Distribution and Warehousing Services at DLA Distribution Jacksonville, Florida (DDJF)

DLA Distribution Jacksonville, Florida (DDJF) has identified a need for distribution and warehousing services which will be advertised under solicitation SP3300-23-R-5005.  The scope of this requirement includes all management, personnel, and supervision, in addition to materiel, tools, equipment, transportation, and any other items and services to meet the requirements.

DLA Distribution Jacksonville’s primary mission is to plan, program, manage, and execute efficient and effective receiving, storage, inventory, packaging, Care of Supplies in Storage (COSIS), stock control, stock selection, issue processing, packing, shipping, and distribution of repair parts and secondary items in support of on-base, local, and worldwide customers. The Contractor shall perform warehouse and distribution operations requirements using the DLA Distribution Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)/addendums, Process Manuals, WMS, and all other references as set forth in the solicitation and resultant contract. The Contractor shall provide all management, personnel, supervision, materials, tools, equipment, transportation, and any other items and/or services not provided by the Government.

DLA Distribution Jacksonville consists of two sites, one located at Naval Air Station (NAS) Jacksonville and one at Naval Station (NS) Mayport. These sites are approximately 37 miles apart. At NAS Jacksonville, DLA Distribution Jacksonville has operations in the North area and South area of the installation. These areas are 2.5 miles apart.

The contractor currently performing similar warehousing services at DDJF is Synergy Logistics Services, II LLC (SLS II); under Contract SP3300-19-D-5005.  This contract ordering period ends October 31, 2024.

The requirement will be solicited for a five year ordering period, inclusive of a three month phase-in period.  The estimated ordering period for this requirement is shown below.

Five-Year Ordering Period: August 1, 2024 – July 31, 2029*
*Includes three-month transition

This requirement will be solicited per FAR subpart 19.8, Contracting with the Small Business Administration (The 8(a) Program). Contract award will be made on the basis of competition after exclusion of sources utilizing FAR Part 15, Contracting by Negotiation, and evaluated in accordance with FAR 15.101-1, Tradeoff process, source selection procedures.  It is anticipated that contract award will be made in July 2024.

The NAICS code and Size Standard are 493110 and $30 million, respectively. All documents related to this notice will be posted to the SAM.gov website. Prospective offerors are cautioned concerning their responsibility to access the website for any amendments/modifications and/or solicitation postings related to this pre-solicitation notice. There will be no advance notification of amendment/modification/solicitation issuance. Prospective offerors are advised to consult the website frequently to check for the issuance of amendments/modifications and/or solicitations.

The tentative timeframe for issuance of the Request for Proposal for the above stated requirement is on or about September 29, 2023. An on-site pre-proposal conference will be held in Jacksonville, FL, to provide instructions for preparation of proposals and clarification of specifications. In addition, a site visit will be held in order for potential offerors to view the facility. Instructions for registration and attendance for both the pre-proposal conference and site visit are included within the solicitation. The scheduled date for the conference and site visit is October 11, 2023.  Registration is required per the attached instructions.

Any questions concerning this notice shall be directed to the Acquisition Specialist, Brian Rose at brian.rose@dla.mil  AND Contracting Officer Daniel J. Lentz II at daniel.lentz@dla.mil. All questions should be submitted in writing via email to the above points of contact.