Cox Logistics W.l.l

Cox Logistics W.l.l, doing business as Cox General Trade W.l.l, is a Bahrain-based sole proprietor that provides heavy lift, line haul, personnel transportation, and port husbanding services to the Department of Defense across the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility as a full-and-open prime contractor with no set-aside usage.

Cox Logistics holds multiple minority and veteran ownership designations — minority-owned, veteran-owned, service-disabled veteran-owned, and American Indian-owned — and is registered as a small business in SAM.gov. The vendor operates entirely as a prime contractor (100% of recent awards) with no subcontract footprint. Primary work falls under NAICS 484121 (Specialized Freight Trucking, Long-Distance) and PSC 4510 (Motor Freight Transportation), with secondary port operations and husbanding services. The company is owned by a retired U.S. Army Logistics Officer.

Cox Logistics anchors its federal business to two major IDIQ vehicles. The Heavy Lift 9 Commercial Line Haul and Personnel Transportation CENTCOM contract, awarded by Army Forces Command on June 30, 2023, carries a $248.081 million ceiling running through December 29, 2026, and supports 1st Sustainment Command (Theater) and ARCENT. Cox has issued five task orders under Heavy Lift 9 with combined potential value of $1.8 million, including a $306.45 thousand delivery order from Defense Logistics Agency issued April 1, 2026, for heavy lift operations in Bahrain completing December 28, 2026; an $886.537 thousand Army Forces Command order for Operation Inherent Resolve reposituring in Kuwait, partially terminated for convenience in December 2024; and a $608.5 thousand order from June 2023 also supporting 1st Sustainment Command. The Global Husbanding Support Services contract, held with Department of the Navy (Military Sealift Command and US Fleet Forces Command), carries a $130 million ceiling and has generated six task orders (combined potential value $353 thousand) for port husbanding, force protection, and transportation services supporting vessel port calls in Mina Salman, Bahrain, including a $119.5 thousand delivery order for USS O'Kane husbanding in November 2021 and an $86.5 thousand order for USNS Choctaw County in December 2022.

Customer concentration is pronounced. By award count, Defense Logistics Agency Distribution dominates with 21 awards ($71.1 million combined potential value), but by dollar magnitude, Army Forces Command leads with 5 awards ($249.6 million combined potential value) — a 3.5-to-1 ratio driven by the Heavy Lift 9 IDIQ ceiling. Department of the Navy entities (Military Sealift Command, Pacific Fleet Forces, and Naval Forces Central Command) account for 7 awards with $130.2 million combined potential value, though most dollars reside in the Global Husbanding Support Services vehicle ceiling rather than obligated task orders. DLA Distribution awards consist of 20 task orders priced quarterly at $30–60 thousand each under the DLA Distribution Transportation Contract vehicle, generating $1.1 million in combined potential value. The five customer agencies listed above represent 94% of recent awards.

Activity shows volatility. Awards peaked at eight in 2021, declined to five in 2022, recovered to seven in 2023, dropped to four in 2024, and recorded one award in 2026 year-to-date (as of April 2026). Combined potential value across all 35 awards totals $451.4 million, but obligated dollars stand at only $3.3 million (1% of potential), reflecting the significance of the two large IDIQ ceilings relative to executed task orders. Recompete exposure in the next twenty-four months is minimal — one award ($306 thousand) completes by June 2028. Place of performance spans the CENTCOM area of responsibility, with primary operations in Bahrain, and administrative oversight in Kuwait and Iraq.