Project Information

Bid Title

Solicitation for Pallet Jack forklifts

Issuing Agency

DEPT OF DEFENSE

Location

Indiana

Published Date

May 18, 2026

Closing Date

May 18, 2026

Government Level

Federal

Status

Closed

Ref. #

SP800026Q0009

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Set Aside

Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

Project Description

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Notice ID

SP800026Q0009

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DEPT OF DEFENSE

Sub-tier

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

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DCSO COLUMBUS DIVISION #3

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General Information

• Contract Opportunity Type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation (Original)
• Original Published Date: May 18, 2026 10:51 am EDT
• Original Date Offers Due: May 18, 2026 05:00 pm EDT
• Inactive Policy: 15 days after date offers due
• Original Inactive Date: Jun 02, 2026
• Initiative:

Classification

• Original Set Aside: Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)
• Product Service Code:
• NAICS Code:
  • 333924 - Industrial Truck, Tractor, Trailer, and Stacker Machinery Manufacturing
• Place of Performance:
  Hammond , IN 46327
  USA

Description

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.

Attachments/Links

Contact Information

Contracting Office Address

• 8725 JOHN J KINGMAN ROAD SUITE 1145 DCSO
• FORT BELVOIR , VA 22060-6223
• USA

Primary Point of Contact

• Sheila Nixon
• sheila.nixon@dla.mil
• Phone Number 6144298082

Secondary Point of Contact

History

• May 18, 2026 10:51 am EDTCombined Synopsis/Solicitation (Original)

Commodity Codes

• FSC 39Materials Handling Equipment
• FSC WLease or Rental of Equipment

• NAICS 333924Industrial Truck, Tractor, Trailer, and Stacker Machinery Manufacturing

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