Nepal/Laos Award14-020P

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IFB# 14-020PNepal/Laos Addendum 1

October 16, 2015

ADDENDUM NO. 1:

FREIGHT OFFERS ARE NOW DUE TUESDAY, OCT 20, 2015 – 1000 HRS (CENTRAL)

END.

OWISE AS PER ORIGINAL RFP

GW USA AS AGTS FOR WFP

IFB# 14-020PNepal/Laos Tender

October 15, 2015

OCT 15, 2015 - INV#105A (USDA/FFE) IFB NO. 14-020P

WBSCM FREIGHT BID INVITATION# 2000003649

WBSCM COMMODITY BID INVITATION# 2000003648

GEODIS WILSON USA, ON BEHALF OF WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME, HEREBY REQUESTS U.S. AND NON-U.S. FLAG OFFERS FOR TRANSPORT OF THE FOLLOWING PL-480 USDA/FFE CARGOES:

FREIGHT OFFERS ARE DUE MONDAY, OCT 19, 2015 – 1000 HRS (CENTRAL)
KANSAS CITY TIME. LATE OFFERS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

SUBMISSION OF FREIGHT OFFERS:

To determine lowest landed cost, all carriers are required to submit offers electronically for the cargoes advertised by this RFP via the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Web Based Supply Chain Management (WBSCM) system for the Solicitation Number(s) referenced above. All offers are subject to all requirements of WBSCM and of the afore-mentioned Solicitation(s), including the deadline(s) for submission of bids therein.

“FIRM OFFERS ONLY WILL BE CONSIDERED”

The Web Based Supply Chain Management system can be accessed through the following website:

http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?navid=WBSCM

Carriers must be assigned a USDA eAuthentication logon ID and password to access the WBSCM system. Contact the WBSCM Help Desk for information regarding logon IDs, passwords, and WBSCM system questions or concerns:

Telephone: (877) 927-2648

E-mail: wbscmhelp@ams.usda.gov

DETAILS:

CARGO COVERED UNDER THIS RFP IS ADVERTISED AS BREAK BULK UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.

LOAD: USDA APPROVED PORTS/PLANTS/BRIDGE POINTS AS PER KC-362

AVAIL: LATEST JAN 05, 2016 BSS F.A.S. LOAD PORT DESIGNATIONS

PLEASE REFER TO THE ACTUAL COMMODITY SOLICITATION FOR POTENTIAL SHIPPING
PERIODS BSS PLANT/BRIDGE DESIGNATIONS.

CARGO DESCRIPTION:

SI 46705 NEPAL SO 5000295664

130 MT RICE 50K

DISCH: CALCUTTA

SI 46704 NEPAL SO 5000295663

380 MT VEG OIL - SUBSTITUTABLE 6/4L

DISCH: CALCUTTA

 *CONTAINERIZATION REQUIRED – CY DELVY (TEUS) W/21 DAYS FREE TIME – MAX PAY LOAD 22-23 MT/TEU (2C)

SI 46702 NEPAL SO 5000295662

1750 MT CSB PLUS 25K

DISCH: CALCUTTA

 

SI 46712 LAOS SO 5000295653

1890 MT CSB PLUS 25K

DISCH: BANGKOK

*CONTAINERIZATION REQUIRED – CY DELVY (TEUS) W/30 DAYS FREE TIME – MAX PAY LOAD 20 MT/TEU (2C).

SI 46714 LAOS SO 5000295665

360 MT VEG OIL - SUBSTITUTABLE 6/4L

DISCH: BANGKOK

*CONTAINERIZATION REQUIRED – CY DELVY (TEUS) W/30 DAYS FREE TIME – MAX PAY LOAD 20 MT/TEU (2C).

SI 46715 LAOS SO 5000295666

2980 MT RICE 50K

DISCH: BANGKOK

*CONTAINERIZATION REQUIRED – CY DELVY (TEUS) W/30 DAYS FREE TIME – MAX PAY LOAD 20 MT/TEU (2C).

NOTE:

NEPAL: IF CONTAINERIZED – CY DELVY (TEUS) W/21 DAYS FREE TIME – MAX PAY LOAD 22-23 MT/TEU (2C). 

