Emergency 3PL Services Contract - Determination for Exceptional Circumstances
Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 12-3J14-Notice-25-014
- Agency
- Agricultural Marketing Service Department of Agriculture
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 493110 General Warehousing and Storage
- PSC
- S215 Housekeeping- Warehousing/Storage
- Place of performance
- United States
- Points of contact
-
- Cita D. Trice cita.trice@usda.gov (816) 605-4088
- carol Clark carol.a.clark@usda.gov (816) 823-4636
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The United States Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has issued a Special Notice regarding an exceptional circumstances determination for an emergency Third Party Logistics (3PL) services contract with Americold, Inc. The notice pertains to a contract initially awarded on August 23, 2024, which provides warehouse and distribution services for critical food distribution programs, specifically the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) and Food Distribution Programs on Indian Reservations (FDPIR). The original contract included a 6-month service extension, which is now being modified to a 14-month option. This extension will provide USDA additional time to develop, solicit, evaluate, and award a comprehensive recompete acquisition while maintaining uninterrupted food distribution services. Malcolm Shorter, the Assistant Secretary for Administration, signed the determination document on December 17, 2024.
The primary objective of this Special Notice is to ensure continuity of essential food distribution services by extending Americold's current contract. The modification is necessitated by the complex logistical challenges of transitioning between service providers, particularly given the significant quantities of USDA commodities and nationwide distribution requirements. While no specific contractor eligibility criteria are outlined in this notice, the extension is a sole-source arrangement with the current provider, Americold, Inc. The contract falls under the General Warehousing and Storage NAICS category (493110) and the Housekeeping-Warehousing/Storage PSC category (S215). No explicit deadlines or instructions for potential contractors are provided, as this is an administrative extension of an existing emergency contract designed to maintain critical food distribution infrastructure for vulnerable populations through the CSFP and FDPIR programs.
Notice text
See attached Determination of Exceptional Circumstances (3PL Services Extension Final for ASA(004).pdf - file name).
Attachments
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 3PL Services Extension_Final for ASA (004).pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Emergency 3PL Services Contract - Determination for Exceptional Circumstances | Special Notice | |
| Emergency 3PL Services Contract - Justification for Other than Full and Open Competition | Limited / Sole Source Justification |
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