The Defense Logistics Agency needs a small business to manufacture 4K electric forklifts for its depots.
Key Details
What exactly do they need?
The Defense Logistics Agency needs a small business to manufacture 4K electric forklifts for its depots. The forklifts must meet the salient characteristics specified in the solicitation, including the required elevated fork height and the use of solid rubber or solid polyurethane steer tires. The contractor must also provide detailed technical specifications on the equipment being proposed for technical acceptability review.
What's the contract structure and timeline?
This is an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with a firm fixed price. The contract will be for a period of 5 years, with the option for the government to exercise contract extensions. The delivery location could be any DLA Disposition Services operating location in the Continental United States (CONUS).
How will they pick the winner?
The quotations will be evaluated on a Lowest-Price Technically Acceptable basis. The contractor must provide a detailed technical specification on the equipment being proposed, including the Equipment / Model / Specifications and Features (manufacturer's cut sheet). The contractor must also certify the country of origin / place of manufacture on each product being quoted, and state the county of origin / place of manufacture for the batteries installed on the quoted electric forklifts.
When and how do you bid?
Quotes are to be received no later than 1:00 p.m. Eastern Standard U.S. Time on the specified date, via email only to the designated Contracting Officer. The solicitation will result in an IDIQ contract, and forklifts will be ordered on funded task orders, which will state the specific delivery location.
Routine commodity buy — low-effort bid, modest payoff.
Who can apply
- Must be a certified small business
- Has experience in industrial truck manufacturing
- Has a proven track record of delivering high-quality equipment
Don't bother if…
- The batteries must be manufactured by a firm not on the 1260H list
- The batteries must not be manufactured by a firm subject to a future prohibition under the Decoupling from Foreign Adversarial Battery Dependance Act of 2024
Heads up — easy to miss
- The Technical Certification Form must be submitted with the vendors' bid package to be eligible for award.
- The Government will not accept late quotes.
- The Government will not accept quotes that are partial or incomplete.
If you're interested, do this first
- Check that your small business certification is still active in SAM.gov.
- Write a 1-page summary of similar work you've done before.
- Email the contracting officer to RSVP for the site visit.
- Find a teaming partner who already has the required certification.