DID has covered international airlift contracts from the US government, and we’ve also covered the Defense Logistics Agency’s Surface Small Package Program. What about stuff that’s somewhere in-between? United States Transportation Command at Scott AFB, IL has just issued a set of 6 contracts for International heavyweight express package delivery worth up to $202.5 million – and the winner are names we can recognize from previous contracts at both ends of the spectrum.
All of these announcements are fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity contracts which will be funded by individual ordering offices by government bills of lading, commercial bills of lading, and/or government credit card. Work will be performed world wide and is expected to be complete September 30, 2007. The solicitation was advertised on Federal Business Opportunities unrestricted, and 7 proposals were received. Winners included:
* ASTAR Air Cargo, Inc. in Miami, FL: $29.5 million ( HTC711-07-D-0001)
* Murray Air, Inc. of Ypsilanti in Miami, FL: $32.1 million (HTC711-07-D-0002)
* Federal Express Corporation in Washington, DC: $33.2 million (HTC711-07-D-0003)
* United Parcel Service, Inc. in Louisville, KY: $47.1 million (HTC711-07-D-0004)
* Miami Air International, Inc. in Miami, FL: $30.1 million (HTC711-07-D-0005)
* Delta Airlines in Atlanta, GA: $30 million (HTC711-07-D-0006)