Bahrain S&RTS
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- TRANSCOM26R013
- Agency
-
United States Transportation Command
Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 488320 Marine Cargo Handling
- Place of performance
- Bahrain
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
United States Transportation Command intends to solicit stevedoring and related terminal services (S&RTS) for USG cargo handling at Kingdom of Bahrain ports, with responses to the pre-solicitation RFI due July 30, 2026, and contract award anticipated by April 1, 2027.
Place of performance includes Mina Salman Port, Khalifa Bin Salman Port, ASRY Dry Dock, Naval Support Activity locations (including Mina Salman Naval Base and Shaikh Isa Air Base), Riffa Air Base, and other designated locations within Kingdom of Bahrain. Services cover 24 hours per day, 7 days per week import and export operations encompassing containers, vehicles, breakbulk cargo, ammunition and explosives in all sizes and configurations, hazardous materials (all classes per applicable regulations), and rotary or fixed-wing aircraft via vessel, Common-User Land Transportation, or military convoy.
Contractor must be an authorized agent at Bahrain ports, capable of performing all services as a prime contractor with experience in foreign commercial contracts complying with host nation labor laws and collective bargaining agreements. Personnel require Transportation Worker Identification Credentials (TWIC) or host nation equivalents and pre-approval through the Defense Biometric Identification System (DBIDS). Contractor must maintain minimum productivity standards for different vessel types, accept piece-rate pricing for containers and vehicles with Measurement Ton pricing for breakbulk cargo, demonstrate operational readiness post-award, and comply with OSHA regulations, host nation safety laws, NIST SP 800-171 cybersecurity standards, and comprehensive incident-reporting requirements.
The current contract expires July 5, 2027. NAICS code is 488320 (Marine Cargo Handling) with small business size standard of $47 million; small business set-asides are under consideration. Responses must include company information, CAGE code, business classification, relevant experience, and information on existing contract vehicles. Submit to Cassie Range (cassandra.a.range.civ@mail.mil) or Casey Schuette (casey.d.schuette.civ@mail.mil).
Notice text
Provide Stevedoring and Related Terminal Services (S&RTS) handling the import and export of designated USG cargo throughout the Kingdom of Bahrain. Primary performance locations include Mina Salman Port, Khalifa Bin Salman Port, ASRY Dry Dock, Naval Support Activity (NSA1), Mina Salman Naval Base (NSA2), Shaikh Isa Air Base, Aviation Unit (NSA3), Riffa Air Base and any other designated locations within Kingdom of Bahrain. S&RTS services will cover the full spectrum of managing USG cargo (e.g. containers, vehicles, breakbulk, and rotary or fixed wing aircraft) transiting through the specified port(s) in this contract. Operational tasks shall include but are not limited to stevedoring and longshoring services required to conduct and facilitate load and discharge of vessel, truck, port reception and disposition, cargo management and preparation, staging, storage, onward movement, intra-port transfers, vessel preparation, documentation, tallying and checking, and storage of dunnage and tiedown materials. Military cargo may consist of vehicles, Ammunition and Explosives (A&E) in all sizes and configurations (containerized or breakbulk), non-explosive containers of all sizes, all classes of Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT) (IAW applicable regulations), and other general DoW cargo. Transportation will be facilitated via vessel, Common-User Land Transportation (CULT), and/or military convoy.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Request for Information (RFI)_Bahrain.docx | DOCX document | |
| RFI_Attachment 1 - Market Research.docx | DOCX document | |
| RFI_Attachment 2 - DRAFT PWS_Bahrain.pdf |
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