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East Coast Export Mission 2028-2033

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SP330026SS5007Federal

Submission Closed09/03/2026, 05:00:00 PM UTC

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Solicitation # 47QFCA-2026-G-1

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AI Contract Overview

The East Coast Export Mission 2028-2033, managed by DLA Distribution J7, is a planned Firm-Fixed-Price Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract under NAICS 493120. The requirement is for a small business contractor to provide the facility, equipment, supervision, and personnel necessary to receive, account for, cross-dock, and ship government-owned perishable subsistence items. These items will be processed in truckload and less-than-truckload quantities and consolidated into palletized loads for delivery to overseas embarkation points, specifically Charleston AFB in South Carolina, Norfolk NAS in Virginia, and McGuire AFB in New Jersey. The anticipated contract will feature a five-year ordering period and will be a single award. Due to the nature of perishable food items, the competitive award area is restricted to specific counties within Virginia, including Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Norfolk, Richmond, and others. The contractor must be capable of managing cold and freeze packaging and must obtain necessary base access for deliveries. The scope of work includes comprehensive warehouse and distribution support, inventory control, and the provision of materials such as dry ice, pallets, and liners. As a small business set-aside, the successful prime contractor must perform at least 50 percent of the cost of contract performance for personnel using their own employees.

General Info

Five-year small business contract for perishable food export logistics and delivery services.

Agency

Department Of Defense → DLA Distribution

NAICS

493120 - Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage

Place of Performance

Set-Aside

SBA

Documents

SP330026SS5007 East Coast Export Mission PWS

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2+ Year Projected Workload - Charleston AFB, Norfolk NAS, McGuire AFB

6 pages · other

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SP330026SS5007 Sources Sought Notice - East Coast Export Mission

2 pages · sources-sought

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SP330026SS5007 Sources Sought Notice - East Coast Export Mission

2 pages · sources-sought

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Timeline

1 update

PhaseClosed

PostedAug 21

Sources Sought

Notice updatedAug 25

Notice details unchanged. Attachments may have changed.

Response DeadlineSep 3

Deadline has passed

Submission Closed

09/03/2026, 05:00:00 PM UTC

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of Defense → DLA Distribution

Contacts1 person available

OfficeNEW CUMBERLAND, PA, 17070-5002, USA

Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Defense → DLA Distribution

Office AddressNEW CUMBERLAND, PA, 17070-5002, USA

Contacts

Samuel Tustin

contact@example.gov

Full Description

Requirement: Cross-dock, cold/freeze package and deliver perishable food items for export. The Contractor will be required to provide the facility, equipment, supervision, and personnel to receive, account for, and ship perishable subsistence items. Product will be received in truckload and less than truckload quantities and consolidated and shipped as palletized loads, in both truckload and less than truckload quantities.

The contract resulting from this requirement will be Firm-Fixed-Price Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract to provide the facility, equipment, supervision, and personnel to receive, handle and ship Government owned perishable subsistence items to the following embarkation points for overseas shipment:

Charleston AFB, South Carolina
Norfolk NAS, Virginia
McGuire AFB, New Jersey
Base access will be required by the contractor

A single award contract is anticipated. The contract will consist of a five (5) year ordering period.

Restricted award areas due to perishable subsistence items: This competitive area is inclusive of the following counties: Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Suffolk, Isle of Wright, Southampton, Sussex, Surry, Prince George, Henrico, Richmond, Charles City, James City, Newport News, Hampton, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Poquoson, York, New Kent, Chesterfield.