--Guaranteed Traffic Solicitation from Defense Distribution Depot, Barstow, California (DDBC), to Points in the Contiguous United States (CONUS) (JGD-5473-WR)

This contract involves the guaranteed transportation of freight from the Defense Distribution Depot in Barstow, California, to various destinations within the contiguous United States (CONUS). Shipments will utilize a variety of equipment including less-than-truckload (LTL) closed vans with flat floors of at least 27 feet, flatbeds of 45 feet or longer, drop frame trailers, lowboy trailers, and removable gooseneck lowboy trailers. The estimated volume for this contract encompasses 4,884 shipments totaling approximately 16.7 million pounds of diverse freight. The commodities covered include a broad range of Department of Defense unique code freight, such as aerials, boats, propellers, pumps, and various tracked Army vehicles weighing between 40,000 to more than 60,000 pounds, as well as motor vehicles for freight and passenger purposes. The contract award period spans from July 22, 2002, through July 20, 2003, with bids closing at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time on June 5, 2002. The solicitation, identified as USA-SNOTE-020513-003 and managed by the Department of Defense’s Surface Deployment and Distribution Command headquartered at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, outlines the logistics requirements for handling guaranteed traffic with equipment suited to accommodate heavy and specialized military equipment shipments. The contract ensures reliable and secure transportation services for critical military assets within the specified timeframe.