under the Federal Property Management Regulation (FPMR) 101-26.501. GSAs 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 May 3, 2021, in order to participate: 1) Interested parties are required to request an AutoStandards account no later than May 3, 2021. 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. GSA intends to open AutoStandards on Thursday, April 29, 2021, and close it for vendor technical data submission on Monday, May 17, 2021. 2) Interested parties must review the list of makes/models being sought and submit any additional models for consideration to John Hampson, GSA Vehicle Engineering Branch Chief, at john.hampson@gsa.gov by May 3, 2021. Please see the attached Current Active Models as a starting point and identify any additions with your firms 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. GSA will hold a virtual Pre-Solicitation Conference on Thursday, April 29, 2021, from 11:00am-1:00pm EDT to review these instructions as well as an AutoStandards tutorial. All interested parties should attend. The meeting info is as follows: ***NOTICE - This Pre-Solicitation Conference will be recorded*** FY2022 Light Vehicles Pre-Solicitation Conference Thursday, April 29 11:00am 1:00pm Google Meet joining info Video call link: https://meet.google.com/vtv-mdvk-jyj Or dial: ?(US) +1 304-825-7075? PIN: ?484 357 763?# More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/vtv-mdvk-jyj?pin=1745034491683 Amendment 001: Provide Questions and Answers from the Pre-Solicitation Conference; AND Provide Power Point Slides from the Pre-Solicitation Conference; AND Provide Video Recording from the Pre-Solicitation Conference. Special Notice: GSA will extend AutoStandards for model entry until 3:00pm EDT on Thursday, May 20, 2021. ALL TECHNICAL DATA FOR MODELS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY THAT DATE AND TIME. As a reminder, at this time GSA is only seeking potential sources and submission of technical data for models to be considered as a part of the 2022 Federal Vehicle Standards. GSA is not requesting, nor is granting, any AutoBid account access as GSA is still in the requirements developments phase. For a better understanding of the potential solicitation requirements, please review previous years acquisition history located here: 2021 Light Vehicles https://beta.sam.gov/opp/23d3784d782b4ce4ba961b06bdf6ea42/view 2020 Light Vehicles https://beta.sam.gov/opp/bc64afaffa98178be2ce5e43d558c943/view GSA anticipates similar proposal requirements and terms and conditions, though full solicitation terms will be released in summer 2021 under a separate notice. GSA looks forward to your firms participation in the 2022 Federal Standards for Light Vehicles. For additional information please contact GSAs Vehicle Purchasing Division at 844-472-1200 or by email at vehiclebuying@gsa.gov.