Washington DC Area Local Moving and Storage Services

The Department of State Office of Acquisition Management is soliciting multiple Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs) for Washington DC Area Local Moving and Storage Services, which will encompass household goods packing, storage, and related transportation services including unaccompanied air baggage, controlled storage, and privately owned vehicle storage. The solicitation seeks to award contracts across four distinct award pools: Export and Storage (10 awardees), Controlled Storage (4 awardees), Inbound Shipments (10 awardees), and Privately Owned Vehicles (2 awardees), with a total estimated contract value of $228 million over a five-year period consisting of a base year (April 1, 2026 to March 31, 2027) and four option years. Key contract requirements include maintaining a minimum of 5,000,000 pounds of continued storage capacity, operating within a 50-mile radius of the Washington Monument, utilizing brand-new liftvans and packing materials, and meeting personnel security clearance requirements including REAL ID compliance and DOD installation access. The evaluation will employ a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) methodology, with offerors required to meet minimum technical requirements in facilities, corporate experience, management control, and technical capability to qualify for award consideration. Critical deadlines include January 21, 2026 at 8:00 am ET for RFP questions and February 13, 2026 at 1:00 pm ET for proposal submissions, with responses to previously submitted questions released on January 27, 2026.

The solicitation includes a 10% small business set-aside across allocation volumes, with a goal of awarding at least one BPA to a small business in each of the four pools. Current incumbent contractors include Victory Van Corporation, Western Express Forwarding, Perry Moving Services, Hilldrup Companies, Paxton Van Lines, Joe Moholland, Eagle Van Lines, Able Moving and Storage, Quality Midwestern Holdings, JK Moving & Storage, and Ace Relocation Systems. The contract will be firm-fixed-price for the entire five-year period with no economic adjustment mechanisms, requiring contractors to account for all cost escalation risks in their pricing. Performance requirements specify estimated service volumes including 6,143,716 pounds of continued storage, 34,645 units of inbound crated household effects, and 105 privately owned vehicles across various service categories. All services must be performed within the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area with a 50-mile radius of the Washington Monument, with anticipated award determination in mid-March 2026 and performance commencement on April 1, 2026.