USTRANSCOM Multimodal Transportation

The Department of the Army Materiel Command Surface Deployment and Distribution Command awarded this Master IDIQ for global multimodal transportation services (airlift, sealift, and line haul) on August 1, 2012, with a combined potential value of $1.64 billion; however, ordering closed on April 30, 2016, and the vehicle is no longer accepting new task orders. The contract is fully exhausted — $709.4 million in combined task-order potential value has been obligated across 164 delivery orders, representing 100% utilization of awarded task-order ceilings.

Ordering momentum declined sharply after the 2016 deadline. The vehicle awarded 52 orders in 2014 and 46 in 2015, but only 32 in 2016 before dropping to 9 in 2017 and 1 in 2022 (likely administrative settlement). Most recent task orders date to mid-2016 and support Operation Freedom's Sentinel and Operation Enduring Freedom, with typical values ranging from under $50,000 to approximately $10 million per order and durations aligned to calendar months (e.g., "Ultimate Completion Date: Feb 28, 2015").

Competition is concentrated among five firms. National Air Cargo Group, Inc. leads by potential value with $229.9 million across 39 orders, followed by American President Lines, LLC ($170.7 million, 45 orders), Liberty Global Logistics LLC ($162.5 million, 35 orders), and Farrell Lines Incorporated ($124.8 million, 37 orders). World Airways, Inc. holds $21.5 million across 8 orders. The top four primes account for roughly 88% of combined potential value.

Customer concentration is steep. The Office of the Secretary of Defense placed 104 orders ($219.4 million combined potential value), while Surface Deployment and Distribution Command itself placed 60 orders ($490 million), the latter representing roughly 69% of the vehicle's total obligated value. All 164 task orders carry unrestricted set-aside designations. Task orders use fixed-price-with-economic-price-adjustment pricing. Place of performance is global, supporting consolidated transportation shipments made by decentralized ordering officers.

USTRANSCOM is pursuing the acquisition of international transportation services to move cargo via multiple modes to include airlift, sealift, and line haul to/from multiple locations globally. The contractor will provide all modes of transportation, personnel, equipment, tools, material, maintenance, supervision, ground transportation, unloading and loading capability for breakbulk, rolling stock, and containers to transport DoD cargo globally. The contractor will be required to coordinate all activities with the host nation to ensure duty-free customs clearance, transit and landing rights.