2005 Model Year Vehicle Awards

The 2005 Model Year vehicle contracts for sedans and light trucks have been awarded to DaimlerChrysler, Ford Motor Company and General Motors.  Additional information is available in the document entitled 2005 contract awards below. 

DaimlerChrysler has advised GSA of an early close-out date for standard item number 20.1 for E85 engines. Please see attachment below for more information.

2005 Alternative Fuel Vehicle Pricing

2005 Alternative Fuel Vehicle Pricing is available below.

Cancellation of Future Federal Vehicle Standards Training Conferences

GSA has decided to cancel future Federal Vehicle Standards Conferences.  GSA's letter to customers and vendors regarding the cancellation and new method of producing the Federal Vehicle Standards is available below.

New AutoChoice Feature

AutoChoice, GSA's online ordering system has a new feature. This feature checks the compatibility of selected vehicle options for light vehicles for each vendor. AutoChoice will now inform the customer if a selected option is: 

1. Included in a package which contains additional options,
2. Excluded because the option is incompatible with other selected options, or
3. Requires the selection of additional options to be ordered. 

The customer will be required to resolve any optional equipment conflicts to make the selected vehicles “buildable” and therefore able to be ordered. This new feature will ensure that a vehicle is buildable before allowing a customer to add the vehicle to the garage.

Summer Program (Obligated Funds): Garaged Cars

Agencies must review and update any AutoChoice Garage orders placed during the summer for obligated funds  with the 2005 model year prices and options. Orders that are not updated and re-submitted to GSA will not be processed.

Ambulance and Cab and Chassis (Body Trucks) Awards

The 2005 contracts for ambulances and cab and chassis (Body Trucks) with aftermarket applications will be awarded by the end of November. 

2005 Federal Vehicle Standards Revisions

There have been many major changes made to the 2005 Federal Vehicle Standards.  Please review the 2005 Federal Vehicle Standards online for all up-to-date information and revisions, at www.gsa.gov/vehiclestandards. All changes to the 2005 Federal Vehicle Standards are reflected in AutoChoice www.autochoice.gsa.gov.

Paper Requisitions REMINDER

As of October 1, 2004 (FY05), GSA will no longer accept paper requisitions such as the Motor Vehicle Requisition GSA Form 1781 and Military Interdepartmental Purchase Request (MIPR) DD Form 448 for any vehicle that can be ordered using AutoChoice or an alternate electronic method.

New Ordering Procedures for Medium and Heavy Vehicles

GSA recently implemented new ordering procedures for medium and heavy trucks.   The new procedures are available below.