This is a delivery order contract awarded by the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) to American President Lines, LLC (APL), a global shipping and logistics company. The contract, valued at $2,851,295.32, is for consolidated transportation shipments made by decentralized ordering officers in support of Operation Freedom's Sentinel. The contract is a fixed-price with economic price adjustment, and is not a set-aside.
APL is a subsidiary of CMA CGM, a major international container transportation and shipping group. The contract is issued under the USTRANSCOM Multimodal Transportation contract, which is an Indefinite Delivery Vehicle (IDV) that allows the Department of Defense and other federal agencies to issue task orders for transportation, cargo handling, and logistics support services globally. Through this contract, APL will provide critical transportation and logistics services, including ocean freight, intermodal distribution, stevedoring, and supply chain solutions for military and humanitarian assistance operations in Afghanistan.