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Consolidated Receiving Point - Seattle
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The U.S. Department of State is conducting market research through a Sources Sought notice to identify qualified U.S. small businesses capable of providing consolidated receiving and warehouse services near the Port of Seattle and Port of Tacoma, Washington. This effort supports the logistical operations of U.S. embassies and consulates overseas by receiving, consolidating, and preparing government-supplied supplies, equipment, and household effects for international shipment via sea container or air freight. All responses must come from small businesses certified under FAR 19.5, with NAICS code 493110, and must demonstrate direct experience in cross-dock warehouse operations—explicitly excluding freight forwarding activities. Proposers must provide detailed documentation of their warehouse facilities, including proof of current licenses, permits, and real property ownership or lease, and confirm that their operations are located within 30 miles of the U.S. Post Office at 1102 A St., Tacoma, WA 98402. The facility must provide a minimum of 20,000 square feet of dedicated Department of State warehouse space with racking and the ability to handle freight up to 40,000 cubic feet, with capability to unload and receive items weighing up to 30 tons and measuring up to 3,000 cubic feet within 24 hours' notice, as well as deliver small packages up to 10 cubic feet and 300 pounds within the Seattle metropolitan area. Contractors must employ a certified computer-based warehouse management system to track receiving, labeling, inventory, and shipping of all freight, and must assume full liability for loss or damage of goods up to $5 million. On-site packing and crating services must be available for all freight types, including hazardous materials, with staff certified to classify, package, and document hazardous materials for both surface and air transport in compliance with federal and international regulations. Demonstrated compliance with the Service Contract Act and Fair Labor Standards Act is mandatory, and contractors must prove their ability to safely store, track, and account for government-furnished property and personnel household effects. Submission requires a capabilities statement with specific examples of past contract performance or commercial experience and the completed Contractor Information Sheet, which includes business size certification, SAM registration status, DUNS number, ownership type, socioeconomic certifications, and government contracting history. Responses are due by June 23, 2026, to Sarah Cass at [email hidden]. This notice is strictly for market research and
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Place of Performance
Seattle, WA, 98121, USASet-Aside
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Submission Closed
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Consolidated Receiving Point Services- U.S. Despatch Agency Seattle, WA
The Department of State is conducting market research to determine the degree of capability by U.S. Small Businesses only in providing consolidation & receiving services in the area of the Port of Seattle, WA and Port of Tacoma, WA. The Department of State, Office of Logistics Operations has an essential role in supporting transportation of supplies, equipment, and household effects to U.S. embassies & consulates overseas. The primary function of the Department’s consolidated receiving contractor operations in the U.S. are to provide warehouse services and receive items from U.S. sources being shipped to embassies and consulates overseas and consolidate them and prepare for shipping in sea containers and air shipment to their onward destination. The NAICS code for these services is 493110.
Responses must clearly demonstrate capabilities through examples of previous direct contract efforts and/or direct commercial experience closely related thereto.
Vendors must specifically address the following capabilities:
• Cross dock warehouse services and operations experience, *note, such services are not a freight forwarding requirement or operation.
• Provide copies of current licenses, permits, and real property documentation for current or proposed warehouse operations.
• Knowledge of and compliance with federal and local labor laws including the service contract act, and fair labor standards act.
• Ability to provide unloading & receiving services using on-hand materials handling equipment for freight of all kinds with unit weights of up to five tons and unit volumes up to 1,500 cubic feet.
• Ability to provide unloading & receiving services with 24 hours’ notice for freight of all kinds and sizes (including small packages and full pallet size) with unit weight potential of up to 30 tons and unit volumes up to 3,000 cubic feet.
• Ability to provide warehouse services, facility, and equipment for handling freight up to a maximum volume of 40,000 cubic feet, and with a minimum Department of State dedicated warehouse floor space of 20,000 square feet, and racking. These services must be provided within a 30-mile commute of the U.S. Post Office Facility at 1102 A St., Tacoma, WA 98402.
• Ability to load and stow standard sea containers with individual freight ranging in size from small package boxes to full pallet and oversize pallet size.
• Ability to deliver small packages (10 cubic feet & 300 pounds) in the Seattle metropolitan area.
• Ability to employ a computer based warehouse management system to record receiving information, labeling, and shipping of previously described freight and maintain an accurate inventory of all freight on hand.
• Ability to assume liability for all loss and damage of freight on hand up to maximum of $5,000,000.
• Ability to provide all packing and crating (including hazardous materials) services on site.
• Knowledge of and compliance with regulations regarding the storage, packaging & transportation of hazardous materials both surface and air.
• Provide proof that current staff are certified to classify, package & document hazardous materials for both surface and air transport.
• Ability to keep safe and track Government-Furnished Property, supplies, and government personnel household effects.
It is requested that all interested parties submit their capabilities by e-mail to Contracting Officer, Sarah Cass, at contact@example.gov; addressing each of the above requirements. Interested parties shall also complete the Contractor Information Sheet which is attached.
At this time, the U.S. Department of State does not guarantee that any future contracts may be solicited or awarded covering the aforementioned duties and responses to this Sources Sought. This notice does not bind the U.S. Department of State to any agreement with the responder, be it explicit or implied.
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