Comprehensive Freight Forwarding, Management & Customs Brokerage Services

Texas A&M University seeks to establish a cooperative contract pool of vendors that can provide comprehensive freight forwarding, shipment management, and customs brokerage services for the university system and other eligible public agencies. The contract will cover a wide range of import/export scenarios, including standard air imports, ocean LCL imports, hazardous‑materials imports, customs‑only entries, domestic LTL/FTL moves, and trade‑compliance consulting. Vendors must submit detailed pricing for each scenario, meet insurance and licensing requirements, and agree to an administrative fee structure. • Scope includes freight forwarding management fees, terminal handling, customs entry fees, government fees (MPF, HMF, duties), insurance, and optional surcharges. • Eight distinct service scenarios are defined, each with itemized line‑item pricing requirements (e.g., origin handling, drayage, ISF filing, PGA coordination, consulting hourly rates). • The contract is a three‑year cooperative agreement (with two optional one‑year renewals) that Texas A&M and any eligible public agency may use on a voluntary basis. • Vendors must register on the AggieBid portal, submit a technical proposal, pricing proposal, references, signed execution of offer, non‑collusion affidavit, insurance certificate, and Equalis administration attachment. • Evaluation will consider technical approach, qualifications, pricing/value, and past performance; award expected July/August 2026 with execution August 1, 2026.