Lynden Inc.

Lynden Inc., headquartered in SeaTac, Washington, is a for-profit multimodal transportation and logistics company that serves as a critical partner to the U.S. federal government through an extensive portfolio of federal contracts and indefinite delivery vehicles. Registered in SAM.gov since March 21, 2003, with registration expiring August 4, 2026, Lynden Inc. operates as a parent company with multiple specialized subsidiaries including Alaska Marine Lines Inc., Lynden Air Cargo LLC, Lynden Logistics Inc., and LTI Inc. The company specializes in providing ocean and intermodal cargo transportation, air cargo and charter services, heavyweight delivery, and logistics support to federal agencies, with particular expertise in serving remote and strategically important locations such as Alaska and the Arctic regions.

Lynden Inc. and its subsidiaries have demonstrated substantial federal contracting activity across multiple transportation and logistics service categories. Alaska Marine Lines Inc., the ocean and intermodal cargo transportation subsidiary, has received numerous delivery orders under the Ocean and Intermodal Cargo Transport 2019 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, supporting the Department of Army Materiel Command Surface Deployment and Distribution Command, with individual delivery orders ranging from approximately $28,000 to over $800,000 for consolidated transportation shipments of materiel, ammunition, explosives, vehicles, and general freight to destinations throughout Alaska, Washington, Hawaii, and other states. Lynden Air Cargo LLC has secured significant delivery orders under the Global Heavyweight Services program, providing worldwide commercial heavyweight door-to-door delivery services for both domestic and international shipments valued between $1,000 and over $700,000 per order, serving the Office of the Secretary of Defense through Air Mobility Command. Additionally, Lynden Air Cargo has provided extensive Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF) air transportation services under multiple indefinite delivery contracts, with individual delivery orders exceeding $5 million for passenger and cargo airlift operations supporting the U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command across diverse international locations including Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, and other strategic regions. The company has also performed specialized services including domestic charter air transportation, with a $15.2 million delivery order awarded in April 2024, and has provided barge transportation services for the Department of Army Pacific Command, with awards such as a $1.035 million contract for barge services in support of road construction projects in Alaska. Subsidiary Lynden Logistics Inc. has supported the U.S. Agency for International Development with humanitarian assistance contracts totaling over $240,000 for transportation of relief supplies including kitchen sets, blankets, and non-food items from supplier locations in India, Dubai, Italy, and Pakistan to destinations in Mozambique and other regions. Minor awards have included vehicle transportation services for the Transportation Security Administration and shipping support for the U.S. Coast Guard. All awards reviewed were issued without set-aside designations, reflecting the company's competitive standing across federal procurement opportunities.

Lynden Inc. holds four primary Indefinite Delivery Vehicle contracts with the federal government, positioning the company as a strategic provider within the Defense Transportation System. The Universal Services Contract 10 (USC-10), awarded September 1, 2024, represents a $4 billion multiple-award vehicle through August 31, 2026 that provides ocean transportation and distribution services for Department of Defense cargo utilizing regularly scheduled commercial liner service on a global basis, with performance primarily in Seattle, Washington, under which at least ten delivery orders totaling approximately $1.95 million have been issued since the award. Lynden Air Cargo LLC holds a $1.503 billion Global Heavyweight Services (GHS) indefinite delivery contract awarded December 21, 2022, extending through September 30, 2032, which provides worldwide commercial heavyweight door-to-door delivery services for both domestic shipments exceeding 150 pounds and international shipments exceeding 300 pounds on a less-than-planeload basis, with numerous delivery orders issued across strategic international and domestic locations. The company holds an $18 million International Charter Airlift Services indefinite delivery contract awarded October 1, 2024, through September 30, 2030, for Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF) air transportation services, augmenting military airlift capabilities through commercial air carrier capacity, with delivery orders issued by Air Mobility Command. A fourth vehicle, the Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement (VISA) Contingency Services contract, was awarded October 1, 2024, through September 30, 2034, as a multiple-award indefinite delivery contract for contingency sealift services including ocean transportation charters, intermodal movements, and infrastructure support to sustain worldwide Department of Defense operations, with a zero-dollar ceiling value at the IDV level and funding flowing through delivery orders. Additionally, LTI Inc., a Lynden subsidiary, was awarded a multiple-award Blanket Purchase Agreement valued at $9,999 by the U.S. Embassy in Accra for English language testing services through September 17, 2026. Collectively, these contract vehicles position Lynden Inc. as a major transportation and logistics provider supporting critical Defense Transportation System missions, with proven capabilities in remote operations, multimodal services, and strategic airlift support.