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This is a Sources Sought notice.
The agency is gauging market interest. No bid is being requested yet — submitting a capabilities statement may put you on the radar for the eventual solicitation.
The U.S. Department of State needs a small business to provide freight forwarding services for its Haiti mission.
Key Details
The Contractor shall provide freight forwarding services for the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), Office of Western Hemisphere (WHP), in support of the Gang Suppression Force (GSF) mission in Haiti.
- What exactly do they need?
- The Contractor shall provide freight forwarding services for the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), Office of Western Hemisphere (WHP), in support of the Gang Suppression Force (GSF) mission in Haiti.
- What's the contract structure and timeline?
- This is a Sources Sought notice for planning market research purposes only.
- How will they pick the winner?
- The notice doesn't say.
- When and how do you bid?
- Responses to this notice will assist the Government in identifying potential sources and in determining if a Small Business set-aside of the solicitation is appropriate. Respondents are advised that the Government will not pay for any information or administrative cost incurred in response to this Sources Sought. Responses to this notice will not be returned.
Who can apply
- Must be 8(a) certified (a small-business program for socially or economically disadvantaged owners)
- Has experience with shipments to high-risk areas
- Has DDTC and ITAR certification
Heads up — easy to miss
- The Government will not pay for any information or administrative cost incurred in response to this Sources Sought.
- Responses to this notice will not be returned.
If you're interested, do this first
- Check that your 8(a) certification is still active in SAM.gov
- Write a 1-page summary of your experience with shipments to high-risk areas
- Email the contracting officer to RSVP for the site visit
Primary point of contact
Name
Michele Coccovizzo
Email
coccovizzoml@state.gov