MODIFICATION
X -- P.L. 480 Title II Food Aid Warehouse and Logistic Services - United States
- Notice Date
- 11/18/2004
- Notice Type
- Modification
- NAICS
- 493130
— Farm Product Warehousing and Storage
- Contracting Office
- Agency for International Development, Washington D.C., USAID/Washington, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Room 7.10-006, Washington, DC, 20523
- ZIP Code
- 20523
- Solicitation Number
- USAID-RFP-TRN-05-002
- Response Due
- 12/10/2004
- Archive Date
- 12/10/2004
- Point of Contact
- John Abood, Contracting Officer, Phone 202-712-1779, Fax 202-216-3051, - John Abood, Contracting Officer, Phone 202-712-1779, Fax 202-216-3051,
- E-Mail Address
-
jabood@usaid.gov, jabood@usaid.gov
- Description
- Questions and Answers USAID RFP TRN-05-002 U. S. Warehouse for Title II Food Commodities Questions and answers: 1. Will the goods be received by SKU number? USAID plans to use the USDA ?Notice to Deliver? (ND) numbers (numbers assigned to different USDA vendor shipments) or a similar process to assigned specific numbers to each lot of commodities that are stored at the warehouse facility. This number will be assigned early in the process and will be on various documents that arrive with the shipments. In addition to this number, rail car or conveyance numbers will also be used to track commodities for reports, inspections, fumigation and re-delivery. 2. Will we receive ?in case? lots or ?pallet? lots? You will receive commodities in tonnage or parcel lots by rail cars or truck trailers. ND numbers will be on the documentation and the contractor will track rail car or conveyance numbers. 3. Will pallets have mixed SKUs on them? The solicitation specifies that commodities will be delivered and re-delivered in ND lots. Each rail car or conveyance should contain commodities shipped under a specific ND number. 4. When shipping outbound, will we ship by individual SKU, case lot or pallet lot? The solicitation specifies that the contractor will ship outbound in tonnage or parcel lots by ND numbers and perhaps also by inbound rail or conveyance numbers. 5. Will we be required to mix SKU's on a pallet? No. 6. When shipping outbound, will you have a required date for delivery to the stated consignee? Yes, and the time required for outbound delivery, whether F.o.b. origin or F.a.s. vessel, will be consistent with notice, inspection and transport circumstances. 7. Can you identify the incumbent contractor and the location and copy of the current price or rate structure? There is no USAID incumbent contractor. 8. Can the warehouse facility be shared with others or do you want exclusive use of the facility? You may share the warehouse facility with others, subject to the restriction that the other commodities are not injurious to food commodities. In addition, other commodities may not be commingled with the USAID Title II commodities. 9. Will we use our Warehouse Management System software or do you supply one? You may use your warehouse management system software to the extent that it complies with the USAID record management requirements. 10. How will outbound orders be received? You will receive written instructions from the USAID Contract Technical Officer (CTO) that commodities are being purchased for delivery to the warehouse facility. Subsequent notices will inform the warehouse contractor that commodity vendors will ship commodities during a certain period. The warehouse contractor will coordinate with the commodity vendors to plan shipments and track deliveries. 11. Do you want a web site furnished for direct entry into the contractor's management system? An internet-based warehouse management system is not a requirement under this contract. 12. Will all shipments arrive at the warehouse via truckload and boxcar? Yes. These are the expected means for delivery of commodities to the warehouse. But the warehouse contractor may also propose and utilize other means as appropriate (barge, etc). 13. Will there be any less-than-full-carload shipments It is possible that some trailers or rail boxcars will be less than full loads on delivery and re-delivery. 14. Will there be any small parcel shipments? No, the government does not anticipate any small parcel shipments. 15. Will the warehouse contractor be required to prepare any special labeling because of the final destination? i.e., foreign countries? No. Re-delivery of commodities from the warehouse will be for domestic delivery only. Normal documentation and labeling for domestic delivery will be required. 16. Is there a standard label that you require the warehouse contractor to prepare? Commodity packages (bags and cartons) will be labeled by the commodity suppliers before the commodities arrive at the warehouse facility. 17. Is there a Radio Frequency ID system required for your commodities? There will be no requirement for Radio Frequency Identification of commodities. 18. Billing Rate per metric ton: Is billing to be done on net product weight or on total weight received which would include the pallet and other tare weight? Billing will be on a net weight basis, which will not include tare weight. 19. What does ?F.o.b. Origin? and ?F.a.s. vessel, port of shipment? re-delivery mean? Please refer to the definitions in the Federal Acquisition Regulations at Part 52, clause numbers 52.247-29 and 52.247-36. These clauses may be reviewed on the world-wide web at www.arnet.gov. 20. Does the warehouse facility have to be able to hold 30,000 metric tons of commodities? Yes, the government expects that up to 30,000 metric tons of commodities may be placed in storage at any one time. The warehouse contractor should have available or should have access to enough space to accommodate up to 30,000 metric tons of packaged food. 21. If the warehouse is at a port please define F.o.b. Origin. Please refer to the definitions in the Federal Acquisition Regulations at Part 52, clause numbers 52.247-29 and 52.247-36. These clauses may be reviewed on the world-wide web at www.arnet.gov. If the warehouse is at a port the F.o.b. Origin clause requires the warehouse contractor to deliver the commodities to, and place them on, the carrier?s wharf at shipside, within reach of the ship?s loading tackle, or to the carrier?s freight station. 22. In a bid from a port facility, is a rate required for F.a.s. delivery to other terminals/ports? Yes, a F.a.s. Vessel, Port of Shipment rate is required. The government may request the warehouse contractor to transport commodities to a port and place the commodities in a F.a.s. Vessel, Port of Shipment position. 23. Is a port warehouse required to submit rates for taking delivery at the local rail terminal (bridge) or at the warehouse rail unloading platform and place the cargo on the warehouse floor? Yes. The government presumes that the port facility has terminals for rail and truck delivery of commodities at the port. Commodity vendors will be responsible for delivering commodities on a F.o.b. Destination basis. The definition for this may be found in the FAR at clause 52.247-34. The cost to take possession of commodities on the unloading dock or warehouse door and place the commodities on the warehouse floor should be stated in your proposal. 24. What is meant by "First - In, First - Out" (FIFO)? Will contractor be responsible for moving the oldest commodity out first (example: If USAID releases 1,000 tons of peas and 3,000 tons are in inventory, is it contractor's responsibility to release oldest 1,000 tons)? Indeed, in all cases, the government will require inventory to be re-delivered on a FIFO basis. 25. Will the facility awarded the warehouse contract have an exclusive contract for all warehouse services, or can several facilities share in the contract responsibilities? The government will consider joint ventures for the performance of this contract. 26. How do I calculate the price or rate for F.a.s. delivery of commodities to a port? You add together the direct and indirect costs, plus any profit, for delivering commodities from your warehouse floor to an F.a.s. Vessel position at the ports or coastal ranges to which you wish to offer service.
- Place of Performance
- Address: United States
- Record
- SN00709849-W 20041120/041118211512 (fbodaily.com)
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