USTRANSCOM VISA Contingency Contract Renewal 2015-2019

Surface Deployment and Distribution Command (Army Materiel Command, contracting on behalf of U.S. Transportation Command) awarded this Master IDIQ for contingency sealift services on October 1, 2015, with a last date to order of March 31, 2025. The vehicle is now closed to new orders.

The VISA Contingency Contract implements the Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement as published in the Federal Register on October 29, 2014, and provides ocean transportation charter and space for worldwide port-to-port movements, related intermodal services, infrastructure, and management expertise. The agreement also accommodated bilateral peacetime testing and exercises prior to contingency activation. Services were priced under three methodologies: Revenue Based (Method A), Peacetime Rate Based (Method B), and Negotiated rates applicable to both liner and charter operations globally.

The vehicle operated with no competitive restrictions and maintained an open solicitation process throughout its performance period to accommodate new carrier entrants during MARAD's open-season enrollment windows. The non-competitive, voluntary structure reflected the agreement's nature as a contingency sealift reserve arrangement with multiple participating ocean carriers. Discussions were unlimited, and the government maintained ongoing communications with each participant to facilitate contract execution.

The solicitation underwent material revision through the development process. An industry day held December 10, 2014, at Scott Air Force Base informed updates to liner terms and conditions and pricing schedules. Amendment 1 (dated August 20, 2015) revised solicitation clauses, terms and conditions, liner terms and conditions, and Bunker Adjustment Factor data. The initial response deadline of August 27, 2015, allowed the government time to place contracts effective October 1, 2015; however, the solicitation remained open for new entrants throughout the contract period.

The source does not provide combined potential value, obligated amounts, awardee names, task-order counts, or typical order values. No information on ordering momentum or specific places of performance beyond worldwide scope is available.

This Master IDIQ implements the Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement (VISA) as defined in the Federal Register dated 29 October 2014 and provides for contingency sealift services that may arise in any part of the world. The general scope of services under this vehicle includes the provision of ocean transportation charter and/or space for worldwide port-to-port ocean movements and related intermodal movements, infrastructure, services, and management expertise. This vehicle also is to provide such services on a bilateral basis prior to a contingency for the purpose of testing and exercising VISA.