Solicitation for Pallet Jack forklifts

Quotations due on this solicitation by 5:00 PM EST June 18, 2026. Submit a formal quote (company letter head and signature) via email to Sheila.Nixon@dla.mil. DESCRIPTION OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES This solicitation is for a heavy-duty, electric walkie/rider pallet jack designed for industrial material handling.  The unit must feature all-steel construction, electric power steering, and safety mechanisms suitable for safely maneuvering extreme loads. Please see attached documentation for specifications. DELIVERY Delivery charges, if applicable, shall be included in total price. PERIODS OF PERFORMANCE 6 months from date of award to include delivery. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE Hammond Depot, 3200 Sheffield Ave Hammond, IN 46327 PROPOSAL PREPARATION COSTS The Government shall not be responsible or liable for any costs incurred by any parties in the preparation and submission of any technical quote or price quote in response to this RFQ. SUBMISSION OF QUESTIONS Should the offeror have any questions with regards to the RFQ, they should submit them via email, to Sheila Nixon, at Sheila.Nixon@dla.mil.  All questions must be received by 11:59 PM EST June 1, 2026. DISCUSSIONS It is the Government's intention to award without discussions; however, the Government retains the right to conduct discussions if necessary. Offerors are encouraged to present their best technical offer and prices in their initial offer submission. The Government may reject any or all offers if such action is in the public interest; accept other than the lowest offer; and waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received. LOWEST PRICE TECHNICALLY ACCEPTABLE The award will be a firm fixed contract. Award will be based on the lowest evaluated price of the technically acceptable (LPTA) proposal meeting all solicitation requirements from responsible offerors with acceptable past performance. There will be one award made for this project. With respect to the items or group of items identified in the solicitation, offers must be submitted for all items indicated. No award will be made for less than the full requirements shown in this solicitation. NO AWARD The Government reserves the right to not make an award as a result of this RFQ if an award is determined contrary to the best interest of the Government. VENDOR QUOTATION INSTRUCTIONS AND REQUIREMENTS VENDOR INSTRUCTIONS 1.Period for Acceptance of Offers: The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 90 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers unless another time period is specified in an addendum to the solicitation. 2.Offeror Submittal Requirements: To be further considered for award, offeror shall submit the following as part of their quote: a. Signed SF-1449.  b. Completed pricing Documents and CLINS. c. Acknowledgement of any solicitation amendments. d. Confirm compliance with requirements included in the specifications. e. If applicable, include GSA Contract number with relevant information to contract. 3.Offers shall be submitted via email to: Sheila Nixon at Sheila.Nixon@dla.mil 4.The Government will issue a single purchase order resulting from this RFQ to the responsible vendor whose quote conforming to the RFQ will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. Therefore, it is important that your initial quote submittal is on the most favorable terms and complies with all instructions contained in this request. 5.Exceptions to any terms and conditions of the RFQ may make the quotation unacceptable. 6. MASTER SOLICITATION: THIS SOLICITATION INCORPORATES THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN THE DLA MASTER SOLICITATION FOR AUTOMATED SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITIONS REVISION 99 (FEBRUARY 24, 2026) WHICH CAN BE FOUND ON THE WEB AT: www.dla.mil/Portals/104/Documents/J7Acquisition/MasterSolicitation4ASAcquisitionsRev-104_February-2… This solicitation incorporates technical/quality requirements (‘R’ or ‘I’ number in section B). The full text is in the DLA Technical and Quality Master List of Requirements at: http://www.dla.mil/HQ/Acquisition/Offers/eprocurement.aspx The revision of the TQ Master in effect on the award date controls. THE FULL TEXT OF THE FAR, DFARS, AND DLAD PROVISIONS, CLAUSES, ANDPROCUREMENT NOTES CAN BE VIEWED AT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITES: FAR: https://www.acquisition.gov, (this site is to be utilized for the FAR only; do not utilize for DFARS, DLAD, etc.) DFARS: http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfarspgi/current/index.html DLA Master Solicitation, Technical/Quality Requirements, Procurement Notes, and DLAD: https://www.dla.mil/Acquisition/Policy-and-Directives DLA POC's: Delivery POC: James Storm James.Storm@dla.mil (445)737-1337 Contracting Officer and WAWF POC: Sheila Nixon Sheila.Nixon@dla.mil (614)-693-0577 COMMON ACCESS CARD The Awardee shall not need access to Common Access Cards (CACs) in order to perform. (DLAM 1000.13) is inapplicable to this requirement.