Packing, Containerization and Local Drayage Services

The Department of the Army Materiel Command Mission and Installation Contracting Command Fort Eustis is seeking a contractor to furnish packing, containerization, and local drayage services for Department of Defense personnel's personal property at Fort Benning, Georgia. The contractor must provide all personnel, equipment, facilities, supplies, services, and materials necessary to prepare household goods for shipment, drayage, and storage through the Direct Procurement Method (DPM), excluding government-furnished containers. Key requirements include conducting premove surveys, weighing shipments using state-certified scales, professional packing and containerization in compliance with ASTM standards, appliance servicing, security sealing, proper documentation via Personal Property Government Bill of Lading, and timely pickup and delivery within specified workdays. The contractor must maintain appropriate insurance coverage including cargo insurance with minimum coverage amounts, workmen's compensation, and liability insurance, as well as submit quality control plans and monthly performance metrics. Responses to this Sources Sought notice must be submitted electronically by 1100 EST on Thursday, April 16, 2026, to Contract Specialist Valerie Peek or Contracting Officer Jackie Peacock in Microsoft Word or PDF format.

This procurement is reserved exclusively for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), contingent upon receipt of at least two qualified responses from such firms, with potential expansion to Women-Owned Small Businesses or 8(a) certified firms if insufficient SDVOSB responses are received. The relevant NAICS code is 484210 (Used Household and Office Goods Moving) with a small business size standard of $34,000,000. Contract services must operate annually from January 1 through December 31, with service availability between 0800 and 1700 hours, and containerization timelines of three workdays for household goods and two workdays for unaccompanied baggage. The contractor must complete outbound drayage to air or sea terminals within five to six workdays and inbound delivery to residences within three workdays, with delivery services including unpacking, furniture assembly, appliance unservicing, and item placement. No specific award value or incumbent contractor information has been disclosed in this pre-solicitation notice, though interested firms should contact Small Business Advocate Scott Kukes if they have concerns regarding competition restrictions.