Brand Name or Equal 2026 Hyundai Forklift

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is soliciting a single 2026 LGP-powered Hyundai forklift, Model 25L-9A, for delivery to its Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary in Key Largo, Florida, under a total small business set-aside identified by NAICS code 333924 with a 900-employee size standard. This is a firm-fixed-price, low-priced technically acceptable (LPTA) procurement that requires the forklift to be newly manufactured in the USA with a minimum 5,000-pound lift capacity, a 3-way mast with side-shifting forks and trailer ball hole, solid pneumatic tires, an LPG engine, auto power shift, wet disc brakes, operator presence sensing, lighting, and a back-up alarm, all covered by a factory warranty of three years or 4,000 hours, whichever comes first. The solicitation is issued as a combined synopsis and solicitation under FAR Part 12, with delivery required at the Key Largo facility under FOB Destination terms, and no fixed delivery date beyond the requirement to specify lead time in the quote. All offers must include the vendor’s CAGE Code and Unique Entity ID, and must be submitted via email to Michelle Walton at NOAA by June 5, 2026, in PDF or Word format with completed SF-1449 and SF-30 forms attached. Technical acceptability is a pass/fail criterion based on adherence to specifications and U.S. manufacturing origin, with price being the sole determinant among qualified offers. Vendor compliance with FAR clauses governing ethics, labor standards, trafficking in persons, sustainability, Buy American, whistleblower rights, and SAM registration is mandatory, including adherence to the prohibition on inverted domestic corporations and internal confidentiality agreements, as well as post-award small business re-representation obligations. Payment must be requested electronically through the Treasury’s Invoice Processing Platform (IPP), and no use of WAWF is permitted. Although no packaging, preservation, or marking specifications are detailed, the delivery location is in a marine environment where equipment exposure to saltwater and humidity is expected. An organizational conflict of interest clause requires disclosure, and all offers must remain valid for 60 days. The contract administration is managed by the Eastern Acquisition Division - Simplified Acquisition Program in Norfolk, Virginia, with no Contracting Officer’s Representative listed. No contract value is established until award, as