DRAFT SOLICITATION-Medical Freight Transportation

This draft solicitation seeks proposals for medical freight transportation services for the Defense Logistics Agency. Offerors are invited to bid on transportation lanes for ambient, hazardous, and commercial aircraft cargo between origins in the United States and destinations in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and the Pacific. Proposals will be evaluated based on technical acceptability, past performance, and price, with the awards made to the offerors providing the best value. The base period of performance is from January 2023 to December 2023, with two one-year option periods. Proposals are due in the coming weeks.

There is no set-aside designated for this procurement. The predominate NAICS code is 481212 for air freight transportation services. Current contractors were not named but the solicitation will result in multiple IDIQ contracts awarded to carriers participating in the Civil Reserve Air Fleet program. Services required include transportation of general medical cargo, hazardous medical cargo, and cargo aircraft-only shipments between October 2022 and September 2025. Delivery performance standards include transit times between origin and destinations globally.