Household Goods Packing and Crating Services in Kanagawa

The Department of the Air Force Pacific Air Forces, through the 374th Airlift Wing, is soliciting for Household Goods Packing and Crating Services in Kanagawa, Japan to support Department of Defense personnel. The contractor must furnish all personnel, equipment, facilities, supplies, and materials necessary for the preparation of personal property for shipment, drayage, and storage, including appliance servicing and related logistics services. Key qualifications require offerors to be licensed under Japanese Trucking Business Law and/or Freight Carrier-Using Transport Business Law, possess a Japanese CAGE code, and be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). The solicitation will be evaluated using a best-value trade-off basis, prioritizing past performance ratings and price, with evaluation criteria encompassing quality of work, timeliness, contract management, and compliance with applicable regulations and safety standards. Critical deadlines include January 16, 2026 at 4:00 PM Japan Standard Time for proposal submission, with the question submission deadline having already passed on December 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM JST; government responses to submitted questions were posted on December 18, 2025.

This solicitation is set aside for Women-Owned Small Businesses (WOSB) and is structured as an Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract spanning from April 2026 to September 2028, including a base year and two option years plus a potential 6-month extension. The total contract value ranges from a minimum of ¥100,000 to a maximum of ¥450,000,000, with performance to occur entirely in Japan at two primary military installations: Camp Zama and Yokosuka Naval Base (including Naval Air Facility Atsugi). A 30-calendar day mobilization and phase-in period is anticipated for a new contractor upon award. Services will encompass comprehensive moving operations for Schedule I (Outbound), Schedule II (Inbound), and Schedule III (Local Move) shipments, with detailed itemized pricing schedules provided for various container types, special handling requirements, and additional service needs. The solicitation was originally scheduled to close on January 9, 2026 but was extended to January 16, 2026 via Amendment 1 issued on January 7, 2026 to accommodate the Japanese New Year Holidays.