LAOS: MAX DELIVERY 64 TEUS PER WEEK DUE TO LIMITED WAREHOUSE SPACE.

FUMIGATION REQUIRED (EXCEPT VEG OIL).

FUMIGATION CHARGE TO BE LISTED SEPARATELY IN OFFER.

REGULAR LINER SERVICE OFFER MUST INCLUDE FREQUENCY/ROUTING/TRANSIT TIME IN THE REMARKS SECTION.

SINGLE BOTTOM SERVICE OFFER MUST INCLUDE FULL VESSEL ITINERARY IN THE REMARKS SECTION.

THE PROGRAM RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REJECT ANY OFFER DEEMED UNWORKABLE DUE TO UNREASONABLY LONG TRANSIT TIMES. IN SUCH CASES, OWNERS SHALL BE INFORMED ACCORDINGLY PRIOR TO EVALUATION/AWARD.

In awarding cargo under this freight tender, USDA/FAS will consider factors including lowest-landed cost and the impact of any potential award on FAS's ability to satisfy the requirements of statutes and regulations including the Cargo Preference Act. There have been significant changes to the Cargo Preference legislation. Offerors are encouraged to review the FAS notice on the same, available at: http://www.fas.usda.gov/excredits/ifb/default.htm.

BREAK BULK TRANSSHIPMENT IS PROHIBITED.

OFFERS TO BE BASIS FULL LINER TERMS, NO DEM/DES/DET - BENDS PER GROSS METRIC TON.        

OFFER "MUST" INCLUDE:

- VESSEL NAME/FLAG/VOY
- FULL ROUTING INCLUDING INTENDED LOADPORT AND RELAY PORT.
- ETD LOAD PORT
- ETA DISCHARGE PORT. IF RELAYED, OFFER TO INCLUDE ETA RELAY PORT. 

FOR THOSE CARGOES REFLECTING MULTIPLE DISPT OPTIONS, FIRST DISPT LISTED IS INTENTION WITH NO GUARANTEE AND WILL BE USED FOR FREIGHT ANALYSIS PURPOSES.

FOR CARGOES CONTAINERIZED AT CARRIERS CONVENIENCE - WFP B/N PART II
(2B) APPLIES AS FOLLOWS:

Containerized at Carrier’s Convenience (CCC), delivered to Carrier’s CFS discharge port:
If cargoes have been containerized for Carrier’s convenience, the containers are to be discharged and moved to the Carrier’s container freight  station (CFS) where the Carrier is responsible to de-van the cargo and to deliver to the Receivers, loaded/stacked on Receiver’s conveyance.

OFFERS BSS CCC/FCL ARE SUBJECT TO WFP BOOKING NOTE (JAN 01, 2005), AS AMENDED. 

RE: 1(C) INTERMODAL – BRIDGE – POINT OF ORIGIN (POO)

DELETE: "If trucks are to be used to transport the cargo to the bridge point, then the freight tender must provide this information"

OFFERS BSS BREAK BULK ARE SUBJECT TO WFP C/P TERMS.

Transatlantic Barge Clause (W.AFR):

Towed barges will be considered in the Transatlantic Trade provided all cargo is containerized and stowed under deck. To qualify as “Under Deck” stowage, the containers must be stowed in a hold or compartment below the weather deck capable of being ventilated and allotted entirely to the carriage of cargo. It must be bound by permanent decks or bulkheads or the shell of the vessel, completely protected from salt spray and weather elements. No other stowage arrangement will be considered unless the carrier has received written notification from the shipper(s) and USDA/FAS providing approval for a specific vessel prior to that vessel participating in any Food for Progress and McGovern-Dole International Food for education and Child Nutrition program transatlantic food aid shipments.

CENTRAL AMERICAN/CARIBBEAN BARGE CLAUSE:

IF A BARGE IS OFFERED FOR SERVICE, IT MUST BE OF SUCH A TYPE TO ADEQUATELY PROTECT THE CARGO, EITHER BY DESIGN, SUCH AS A HOUSE OR MULTI-DECK BARGE, OR BY USE OF PERMANENT BIN WALLS, PROVIDED THE COMMODITY IS CONTAINERIZED.

