This indefinite delivery contract, awarded by the U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) to United Airlines, Inc., provides global heavyweight delivery services in support of Department of Defense transportation requirements. The $415.6 million IDIQ contract, known as the Global Heavyweight Service (GHS), enables United Airlines to fulfill delivery orders for domestic and international shipments of oversized and overweight cargo for various DOD agencies and programs.
Under this contract, United Airlines has been awarded multiple firm fixed-price delivery orders by the Office of the Secretary of Defense to transport heavy freight to locations such as South Korea, Germany, Japan, Bahrain, Afghanistan, and other sites worldwide. The delivery orders range in value from several thousand dollars up to $2.4 million, with periods of performance typically lasting 1-3 months. The GHS IDIQ facilitates responsive global logistics in support of the Defense Department's supply chain and mobility operations, with United Airlines leveraging its extensive commercial aviation network as the prime contractor under this multiple award contract vehicle.
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