The U.S. Army awarded a $242,717 firm fixed-price purchase order to Crowley Government Services, Inc. on March 29, 2024, to provide line haul, customs clearance, and equipment support services in Barbados. The contract supports Exercise Tradewinds Barbados 2024, with services including cargo transportation between the Port of Bridgetown and Grantley Adams International Airport, forklift operations, customs coordination, and wash down services. The performance period runs from April 5 through May 31, 2024. This unrestricted solicitation with no set-aside designation was competitively awarded based on technical capability, price, and past performance factors. Crowley Government Services, headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, is a for-profit maritime and logistics firm with extensive federal contracting experience across the Department of Defense and civilian agencies.
Crowley Government Services brings substantial maritime and logistics credentials to this engagement, leveraging its expertise in transportation infrastructure and government operations support. The contractor currently holds three major Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity vehicles totaling approximately $2.7 billion with the Department of the Navy and Naval Supply Systems Command for ship management and global logistics services, as well as participation in the $4 billion Universal Services Contract 10 for ocean transportation services administered by Air Mobility Command. All of Crowley's documented federal contract awards have been competitively awarded without set-aside designations, demonstrating its competitive standing in full and open competition across the federal procurement landscape.