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3PL Follow-on Effort RFI

General Services Administration · Federal Acquisition Service · GSA/FAS/GSS/QSCBA/SPECIAL CONTRACTING BRANCH A AND QSCBB SPECIAL CONTRACTING BRANCH B
Account requiredWhy it scored this way

Every reason behind the verdict rather than the headline one — which of your certifications match, how much runway is left, whether the work is your size, and what we would need to know to sharpen it.

Solicitation documents

The requirements that decide a bid — bonding, clearances, experience minimums, page limits — live in the attachments, not in the notice above. Start a free trial to upload them and have them read.

Draft the paperwork

Written against this notice and what you have told us about your company. Anything we do not know is marked [NEEDS INPUT] in the draft rather than guessed at — read it before you send it. Federal notices routinely put the real requirement in an attachment; adding the documents above makes every one of these materially better.

Start a free trial to draft these. Nothing is sent to an agency on your behalf, ever — you get a document to review, edit and submit yourself.

What would disqualify you

Read straight from the solicitation documents: the bonding, clearances, insurance minimums, experience thresholds and deadlines that decide whether you can bid at all — before you write a word.

Sources Sought response

A complete draft response — capability statement, relevant past performance, business size and socioeconomic status, and answers to the agency's specific questions.

Questions to submit

Genuine ambiguities and requirements that disadvantage a smaller bidder, drafted as questions you can submit before the Q&A deadline.

Past performance write-ups

Which of your prior awards best match this requirement, and draft write-ups in the format the agency asked for.

Solicitation details

Solicitation number
47QSCC27R5003
Notice type
Sources Sought
NAICS
541614
Set-aside
No Set aside used
Posted
2026-10-13
Response deadline
Oct 27, 2026, 2:00 PM UTC
Contracting contact
heidi.mcfall@gsa.gov

Market intelligence

Account requiredWho wins this work, and what it pays

Comparable awards under NAICS 541614 at this agency — the incumbent, what they were paid, when their period of performance ends, and the real pricing distribution rather than the headline number. From public federal award records.

Statement of work, as posted

The General Services Administration (GSA), Federal Acquisition Service (FAS), General Supplies and Services (GSS) Portfolio, Office of Supply Chain Management (SCM) and Internal and Emergency Acquisition Division (IEAD) has a requirement a Third Party Logistics (3PL) provider in support of export operations to support overseas customers. Historically, these customers had previously been serviced by GSA and Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) distribution centers.This effort includes receipt of inbound Transatlantic and Transpacific ocean shipments from multiple award schedule vendors, inspection and preparation for shipment of goods or containers to an intermediate destination, then to another destination, i.e. transshipment; as well as shipment consolidation, ensuring readiness for onward movement in accordance with required Department of Defense (DoD) and Federal regulations through small package carriers, the U.S. Postal System (USPS) and Defense Transportation System (DTS), and reporting on noted discrepancies. Requirement synopsis: This requirement is Export Operations Support through the use of a Third-Party Logistics (3PL) to better align GSA warehousing, cargo movement and distribution processes with industry standards and simplify disposal, hazardous movement, storage and distribution requirements. See Google link in RFI attachment for detailed questions.

Contact

Point of contact
Heidi McFall
Role
not stated on this notice — SAM publishes a role for only about 5% of them, so this may be a contract specialist rather than the contracting officer
Email
heidi.mcfall@gsa.gov
Secondary
samantha.barnes@gsa.gov
Submit questions

Ambiguities and requirements worth clarifying, written as questions you can send before the deadline.

Open email
Capability response

Introduce your firm against this requirement for a Sources Sought or market research notice.

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Request documents

Ask for attachments, drawings or specifications referenced in the notice but not posted.

Open email
Add me to interested vendors

Ask to be listed as an interested vendor so other bidders can find you for teaming.

Open email

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Emails open in your mail client and are sent from your address, so the reply comes back to you and the exchange stays yours. Confirm the correct channel and any question deadline on the notice before sending — many solicitations require questions in a specific way.