U.S. General Services Administration FY2022 Battery Electric and Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles Charging Infrastructure Request for Information The General Services Administration (GSA) Office of Fleet Management (GSA Fleet) is seeking information from industry on commercially available Battery Electric and Hydrogen Fuel Cell vehicles charging infrastructure solutions that can be offered to the federal government for sale to federal agencies, DoD and other eligible entities. The charging infrastructure solution must meet or exceed ENERGY STAR energy-efficiency criteria and UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES (UL) safety standards for domestic use, as well as comparable international standards for products that can be commercially sold outside of the contiguous United States. UL 2202- Standard for Safety of Electric Vehicle Charging System Equipment UL 2231- Standard for Safety of Personnel Protection Systems for EV Supply Circuits UL 2251- Standard for Safety of Plugs, Receptacles, and Couplers for EVs UL 2594- Standard for Electrical Vehicle Supply Equipment Ordering UL publications may be addressed to: Comm 2000 151 Eastern Avenue Bensenville, IL 60106UL GSA Fleet will use the information provided by industry to determine if the market can meet customer agency demand for electric vehicle charging stations, both sold domestically and/or abroad. GSA Fleet’s intent is to develop a comprehensive industry-informed acquisition strategy to enhance the current offerings available through GSA’s Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) and expand our current product base on existing programs to include electric vehicle charging infrastructure. GSA is also interested in hydrogen fueling options available. GSA Fleet is seeking commercially available Battery Electric and Hydrogen Fuel Cell vehicle charging infrastructure to support the following vehicle types which include, but are not limited to: - Sedans and Passenger Station Wagons - Cargo and Passenger Vans - Sport Utility Vehicles and crossovers - Wheelchair-Accessible Light Vehicles - Pickup trucks (4X4 and 4X2) - Buses (school, transit, and shuttle) - Light/Medium/Heavy Trucks with vocational bodies (e.g. utility, box, delivery, dump, stake, etc.) - Tractor Trucks - Ambulances - Any/all other sizes and types of vehicles, excluding motorcycles and (LSEV) low speed electric vehicles*. *These excluded vehicle types can be offered through the GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) and are listed on GSA Advantage . GSA is also interested to learn about capabilities or partnerships for electric and hydrogen fuel cell infrastructure installation to include process and associated services, turnkey solutions, networks, training offered, site assessment services, and best practices. Please list or describe installation capabilities and/or partnerships as a supplemental write-up not to exceed three (3) typed pages, calibri font, size 12, single spaced . Please complete and title as “Supplemental Installation Capabilities.” Please note, GSA Fleet is NOT requesting pricing at this time. GSA Fleet is currently only in the requirements - development phase of the acquisition process. All products sold to the government are required to comply with the (WTO/TAA) Trade Agreement Acts , the Buy American Act , and Section 889 of the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act . The GSA Office of Fleet Management will hold an Industry Day to obtain information on commercially available battery electric and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles charging infrastructure. Through this Industry Day, GSA is seeking to learn from industry the state of the market and will provide more information on our potential future acquisition plans. The Industry Day is scheduled for Wednesday, March 17, 2021 from 11:00AM ET - 2:00PM ET. Firms can join the meeting here: https://meet.google.com/haq-mcby-etc?authuser=0 or by phone (US) +1 731-400-2010 PIN: 272 959 253#. Please RSVP at https://forms.gle/im6zDLDqqxkFZdJ38 . Agenda: Agenda shall be provided prior to the Industry Day by Charlesvincent Agbisit to all interested parties who RSVP. Questions: Responses to questions will be posted to beta.SAM.gov shortly after the conclusion of the Industry Day. Any questions regarding Industry day can be directed to
[email protected]. SUBMISSION OF RESPONSES: Interested parties must submit a cover sheet, the “Supplemental Installation Capabilities”, “Infrastructure Submission Template”, and responses to specific questions. Responses to this RFI should be sent to Michael Davidson at
[email protected] with the subject line, ‘Response to RFI - FY2022 Battery Electric and Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles Charging Infrastructure Request for Information,” by no later than February 26, 2021 at 3:00 PM EST. Please include in your subject line: Response to RFI - FY2022 Battery Electric and Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles Charging Infrastructure Request for Information. 1) Name of your company, contact information, and brief company description. a. Number of employees b. Estimated annual sales 2) Response to RFI questions. 3) Response to the model submission spreadsheet. SPECIFIC QUESTIONS: 1) Have you in the past, or do you currently offer your services to the Federal Government? 2) Are you registered within SAM.gov? (Y/N) 3) What type of charging stations/infrastructure do you sell/would you be willing to offer to the government? 4) Are the charging stations/infrastructure that could potentially be offered by your firm, and your firm’s operations, in compliance with Part A and B of Section 889 of the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act ? If not, will you be willing to become compliant prior to selling to the government? 5) Which countries can your products be sold in? Please be specific for each product.