Packing & Crating

The Department of the Air Force Global Strike Command is seeking a contractor to provide packing, crating, and related household goods transportation services for Department of Defense personnel through the Direct Procurement Method. The contractor must furnish all necessary personnel, equipment, facilities, supplies, services, and materials for preparing personal property for shipment, drayage, and storage, with services including pre-move surveys, weighing, packaging, inventorying, loading, transportation, unpacking, and claims processing. Key qualifications include maintaining warehouse facilities that meet stringent DoD storage standards, carrying appropriate insurance coverage (including workers' compensation with at least $100,000 employer's liability, general liability of at least $500,000 per occurrence, and automobile liability of at least $200,000 per person), and obtaining necessary base access clearances through the installation vetting process. Evaluation will be based equally on past performance and price, with past performance assessed on recency and relevancy of similar projects. The deadline for submission is 2:00 PM Mountain Standard Time on Friday, January 16, 2026, with quotes to be submitted via email to the designated Air Force contracting personnel.

This is a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 488991 (Packing and Crating) with a $34,000,000 size standard. The government anticipates establishing up to seven contract line items (one per geographic area in Montana) through blanket purchase agreements, with individual calls not to exceed $25,000. The contract will run for three years from the date of award with a potential six-month extension, spanning an estimated period from February 1, 2026, through January 31, 2029 (with possible extension to July 31, 2029). Offerors must provide detailed pricing across seven Montana geographic zones with specified daily capacity requirements of 180 Net Cube Weight minimum and 200 Net Cube Weight government minimum. The place of performance is Great Falls, Montana, specifically serving Malmstrom Air Force Base and the surrounding seven-zone Montana region covering various counties as delineated in the provided geographic map.