PLEASE CONTACT GW USA SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

GEODIS WILSON (USA), INC. (F. TRIPODI)

 

***FOR WFP BROKER PANEL ONLY***

OFFERORS ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT BIDS ELECTRONICALLY VIA THE USDA WEB BASED SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (WBSCM) WHICH CAN BE ACCESSED THROUGH THE FLWG WEBSITE:

http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?navid=WBSCM

DETAILS AS FLWS:

NEPAL: CALCUTTA

LINER IN NO D/D/D
LINER OUT NO D/D/D
CHOPT LINER OUT STACKED ONTO TRUCK OR INTO PORT WAREHOUSE NO D/D/D
CANCELLING JAN 10, 2016

OWISE THE FLWG TERMS APPLY:

WFP PANEL BROKER TO BE DESIGNATED AT TIME OF BID

AMENDED WORLDFOOD 99 USA C/P.

FREIGHT PAYABLE 55 DAYS AFTER SIGNING/RELEASING CARGO RECEIPTS.

DRY CARGO SHIPS WORKABLE.

OWNERS TO PROVIDE NECESSARY GEAR TO DISCHARGE.

U.S. FLAG (FULL CARGO) TO SUBMIT RETURN CARGO RATE AND CONFIRM THAT
ALL NECESSARY COST DATA HAS BEEN MADE AVAILABLE TO MARAD.

ONE WAY RATE: AS PER WFP CP AMENDED RIDER CL. 49(d)
RETURN CARGO RATE: AS PER WFP CP RIDER CL. 49

ITINERARY FROM DAY OF OFFER FROM LOAD PORT(S) TO FIRST DISPT UNDER WFP C/P TO BE SUBMITTED  AND FORM PART OF C/P.

IT IS A CONDITION OF THE CONTRACT THAT THE FIXTURE OF ANY PART-CARGO OTHER THAN RELIEF CARGO WILL BE SUBJECT TO PRIOR APPROVAL BY WFP.  WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO ANY DAMAGES THAT WFP MAY CLAIM, FAILURE BY OWNERS TO COMPLY WITH THIS CONDITION WILL GIVE WFP THE RIGHT TO TERMINATE THE CONTRACT OR TO IMPOSE ON OWNERS A RATE REDUCTION OF USD 10.00 PER CONTRACTED MT, AS LIQUIDATED DAMAGES.

Point of Transfer as per USAID booking guidelines.

NEW CP CL. 48b Failure to Lift Cargo (Packaged):

If Owners fail to tender vessel and same is not accepted prior to cancelling date, whether or not the option to cancel or extend the CP is excercised, Owners shall be responsible for all expenses resulting from such failure including but not limited to pier or warehouse storage, rail and/or truck demurrage, inspection, fumigation and deterioration and re-procurement costs.

CP CL.42 AMENDED AS FLWS:

FLOUR FUMIGATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH EOD-83.

FUMIGATION CHARGE TO BE LISTED SEPARATELY IN OFFER WHERE APPLICABLE.

IF THE CARGO AND/OR THE VESSEL IS FOUND TO BE INFESTED AT THE DISCHARGE PORT AND PROVIDED CLEAN BILLS OF LADING/NNCRS WERE ISSUED, FUMIGATION TO BE AT CARRIERS TIME, RISK AND EXPENSE.

OWNERS TO LIAISE WITH GW USA TO ASCERTAIN EXACT CARGO READINESS AND PRESENT VESSEL ACCORDINGLY BUT NO LATER THAN CANCELLING DATE, PROVIDED CARGO IS AVAILABLE AT PORT(S) OF SHIPMENT. SHOULD CARGO NOT BE AVAILABLE, OWNERS ARE TO REQUEST AN EXTENSION OF CANCELLING.

FAILURE TO OFFER EXACTLY AS PER THE ABOVE TERMS WILL RENDER OFFER
NON-COMPLIANT AND AS SUCH WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

END BROKER REQUIREMENTS...

GW USA AS AGTS FOR WFP (FJT)

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        WFP BROKER PANEL