Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Non-Tactical Vehicle Lease Support (EUCOM)
Department of Defense · Department of the Navy
AI summaryThe Marine Corps (Navy Department, Commanding General, for II Marine Expeditionary Force) wants a three-year indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ: the Government orders as needed, within a minimum and ceiling) contract to lease cars, SUVs, vans and light trucks in eight European countries. The solicitation is full and open, and the response due date is November 9, 2026, 8:00 AM Eastern. Orders may be placed from December 1, 2026 through November 30, 2029, and one quote must cover all eight countries. More in the summary
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The Marine Corps (Navy Department, Commanding General, for II Marine Expeditionary Force) wants a three-year indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ: the Government orders as needed, within a minimum and ceiling) contract to lease cars, SUVs, vans and light trucks in eight European countries. The solicitation is full and open, and the response due date is November 9, 2026, 8:00 AM Eastern. Orders may be placed from December 1, 2026 through November 30, 2029, and one quote must cover all eight countries.
Who can bid (4)
- Active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM), and you must give your Unique Entity ID, CAGE code and Federal Tax ID number.
- Ability to supply and insure vehicles in all eight countries; partial bids are rejected.
- Local vehicle insurance as each country's law requires, with insurance certificates provided with each leased vehicle.
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- All licenses, permits and certifications that national, provincial and local authorities require.
How to submit: Email to pedro.rivas@usmc.mil, david.r.bovee.mil@usmc.mil and lucas.elliot@usmc.mil. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (11)
From the version posted Oct 19, 2026.
- Serious: One quote must cover all eight countries. Pricing must be the same in Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland and Sweden, and partial bids are not considered, so you need fleet partners in every country.
- Serious: Work is in Europe, under local law. You must follow national and local rules in each country, including local insurance, permits, customs paperwork and winter tire laws; the documents do not say which currency quotes use or how value-added tax is handled beyond including taxes in unit prices.
- Serious: Immediate vehicle availability in every country. You must show immediate access to all vehicle types in all eight countries, with vehicles no more than three years old at first delivery.
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- Worth checking: 24-hour replacement and 24/7 support. A broken-down vehicle must be replaced within 24 hours, and a local representative must respond to emergencies within two hours; a regional helpline backed by local partners is acceptable.
- Worth checking: All-inclusive unit prices. Unit prices must include delivery, pickup, mileage, tolls, parking and operating costs, and price is judged against Government estimated quantities that this solicitation does not list.
- Worth checking: Quote must price every line. A quote with an unpriced line is non-responsive, though the Q&A later says CLIN 0006 (parts) needs no unit price.
- Worth checking: Vehicle loss and damage risk. The Government is not liable for loss or damage to the vehicles except for willful misconduct; repair costs are paid only for damage from Government negligence, abuse or accident, and only after written approval.
- Worth checking: Small guaranteed minimum. The Government only guarantees $100,000.00 of orders against a $2,999,999.99 ceiling, and orders depend on future task orders.
- Minor: Delivery and pickup windows. Deliveries and pickups happen Monday through Saturday, 7:30 AM to 3:30 PM local time, with 24 hours' notice to the Government representative; the Government gives at least 30 days' notice before required delivery.
- Minor: Solicitation number differs from SAM.gov. Quotes must carry M67001-27-Q-0007, while SAM.gov and the PIEE (Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment) solicitation module still show M6710026Q0007.
- Minor: CLIN labels in the price schedule. The schedule labels the CLIN 0005 labor and CLIN 0006 parts lines as 0004AA; ask the contracting officer which line numbers to use.
Read from the notice and 3 attachments. Show which files.
- Combined Synopsis Solicitation Amendment 0002.docx (read)
- NTV IDIQ PWS Amendment 0002.docx (read)
- Questions and Answers.pdf (read)
Full summary
What they want
- Lease SUVs, sedans, eight-passenger vans and light duty trucks by the day, week or month (no single vehicle leased longer than 119 days)
- Have vehicles ready in Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland and Sweden, delivered to bases, airports, seaports or train stations named in each task order
- Supply vehicles no more than three years old with GPS, a roadside kit, winter tires where local law requires them, and local insurance
- Do the joint inspection with a Government representative at delivery and at turn-in
- Replace a broken-down vehicle within 24 hours and run a 24/7 helpline with a local representative
- Pick up vehicles within five days after each task order ends
- Repair damage caused by Government personnel only after written approval (Notice to Proceed), paid under CLIN 0005 (labor) and CLIN 0006 (parts at actual cost)
- Send the Government a list of vehicles (plate number, model and year, first delivery location) within seven business days after each order
- Contract type
- Indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ). Lease lines are priced per unit of issue (month, week, day); repair labor (CLIN 0005) and parts (CLIN 0006) are time-and-materials. A contract line item number (CLIN) is one priced line of the order.
- Period of performance
- Three-year ordering period: orders may be issued from December 1, 2026 through November 30, 2029. Task orders set their own lease dates, and no vehicle is leased more than 119 days.
