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Clean Cities Announces Funding Opportunity: Purchasing/Procurement Process To Pool AFV Orders

Posted by admin on Nov. 25, 2014  /  Clean Fuels Funding, Awards & Grants  /  Subscribe 0

DE-FOA-0001237: Development of Processes and Procedures for Pool Bulk Multi-Fleet AFV Orders

The objective of this FOA is to develop and implement effective purchasing/procurement processes designed to coordinate and consolidate bulk alternative fuel vehicle and advanced vehicle orders and reduce per-unit prices of commercially-available vehicles. It is anticipated that the aggregated purchasing/procurement process will enable original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and suppliers to increase production volumes, achieve economies of scale, and reduce incremental vehicle costs specific to electric drive, natural gas, propane, hybrid, and other alternative fuel vehicle and advanced vehicle technologies. 

Applications will address the following:

• Management and administration of all aspects of the aggregated vehicle procurement/purchasing program being proposed 
• Group purchasing initiatives or organizations such as a buyer’s consortium, where potential members/users have a mutual interest to procure alternative fuel vehicles and advanced vehicles based on vocation, fleet type, geography, vehicle class, configuration, or classification to effectively leverage volume orders and coordinate and bundle procurement packages 
• Projected vehicle orders as well as acquisition, delivery, and deployment timelines 
• Projected volume price reduction when compared to current commercially-available singular alternative fuel vehicle and advanced vehicle prices
• Approaches and plans for coordination/consolidation of standardized vehicle specifications to streamline manufacturing and reduce unnecessary product variations
• Approaches and plans for coordination of order and delivery schedules that complement OEM manufacturing windows and end-user procurement cycles
• Criteria used to determine competitive or sole source approaches
• Innovative contracting, financing, and payment/escrow strategies for vehicle purchases
• Identification and recording of best practices and lessons learned
  
  

For more information, see the full solicitation.

Additional Information:

Project funds will not be used for the purchase of alternative fuel vehicles and advanced vehicles. The intent is for proposing teams to create processes and procedures that can be used by a wide variety of public and private fleets and individuals who wish to acquire alternative fuel vehicles and advanced vehicles. Project teams are envisioned and may include vehicle OEMs and dealers, suppliers, fleet management and purchasing/procurement organizations, state and local agencies, utility companies, vehicle leasing companies, fuel providers, and trade groups engaged in AFV-related businesses. EERE expects to make multiple financial assistance awards in the form of cooperative agreements. The estimated period of performance for each award will be approximately two years.

Source: US Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) , Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO)

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