Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Kingdom of Bahrain S&RTS
Dept of Defense · US Transportation Command (Ustranscom) · Sol. HTC71126QE170
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U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) wants a contractor to handle U.S. Government cargo at ports, bases and a dry dock across the Kingdom of Bahrain. Work covers loading and unloading vessels and trucks, staging, storage, and moving cargo, including ammunition, explosives and hazardous materials. The notice text is a short description; the contract length and terms are not in it.
Watch out for
- Ammunition, explosives and hazmat handling. Handling all classes of hazardous materials and ammunition requires specialized licenses, training and insurance.
Ammunition and Explosives (A&E) in all sizes and configurations (containerized or breakbulk)
- Overseas, multi-site performance. Work happens at many ports and military sites in Bahrain, which takes local labor, equipment and base access.
Primary performance locations include Mina Salman Port, Khalifa Bin Salman Port, ASRY Dry Dock
- Broad scope. The task list is open-ended, so the real workload and price risk are hard to judge from the notice.
Operational tasks shall include but are not limited to stevedoring and long-shoring services
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Full brief
What they want
- Provide stevedoring and long-shoring services to load and discharge vessels and trucks
- Handle port reception and disposition, cargo management and preparation, staging and storage
- Move cargo onward and between locations inside the ports
- Prepare vessels and do documentation, tallying and checking
- Store dunnage and tiedown materials
- Handle vehicles, containers, breakbulk, aircraft, ammunition and explosives, and all classes of hazardous materials
- Place of performance
- Kingdom of Bahrain: Mina Salman Port, Khalifa Bin Salman Port, ASRY Dry Dock, NSA1, NSA2 (Mina Salman Naval Base), Shaikh Isa Air Base (NSA3), Riffa Air Base and other designated locations
- Offers due
- 2026-10-29 12:00 PM Central (-05:00)
Not in the notice text
- Contract length and options
- Contract type and estimated value
- How the award will be decided
- How to submit an offer and what to include
- Required licenses, security clearances, insurance or bonding
- Cargo volumes
- Details that are likely in attached solicitation documents
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Key facts
- Response due
- Oct 29, 2026, 5:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Sep 29, 2026
- Notice type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Solicitation
- HTC71126QE170
- Agency
- Dept of Defense · US Transportation Command (Ustranscom)
- Office
- Ustranscom-Aq
- Set-aside
- No Set aside used
- NAICS
- 488320
- Product/service code
- V114
- Business type
- Transportation, logistics & vehicles
- Contracting contact
- Casey D. Schuettecasey.d.schuette.civ@mail.mil
Full notice text from SAM.gov
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