- Place of performance
- Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland and Sweden (the U.S. European Command area); specific locations are set in each task order. The SAM.gov place of performance is blank.
- Estimated value
- Minimum (guaranteed) $100,000.00; maximum (ceiling) $2,999,999.99
- How they'll choose
- Best value: the Government will award to the responsible quoter whose quote is most advantageous, price and other factors considered. Award is in aggregate (all lines together). The order of importance of the factors is not stated.
- Offers due
- November 9, 2026, 8:00 AM Eastern
- How to submit
- Email to pedro.rivas@usmc.mil, david.r.bovee.mil@usmc.mil and lucas.elliot@usmc.mil
What they'll judge offers on
- Price: Total Evaluated Price from the quoted unit prices times the Government's estimated historical quantities for each vehicle type and duration, across the base year and all option periods
- Technical Capability, Factor 1 Fleet and Logistics: (1.1) vehicle availability in all eight countries, (1.2) fleet condition (age three years or less, cleanliness and equipment) with a fleet management plan, (1.3) delivery logistics, joint inspection and pickup
- Technical Capability, Factor 2 Service and Support: (2.1) 24-hour breakdown replacement plan, (2.2) 24/7 hotline and a local representative with response times under 2 hours, (2.3) proof of local insurance and road safety compliance (such as winter tire rules) in all eight countries
- Past Performance: similar scope and complexity within the last three years
What to include when you submit
- Show the solicitation number as M67001-27-Q-0007 on your quote (Amendment 0001); SAM.gov still lists M6710026Q0007
- Fill out the Quoter's Information section and return it with the quote: company name and address, Unique Entity ID, CAGE code, Federal Tax ID number, contact, business size status, primary NAICS code, estimated delivery time and discount terms
- Price every line item. The solicitation says a quote missing priced lines is non-responsive, but the Q&A says CLIN 0006 (parts) needs no unit price and CLIN 0005 (labor) needs one uniform hourly rate
- Use one set of unit prices that applies in all eight countries; partial bids will not be considered
- Make unit prices fully burdened: delivery, pickup, maintenance, roadside assistance, mandatory local insurance, taxes, environmental fees, mileage, tolls and parking
- Address each technical subfactor: fleet availability in all eight countries, a fleet management plan (vehicles three years old or less), delivery and joint inspection procedures, breakdown replacement within 24 hours, 24/7 hotline with local representative, local insurance and road safety compliance
- Include past performance of similar scope and complexity within the last three years
- Quotes should be valid for 90 days unless the quote says otherwise
- Send questions by email only (no phone): they are accepted up to seven calendar days after the RFQ was posted
Current contractor
No incumbent is named. The Q&A lists earlier lease orders without naming who held them: M27100-26-F-0001 (Norway) initial lease of 80 vehicles, M27100-26-F-0002 (Latvia) lease of 31 vehicles, M27100-25-F-0002 (Finland) lease of 22 vehicles, M27100-25-P-0035 (Estonia) lease of 10 vehicles, and M27100-25-P-0045 (Norway and Finland) lease of 21 vehicles.
Not in the notice text
- The Government's estimated historical quantities by vehicle type and duration (daily, weekly, monthly) used to score price are not listed.
- The currency for quotes and how value-added tax and other host-country taxes are handled are not stated, beyond taxes being included in unit prices.
- The calendar date the question window closes is not given; it is seven calendar days after the RFQ was posted.
- Whether the Joint Inspection Checklist (Attachment 1) is posted is unclear; it was not among the files read.
- Government points of contact for the contract are listed as provided upon award.
- The order of importance of the evaluation factors is not stated.
Eligibility and how to respond
- No set-aside: any business, large or small, can bid unless the notice says otherwise.
- How to submit, from the AI summary: Email to pedro.rivas@usmc.mil, david.r.bovee.mil@usmc.mil and lucas.elliot@usmc.mil. Check it in the notice before you send anything.
- Service contracts usually set minimum pay rates (the Service Contract Act). Price the labor with the SCA price calculator.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 19, 2026
- Notice type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Office
- Commanding General, Camp Lejeune, NC
- Product/service code
- W023 · Lease or Rental of Equipment – Ground Effect Vehicles, Motor Vehicles, Trailers, and Cycles
- Business type
- Transportation, logistics & vehicles (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 532111)
- Versions
4 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Oct 19, 2026 · Amendment 0002 (this version)Due Nov 9, 2026
- Oct 14, 2026 · AmendmentDue Nov 9, 2026
- Oct 9, 2026 · AmendmentDue Nov 9, 2026
- Oct 9, 2026 · Combined Synopsis/SolicitationDue Nov 9, 2026
- Attachments
Past awards and competition
Who has won work like this before, the likely incumbent, and what similar contracts paid, from USAspending.gov.
Before you respond
- How to respond to a solicitation (8 steps)
- How to read a government solicitation
- How to price a government contract
Terms on this notice: Solicitation
Full notice text from SAM.gov
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