Dover AFB - HHG Packing and Crating

The 436th Aerial Port Squadron and the Joint Personal Property Shipping Office-Northeast at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, are seeking commercial services under a Total Small Business Set-Aside to support the packing, crating, servicing of appliances, drayage, storage, and related handling of Household Goods and Unaccompanied Baggage for Department of Defense personnel in Zones 11 and 12 through the Direct Procurement Method. The contract, solicited under FA449726Q0021 with NAICS code 488991, requires full compliance with Military and commercial shipping standards including ASTM-D4169, SDDC Pamphlet 55-12, MIL-STD-1489, MIL-STD-129, and ISPM 15 for wood packaging. All containers must be properly marked with permanent stenciling, including "USE NO HOOKS," "STORE UNDER COVER," "US PROPERTY," and "SDDC APPROVED" in specified sizes and locations, and must be labeled with completed Military Shipping Labels containing human-readable data and both linear and two-dimensional bar codes. The contractor is responsible for inventorying, tagging, containerizing, loading, storing, unpacking, and inspecting all items while ensuring protection from theft and environmental damage throughout the process. Performance work statement attachments outline detailed documentation requirements including quality control plans, weight tickets, descriptive inventories, claims correspondence, and monthly performance metrics to be submitted for government evaluation. The contract will be awarded on a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable basis with pass/fail evaluation criteria for both technical capability and past performance, and a firm-fixed-price structure. All proposals must be submitted in three volumes totaling no more than 30 pages, with pricing submitted exclusively through the updated Excel quote schedule covering both Zones 11 and 12. The solicitation mandates strict adherence to wage determinations, cybersecurity requirements under NIST SP 800-171, antiterrorism training, whistleblower protections, and prohibitions on gratuities and confidential agreements. Contractors must maintain SAM.gov certifications, comply with base access protocols including vehicle and personnel passes, adhere to OPSEC requirements, and ensure all employees are legally authorized to work in the U.S. Invoicing is handled via the Third Party Payment System using self-invoicing methodology with EDI 859 or manual submission, supported by weight tickets and documentation. The period of performance spans five