# Defense Courier Support Services

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- Solicitation number: HTC71124RC003
- Notice type: Solicitation (first published as presolicitation)
- Status: Awarded to Federal Express Corporation
- Department: Department of Defense
- Agency: US Transportation Command (Ustranscom)
- Contracting office: Ustranscom-Aq (HTC711)
- NAICS: 481211 Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation
- Product or service code: V221 Passenger Air Charter Service
- Place of performance: Scott AFB, Illinois
- County: St. Clair County (FIPS 17163). https://abierto.us/counties/st-clair-county-il-17163
- City: Scott AFB. https://abierto.us/cities/scott-afb-il-1768328
- First posted: May 28, 2024
- Last posted: August 2, 2024
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/f04900e85ebb4f0385fa5c3dd53fa785/view

## Description

USTRANSCOM Defense Courier Division (DCD) requires air transportation via commercial scheduled service routes to augment its global transportation network. DCD couriers must maintain constant positive control of all material during loading, transport, and unloading. Two DCD couriers will accompany their material during all movements between staging areas and the aircraft and board the aircraft after their material has been loaded and aircraft doors sealed.

DCD may also employ a team of recovery couriers at the arrival location to assist the traveling couriers with maintaining positive control during loading and unloading. DCD couriers will conduct planeside inventories to ensure all material is accounted for prior to departure.

The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, tools, facilities, supervision, and direct materials necessary for the performance of the air transportation for two (2) DCD couriers with personal carry-on baggage and classified/sensitive material on scheduled service air routes as specified. The contractor will transport DCD couriers together with the courier material during ground handling operations and allow DCD couriers to continually observe aircraft and material as described below.

When contractor personnel require access to the cargo bay after it has been sealed, couriers will be permitted access planeside in a position which allows them to observe and monitor the status of courier material, except in cases where courier observation would seriously jeopardize safety. See attached Performance Work Statement (PWS) for complete performance requirements.

**Revision 02 Aug 2024:** Q&A attached. Note - No changes resulted to the solicitation or attachments as a result of answers provided to industry questions.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Federal Express Corporation (UEI EM7LMJJCF6B7)
- Contract: HTC71125CC001, definitive contract
- Obligated: $3,100,000.00, current value $4,955,920
- Competition: Full and Open Competition, 2 offers received
- Link: solicitation number HTC71124RC003 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office HTC711 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_HTC71125CC001_9700_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- May 28, 2024: Presolicitation, due July 17, 2024 at 5:30 PM EDT. Notice 6c47f94bf19840a797afa159096db595. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/6c47f94bf19840a797afa159096db595/view
- June 18, 2024: Presolicitation, due July 29, 2024 at 5:30 PM EDT. Notice 97b1036f3b754492a7f10a6958b7aa3b. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/97b1036f3b754492a7f10a6958b7aa3b/view
- June 27, 2024: Presolicitation, due August 9, 2024 at 5:30 PM EDT. Notice d8491643a6c6424fa543b6bd098b4702. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/d8491643a6c6424fa543b6bd098b4702/view
- July 10, 2024: Solicitation, due August 9, 2024 at 5:30 PM EDT. Notice 392432f8ff634bd2a2235313bcb41526. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/392432f8ff634bd2a2235313bcb41526/view
- August 2, 2024: Solicitation, due August 9, 2024 at 5:30 PM EDT. Notice f04900e85ebb4f0385fa5c3dd53fa785. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/f04900e85ebb4f0385fa5c3dd53fa785/view

## Points of contact

- Thomas M. Fee, thomas.m.fee2.civ@mail.mil, 6188179495
- TSgt Nolan Strange, nolan.r.strange.mil@mail.mil, 6188179599

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