3PL Follow-on Effort RFI
Open Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 47QSCC27R5003
- Agency
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Federal Acquisition Service
General Services Administration
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541614 Process, Physical Distribution, and Logistics Consulting Services
- PSC
- Not on record
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The General Services Administration Federal Acquisition Service intends to solicit a Third-Party Logistics provider for export operations support serving overseas customers; responses to this RFI are due October 27, 2026. The requirement spans receipt of Transatlantic and Transpacific ocean shipments from multiple award schedule vendors, transshipment and consolidation, and distribution through small package carriers, USPS, and the Defense Transportation System in compliance with Department of Defense and Federal regulations.
The 3PL provider must operate at minimum two bi-coastal locations (one East Coast, one West Coast) with 500,000 total square feet of warehouse capability across both facilities. Each site requires minimum 14 warehouse doors with 26-foot clearance and fire sprinkler systems, forklifts with 5,000–10,000 lbs capacity (minimum two per site), and eight hazardous certifiers (minimum four per site). Technical qualifications include compliance with MIL-STD-2073, MIL-STD-129, CFR Title 49, DTR 4500.9-R Part II, and FED-STD-123; hazardous materials certification for classes 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, and 9; and capability to interface with a Compliance-to-Connect Warehouse Management System compatible with DoD Information Network. The provider must receive ANSI EDI 850 Purchase Orders and generate ANSI EDI 856 Shipping Data.
GSA previously relied on GSA and Defense Logistics Agency distribution centers for these functions. Responses should address industry capabilities, performance methodologies, and pricing approaches. Submit via Google form by 10:00 AM EST October 27, 2026 to Contracting Officer Heidi Mcfall (heidi.mcfall@gsa.gov), Contract Specialist Samantha Barnes (samantha.barnes@gsa.gov), and Contract Specialist Justin Noel (justinx.noel@gsa.gov).
Notice text
The General Services Administration (GSA), Federal Acquisition Service (FAS), General Supplies and Services (GSS) Portfolio, Office of Supply Chain Management (SCM) and Internal and Emergency Acquisition Division (IEAD) has a requirement a Third Party Logistics (3PL) provider in support of export operations to support overseas customers. Historically, these customers had previously been serviced by GSA and Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) distribution centers.This effort includes receipt of inbound Transatlantic and Transpacific ocean shipments from multiple award schedule vendors, inspection and preparation for shipment of goods or containers to an intermediate destination, then to another destination, i.e. transshipment; as well as shipment consolidation, ensuring readiness for onward movement in accordance with required Department of Defense (DoD) and Federal regulations through small package carriers, the U.S. Postal System (USPS) and Defense Transportation System (DTS), and reporting on noted discrepancies.
Requirement synopsis:
This requirement is Export Operations Support through the use of a Third-Party Logistics (3PL) to better align GSA warehousing, cargo movement and distribution processes with industry standards and simplify disposal, hazardous movement, storage and distribution requirements.
See Google link in RFI attachment for detailed questions.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| GSA 3PL Follow-on Effort RFI Oct 2026.pdf |
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