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Contract Opportunity

1.0 Purpose/Scope

This Presolicitation Notice is to seek additional sources and notify industry of the Government’s intent to negotiate with only one source for the procurement of Isuzu P75 7.5 Ton Cristanini Edition Trucks for United States Army, Joint Program Manager (JPM), Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense (CBRN), Special Operations Forces (SOF) to be delivered to Stafford, VA. The LAPS components are considered to be commercial items. The intended source is ITL LLC. The Government is pursuing a non-competitive action under the authority of FAR 13.501(a)(1).

As part of its market research, the General Services Administration (GSA), on behalf of its customer, is issuing this Sources Sought and Notice of Intent to determine if there exists an adequate number of interested and qualified contractors capable of performing the requirement as described. The Government may use the responses to this Sources Sought for information and planning purposes. The technical specifications describe only the currently contemplated possible specifications and may vary from the actual specifications identified in final Product Descriptions included in any Request for Quote (RFQ).

This Sources Sought is only for the purpose of identifying potential sources as part of GSA’s market research. No RFQ currently exists; therefore, do not request a copy of the RFQ. Please note, GSA is not required to use the open market for any resulting RFQ. This Sources Sought is issued for information and planning purposes only and does not itself constitute an RFQ. Responses to this Sources Sought will not be considered as formal quotes and GSA does not intend to award an open market delivery order(s) or Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) based on responses to this Sources Sought.

2.0 Objectives of the Sources Sought

• Understand the level of interest and availability of potential vendors that could provide the requested turnkey solution.


• Identify issues, roadblocks, and barriers to successful solution implementations.


• Obtain vendor feedback on if the vendor will utilize any subcontractors or teaming arrangements.


• Identify if a total solution can be provided via open market contractors.


• Provision of other benefits of leveraging a turnkey solution.


• Comments regarding any ambiguities or needed clarifications of the draft technical specifications.


• Obtain vendor feedback on any other pre-existing contracts that might meet this need.

3.0 Sources

The Sources Sought and Notice of Intent will be posted to SAM.gov.

4.0 Draft Technical Specifications

Isuzu P75F, 7.5 Ton Truck (Cristanini Edition) with automatic transmission, 2765mm wheelbase, 2-wheel drive, in olive green

5.0 Notes to Responders

All information received in response to this Sources Sought marked “Proprietary” will be protected and handled accordingly. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary or competition sensitive information contained in their response. Responses to the Sources Sought will not be returned. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this Sources Sought. GSA will not pay for information received in response to this Sources Sought. There is no commitment by the Government to issue an RFQ, make an award or awards, or to be responsible for any monies expended by industry responses to this Sources Sought.

Please limit responses or capability statement to three pages. Review the objectives under Section 2.0 and include any concerns, possible issues, comments, or suggestions relative to those points in the statement. Any format is acceptable. Also, include contract number, relevant information on the company, and, if available, brief descriptions of recent and relevant projects for products similar to that described in the draft technical specifications.

Do not submit pricing information in response to this Sources Sought.

Submit Sources Sought responses to the Contracting Officer via email by the close date specified in SAM.gov. Contact information is listed below.

6.0 GSA Point of Contact

April McNellie

Contracting Officer

april.mcnellie@gsa.gov

817-850-8192

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