Transportation and Destruction of Controlled Substances

The Drug Enforcement Administration is soliciting for comprehensive transportation and destruction services for controlled substances, including bulk marijuana, pharmaceuticals, and other incidental controlled substances. The procurement requires secured transportation of seized materials from DEA division offices in Dallas, Houston, El Paso, Phoenix, Tucson, San Diego, and San Francisco to destruction facilities located in Tulsa, Oklahoma; El Paso, Texas; LaPorte, Texas; and Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Contractors must provide fully trained, armed Transportation Security Officers organized into teams of six personnel per division, along with Lead Transportation Security Officers to coordinate destruction events, as well as specialized vehicles and all associated equipment. Key qualifications include armed security licenses in six states (Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California, Florida, and Oklahoma), minimum twenty years of armed security or law enforcement experience, U.S. citizenship for all personnel, and compliance with extensive security, medical, and personnel qualification standards. The government will evaluate proposals using a lowest-price, technically-acceptable source selection method based on understanding of requirements, staffing plan capability, past performance experience with federal armed security contracts, and price. The proposal due date is February 27, 2026, at 5:00 PM EST, with the original deadline having been extended through Amendment 0001 issued on February 23, 2026.

This solicitation is designated as a total small business set-aside with no identified incumbent contractors. The contract carries an estimated value of $34 million based on the NAICS code size standard for Specialized Freight Trucking. The base contract period runs from March 26, 2026, through March 25, 2027, with four unexercised one-year option periods available. The scope includes 33 line items for the base period covering transportation services to various destruction facilities and labor for handling destruction events and security officer coordination, with hours ranging from 200 to 300 hours per location. All services will be performed in Springfield, Virginia, with supporting operations across multiple DEA divisions and destruction facilities throughout the southwestern and southeastern United States. Award will be made to a single contractor without discussions unless the contracting officer determines that discussions are necessary.