Solicitation_Cover_Letter.pdf

This solicitation requests proposals for regularly scheduled commercial liner service of containerized and breakbulk cargo between Jacksonville/Blount Island, Florida and U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The minimum space available to the Government for each southbound sailing shall be seventy 20-foot equivalent units, including twenty refrigerated containers, and 2000 square feet of breakbulk cargo. For northbound sailings, the minimum space shall be thirty 20-foot equivalent units, including two refrigerated containers, and 1000 square feet of breakbulk cargo. The contractor shall maintain service every 14 calendar days in each direction, with transit times not to exceed 7 days southbound and 18 days northbound. The Department of Defense United States Transportation Command contemplates awarding a firm-fixed-price requirements contract with economic price adjustment for one base year and four option years, utilizing a low-price technically acceptable source selection for this small business set-aside acquisition. Proposals are due by April 5, 2018 through the Army's secure file sharing system.

The solicitation requests proposals for regularly scheduled commercial cargo transportation services between Florida and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Requirements include a minimum level of containerized and breakbulk cargo capacity in each direction on a biweekly schedule. The Department of Defense seeks to award a fixed-price contract for one base year and four option years utilizing a lowest-price evaluation method for this small business set-aside. Proposals are due by April 5th through the specified secure portal.