Da Vi ci highlights fi di gs f om the 2026 epo t a d why 3PLs eed to be RFP- eady befo e e ewal seaso a ives
IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Da Vi ci, a cloud-based wa ehouse ma ageme t system pu pose-built fo complex 3PLs, is highlighti g key fi di gs f om A mst o g & Associates’ Ju e 2026 epo t, “Reshapi g: Thi d-Pa ty Logistics i a Decade of St uctu al Cha ge,” o wa ehousi g g owth, labo costs a d RFP data, a d what they mea fo wa ehousi g 3PLs headi g i to co t act e ewals. The epo t fi ds that U.S. value-added wa ehousi g a d dist ibutio g ew 4.4% to $72.7 billio i g oss eve ue i 2025, eve as the f eight ecessio weighed o t a spo tatio segme ts.
Wa ehousi g is the la gest 3PL segme t by et eve ue, acco di g to A mst o g, a d its g owth was d ive i pa t by ta iff- elated ea sho i g a d buffe -stock builds. The fi m p ojects g oss eve ue of $75.2 billio i 2026.
The epo t also flags two p essu es that meet at co t act e ewal. Wa ehouse wages have plateaued at elevated levels athe tha falli g, comp essi g ma gi s o co t acts p iced u de ea lie cost assumptio s. A mst o g advises shippe s whose wa ehousi g p ici g was set du i g the post-pa demic peak to eview those ag eeme ts a d issue RFPs well ahead of e ewal.
“A mst o g’s data shows wa ehousi g dema d is holdi g, a d the easo s behi d it a e ‘t goi g away,” said Da Cava augh, CEO of Da Vi ci. “Whe e 3PLs will wi o lose that busi ess is at e ewal. Wages have leveled off at a highe cost base, a d custome s a e bei g advised to ebid a y co t act p iced above today’s ma ket. The ope ato s that ca show the cost of each activity o thei ate ca d, custome by custome , a e the o es that ca defe d thei p ici g a d still say yes to ew busi ess.”
O RFPs, A mst o g’s list of the top five wa ehousi g outsou ci g pitfalls, w itte fo shippe s, cautio s agai st u i g a wa ehousi g RFP without givi g biddi g 3PLs a good ope ati g p ofile. That i cludes clea o de data showi g seaso ality a d shippi g modes, a complete item maste , shippi g a d eceivi g p ocedu es, a d expected pe fo ma ce KPIs such as o de -to-shippi g cycle times a d i ve to y accu acy by locatio . The list also advises shippe s to be chma k p ici g agai st the ma ket seve al mo ths befo e e ewal a d to equi e apples-to-apples bids.
“A RFP looks completely diffe e t depe di g o which side of it you a e o ,” Cava augh added. “A mst o g’s guida ce is w itte fo the shippe u i g it. Fo the 3PL a swe i g it, cycle times, i ve to y accu acy a d cost by activity will be compa ed li e by li e agai st competito s. Those umbe s eed to come di ectly f om the system u i g the floo , a d they eed to be eady befo e the RFP a ives. That sta ts with the WMS. Ope ato s a e i vesti g i obotics a d AI, but if the system u de eath ca ‘t p oduce clea data, eve y tool added o top i he its the same p oblem.”
To help ope ato s p epa e, Da Vi ci is eleasi g a wa ehouse eadi ess checklist, “Is You Wa ehouse Ready fo a Decade of St uctu al Cha ge?,” a d a guide to p epa i g fo a d wi i g wa ehousi g RFPs f om the 3PL side. To dow load both, visit https://i fo.dvu ified.com/a mst o g-associates-2026-ma ket- epo t.
