Surface Deployment and Distribution Command

The Department of the Army Materiel Command Surface Deployment and Distribution Command is the Army's principal contracting office for container leasing, freight forwarding, and military sealift logistics operations supporting global force projection and equipment movement. SDDC operates as a sub-agency within Army Materiel Command and procures transportation and logistics services on behalf of operational commands worldwide.

SDDC has awarded 14,984 federal contracts since 1998 with combined potential value of $12.78 billion and combined dollars obligated of $15.34 billion. Over the last five years, the agency issued 876 awards in 2022, 833 in 2023, 544 in 2024, 434 in 2025, and 255 year-to-date in 2026, reflecting a declining recent cadence. The most recently recorded award date is November 1, 2026.

The contract competitive base is moderately concentrated, with the top five primes by award count holding 46 percent of recent awards over the last five years. Seacube Leasing International, Inc. dominates by volume with 743 awards and $108.1 million combined potential value. Triton Container International LIMITED and Textainer Equipment Management (U.S.) LIMITED follow distantly with 272 and 231 awards respectively, though both report substantially lower potential value. Among 1,887 distinct prime contractors over the agency's portfolio history, the top five by potential value—American President Lines LLC, Cooper/Ports America LLC, Liberty Global Logistics LLC, Seacube Leasing International, and SSA Atlantic LLC—account for only 4 percent of combined potential value, indicating that value-weighted concentration is highly fragmented across the vendor base. Many awards likely represent container leases, task orders on standing schedules, or short-term freight commitments with modest individual dollar values.

The contract set-aside mix is highly skewed toward unrestricted competition: 14,020 awards (94 percent) carry no set-aside designation. Small business awards comprise 5 percent of total volume (729 awards), with 8(a) sole source and competitive 8(a) accounting for less than 1 percent combined (115 and 50 awards). SDVOSB, HUBZone, WOSB, and other designated categories each represent less than 1 percent of awards, reflecting the agency's reliance on established commercial container and logistics vendors.

No recent contract opportunities are recorded in the source material. Interested contractors should monitor the SDDC contracting office directly for ongoing solicitations in container procurement and international freight services, including transportation of military equipment and supplies to overseas locations.