NTS-R RFI 2 .pdf

UNITED STATES TRANSPORTATION COMMAND (USTRANSCOM)

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)

NON-TEMPORARY STORAGE OF RETROGRADE CONTAINERIZED HOUSEHOLD

GOODS

RFI: TRANSCOM26R005

USTRANSCOM is conducting market research seeking information to determine the availability and technical capability of the business community to provide non-temporary storage.

USTRANSCOM will not be obligated to pursue any particular acquisition alternative as a result of this RFI. The Government is not obligated to and will not pay for any information received from any sources responding to this questionnaire. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the U.S. Government to form a binding contract or agreement. All responses will be kept confidential. Please be advised that all submissions become property of the Government and will not be returned.

I. INTRODUCTION

USTRANSCOM is seeking information to determine the availability and technical capability of the business community to provide comprehensive, long-term storage services to military and civilian personnel of the U.S. Department of War (DoW), specifically for Household Goods (HHG) belonging to deployed personnel shipped inbound to the East and West coasts of the United States from overseas. The overall scope of this program is to provide DoW approved storage facilities, operating authority, permits and licenses, labor services, materials, supervision, management, personnel, office space and file storage, mandatory insurance, equipment and all other services required to receive, handle-in, store, and handle-out HHG.

Specifically, the Government anticipates the need for contractor-operated facilities for receipt, storage, and release of HHG arriving from overseas on the East and West coasts of the United States. The Government anticipates a need of storage for up to thirty million (30,000,000) pounds (lbs.) as well as an anticipated receipt of approximately nine million (9,000,000) lbs. of crated-HHG annually and release of approximately three million (3,000,000) to nine million (9,000,000) lbs. of HHG annually on both the East and West coasts. The successful contractor would be responsible for compiling advance documentation related to receipt and release of HHG monitoring storage entitlement, providing entitlement/shipment notifications to DoW personnel, fumigation of stored HHG (as needed), coordinating release and delivery dates with DoW personnel, coordinating receipt of HHG with Transportation Service Providers (TSPs), coordinating release (including arranging shipment) of HHG with TSPs, traffic management functions, maintenance and repair of damaged crates, long-term storage of crates in contractor-provided facilities, inspecting received HHG for damage, and settling claims for damage occurring in the contractor’s custody with DoW personnel and/or military claims offices.

Because HHG shipments are received primarily through the ports of Norfolk, VA (East coast) and Oakland, CA (West coast), the Government anticipates a requirement for storage facilities to be located within 50 miles of each respective port.

II. INFORMATION REQUESTED

A. General Company Information

1. Company Name & Address: ________________________________________________________

2. POC Name/Telephone/Email: _______________________________________________________

3. Suggested North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code: ___________________

4. Size/Status for NAICS Code Suggested (Check all that apply):

___Small Business; _____Veteran-Owned Small Business; _____Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned ___Small Business; _____Small Disadvantaged Business; _____HUBZone Business; ____Woman- Owned Small Business; ____Large

5. Unique Entity ID ____________________________________________

6. Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code Number________________________________

B. Facility Evaluation Factors

7. Does your company currently lease or own long-term storage facilities within a 50-mile radius of the ports of Norfolk, VA and Oakland, CA that meet the warehouse requirements in the

PWS?

8. If you currently lease or own a facility outside the 50-mile radius of the ports of Norfolk, VA and Oakland, CA that meet the warehouse requirements in the PWS, what is the mile radius of those facilities to their respective ports?

8. At the time of proposal submission (anticipated Request for Proposal (RFP) release in the coming months), will your company lease or own long-term storage facilities within a 50-mile radius of the ports of Norfolk, VA and Oakland, CA that meet the warehouse requirements in the

PWS?

9. In the RFP, the Government may require Offerors to submit proof of its lease or ownership of long-term storage facilities within a 50-mile radius of the ports of Norfolk, VA and Oakland, CA that meet the warehouse requirements in the PWS. Will your company be able to comply with such a requirement?

10. In the RFP, the Government may require Offerors to submit (with respect to its leased or owned long-term storage facilities within a 50-mile radius of the ports of Norfolk, VA and Oakland, CA that meets the warehouse requirements in the PWS): 1) a flood plain report from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the United States Army Corps of Engineers or disinterested third party professional engineer/surveyor, 2) documents signed by the local fire Marshall affirming the facility meets all local codes and ordinances, and 3) Insurance Services Office (ISO) Rate Credit Report. Will your company be able to comply with each of these requirements?

11. If your answer to questions 8-9 above is “No”, what are your plans (if any) to lease or own long-term storage facilities within a 50-mile radius of the ports of Norfolk, VA and Oakland, CA that meet the warehouse requirements in the PWS?

12. If your answer to questions 8-9 above is “No”, how long will it take your company to enter into a lease agreement or own long-term storage facilities within a 50-mile radius of the ports of Norfolk, VA and Oakland, CA that meet the warehouse requirements in the PWS?

III. RESPONSE REVIEW

Any information submitted with your response that you do not consent to with limited release must be clearly marked and segregated from other response material. Response to this RFI or lack thereof does not constitute any obligation on the Government to pursue a follow-on effort, in part or whole, with specific vendors or otherwise.

IV. SUBMISSION INFORMATION

Responses are limited to 12 total 8.5” x 11” pages (12 point, Times New Roman font with 1-inch margins) and shall be directed via email Mr. Andrew McClain, andrew.s.mcclain2.civ@mail.mil, and Ms.

Taylor Luebbers, taylor.e.luebbers.civ@mail.mil not later than 12:00 PM (CT), 6 April 2026. Please note, the Government is not seeking company brochures and/or marketing materials. All submissions shall only include responses to the questions asked in Section II of this RFI.

mailto:andrew.s.mcclain2.civ@mail.mil mailto:taylor.e.luebbers.civ@mail.mil