The Department of Defense's Surface Deployment and Distribution Command (SDDC) awarded an Indefinite Delivery Contract to Carolina Linkages, Inc., doing business as Safe Ports, for Port Operations and Related Transportation Services (PORTS). The multiple-award contract has a ceiling value of $710,002,500 and a period of performance through May 31, 2034.
Safe Ports, a woman-owned small business, will provide stevedoring and related terminal services to support the import and export of Defense Transportation System cargo across multiple Combatant Command areas of responsibility. This includes the full spectrum of cargo handling, from receipt through disposition, as well as processing cargo for simultaneous surface transportation. The contract may require 24/7 operations, including official holidays. The original solicitation, which did not use any set-asides, was posted on March 24, 2023, with responses due by April 24, 2023. Safe Ports has also received subcontract work from the prime contractor Amentum Services, Inc. for warehousing, storage, and air transportation support activities.
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