One-time Transport Of Assets: The US Department of Defence (DoD) has given several domestic commercial airlines a $873 million indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract for the one-time transportation of Armed Forces personnel and goods to both military and commercial airfields.
Air Transport International, Wilmington, Ohio; Alaska Airlines, Seattle, Washington; Allegiant Air, Las Vegas, Nevada; American Airlines, Fort Worth, Texas; Atlas Air, Miami Springs, Florida; Delta Air Lines, Atlanta, Georgia; Eastern Airlines, Wayne, Pennsylvania; Tatonduk Outfitters, operating as Everts Air Cargo, Fairbanks, Alaska; Federal Express, Memphis, Tennessee; Hawaiian Airlines, Honolulu, Hawaii; Kalitta Air, Ypsilanti, Michigan; Lynden Air Cargo, Anchorage, Alaska; National Air Cargo Group, Orlando, Florida; Omni Air International, Tulsa, Oklahoma; Sierra Pacific Airlines, Tucson, Arizona; Southwest Airlines, Dallas, Texas; Sun Country, Minneapolis, Minnesota; Swift Air, Greensb
One-time Transport Of Assets
The contractor is responsible for providing all necessary personnel, tools, materials, equipment, supervision, and other supplies and services.
According to the specifics of each solicitation or delivery order, services must be performed inside the continental US, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, Mexico, and Canada.
The performance baseline spans from April 1, 2024, to September 30, 2028.
For the fiscal years 2024 to 2028, working capital funds for transport will be required. The contracting activity is the US Transportation Command (UTC), Directorate of Acquisition, located at Scott Air Force Base in Illinois.
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Marine Corps Sergeant Major Troy E. Black, Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, paid a visit to UTC on January 9, 2024, in order to better grasp the combatant command’s worldwide mission and how it contributes to the National Defence Strategy.
UTC is distinct from combatant commands, which concentrate on certain regions, in that it functions worldwide, coordinating military transportation and logistics across all borders. Black emphasised this capacity by saying:
One of the few commands that truly has a global perspective is UTC, which moves and maintains our combined force around the globe. The US military is the best in the world; none other functions at the same level. It’s also really helpful to observe how UTC makes this feature available.
Despite the fact that 85% of US troops are stationed in the continental US, according to UTC, the Command uses its air, sea, and land assets to project and maintain unified combat capability across the globe.
Nonetheless, there appears to be a higher dependence on this kind of outsourcing than is generally recognised given the employment of commercial planes to help transport personnel and supplies inside the continental US and to nearby countries.
