Benin Award15-025B
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IFB# 15-025B Benin Award
December 7, 2016
AWARD NOTICE
Technoserve Inc. Freight IFB15-025B dated Nov 22, 2016
On behalf of Technoserve Inc., Charterer, BKA Logistics is pleased to post following freight awards:
US FLAG Award
OWNERS: SCHUYLER LINE NAVIGATION COMPANY , LLC, USA
VESSEL: MV NORFOLK, Singledeck MPP IMO No. 9418975
U.S. Flag; Built 2009 ; Abt. 17,478 MT DWT ON 9.50 M. SSW
LOA 166.25 M / BEAM: 22.90 M;
3 HO/ 2 HA; Cranes 2 x 400 Tons and 1 x120 Tons
CARGO: Part Cargo of 7,390 MT Bulk Well Milled Rice with empty bags for Technoserve Inc (TNS) to Conakry, Guinea. In combination with 2,610 MT Bulk Well Milled Rice, with empty bags, for Partners For Development (PFD) to Conakry, Guinea. For a total of 10,000 MT of bulk well milled rice with empty bags.
TNS and PFD cargoes may be commingled. Empty bags must be transported freight free on the same vessel as the cargo of Bulk commodities. Any other additional cargo(es) are subject to USDA / Charterer’s approval.
LAYDAYS: January 5-15, 2017. Owner to provide 14 days pre-advice of vessel readiness to load. Vessel ETA Load port January 5-6, 2017 AGW WP.
LOAD PORT: One /Two safe berths, One safe port US Gulf Mississippi River. Load Berth rotation Owner’s option.
LOADING TERMS: Per Freight Tender at an average of 5,000 MT per WWDSSHEXEIU .
DISCHARGE PORT(S): Conakry, Guinea. Conakry to be first port of discharge after sailing from last U.S. load port.
DISCHARGE TERM(S): The cargo is to be discharged by the Vessel, on liner out terms, no demurrage, no despatch. Vessel Owner shall bag the rice and stack onto Receivers’ / Buyers’ trucks at the end of the bagging line at Vessel Owner’s time, risk and expense.
FREIGHT RATE: USD 228.00 PMT. Basis One load berth, one load port Mississippi River to Conakry Guinea basis Liner Out with bagging and stacking on to receivers/buyers trucks at the end of the bagging line.
Break down of above rate is as follows:
Ocean Freight basis 10,000 MT Total = US$210.00 PMT
Bagging and Stacking onto Trucks =US$14.50 PMT
Premium for G-NO Lumpsum US$35,000 = US$3.50 PMT.
Above freight rates are basis One load berth, one load port to one to two safe berths One safe discharge port:
Additional Premium if applicable.
For each additional load berth add LS$200,000.
For each additional load port add LS$300,000.00
DEMURRAGE/DESPATCH:
At Load Port Only:Demurrage USD 30,000 .00 PDPR / Despatch USD 15,000.00 PDPR
Otherwise all other terms and conditions as per TNS Freight IFB 15-025B dated November 22, 2016, and the
Technoserve Inc Proforma Charter Party for Bulk Liner Out.
NON US FLAG Award
OWNERS: UNISHIPPING , France
VESSEL: MV DD VOGUE , Geared Bulker
IMO NO. 9357456 ;
PANAMA FLAG, BLT 2008 ;
CARGO: Part Cargo of 7,390 MT Bulk Well Milled Rice with empty bags for Technoserve Inc (TNS) to Conakry, Guinea. In combination with 2,610 MT Bulk Well Milled Rice, with empty bags, for Partners For Development (PFD) to Conakry, Guinea. For a total of 10,000 MT of bulk well milled rice with empty bags. TNS and PFD cargoes may be commingled. Empty bags must be transported freight free on the same vessel as the cargo of Bulk commodities. Any other additional cargo(es) are subject to USDA / Charterer’s approval.
LAYDAYS: January 5-15, 2017. Owner to provide 14 days pre-advice of vessel readiness to load.
LOAD PORT: One /Two safe berths, One safe port US Gulf Mississippi River. Load Berth rotation Owner’s option.
LOADING TERMS: Per Freight Tender at an average of 5,000 MT per WWDSSHEXEIU .
DISCHARGE PORT(S): Conakry, Guinea. Conakry to be first port of discharge after sailing from last U.S. load port.
DISCHARGE TERM(S): The cargo is to be discharged by the Vessel, on liner out terms, no demurrage, no despatch. Vessel Owner shall bag the rice and stack onto Receivers’ / Buyers’ trucks at the end of the bagging line at Vessel Owner’s time, risk and expense.
FREIGHT RATE: USD 91.45 PMT. Basis One load berth, one load port Mississippi River to Conakry Guinea basis Liner Out with bagging and stacking on to receivers/buyers trucks at the end of the bagging line.
Break down of above rate is as follows:
Ocean Freight basis 10,000 MT Total = US$78.95 PMT
Bagging and Stacking onto Trucks =US$10.50 PMT
Premium for G-NO-DST-A Lumpsum US$20,000 = US$2.00 PMT.
Above freight rates are basis One load berth, one load port to one to two safe berths One safe discharge port:
Additional Premium if applicable.
For each additional load berth add LS$80,000.
For each additional load por add LS$130,000.00
DEMURRAGE/DESPATCH:
At Load Port Only :Demurrage USD 14,000 .00 PDPR / Despatch USD 7,000.00 PDPR
Otherwise all other terms and conditions as per TNS Freight IFB 15-025B dated November 22, 2016, and the
Technoserve Inc Proforma Charter Party for Bulk Liner Out .
IFB# 15-025B Benin
November 22, 2016
Freight Tender: TECHNOSERVE INC, for Conakry, Guinea.
IFB No: 15-025B
Date: November 22, 2016
BKA Logistics LLC., for and on behalf of TECHNOSERVE INC. (hereafter TNS), requests firm offers of U.S. and non-U.S. flag geared vessels for the carriage of well milled rice in bulk with empty bags, under the Food for Progress program on the following basis:
BKA Ref: F16-0015
IFB No.: 15-025B
Commodity Solicitation No. 2000004433
Freight Solicitation No. 2000004434
WBSCM SO # 5000354602
Freight offers are due no later than 1000 hrs CDT (1100 hrs EST), November 29, 2016.
Freight offers are to remain valid until 1700 hours EST December 1, 2016.
Only firm offers are to be submitted. Offers must be in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Freight tender to be considered as valid offers.
Submission of freight offers:
To determine lowest landed cost, all carriers are required to submit offers electronically for the cargoes advertised by this IFB 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.
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 E-Authentication 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
Freight payment: freight payment shall be processed through the WBSCM system and paid by USDA. Instructions for the freight payment procedures through WBSCM are available from BKA Logistics LLC – email:
mark.millard@bkalogistics.net.
Freight Payment will be 90 percent on arrival and balance 10 percent on completion of discharge and delivery of cargo in bags
1) Commodity/ Quantity
Approximately 14,780 MT well milled rice in bulk plus empty bags. Offerors are encouraged to offer the TNS cargo in combination with the PFD cargo of 5,220MT bulk well milled rice to Conakry, Guinea under a separate IFB.
The TNS cargo may be commingled with the PFD cargo provided both the bulk rice cargoes are of the same grade and quality, supplied by the same supplier and loaded at the same berth. Otherwise, the TNS cargo must be separated, at Owner’s time, risk and expense, from any of the other combination cargoes offered, including PFD cargo (even if they are of the same grade and quality).
If vessel is fixed basis Part Cargo - any completion cargoes shall be subject to approval of TNS and USDA (see clause 19 below for further details on completion cargoes). Any completion cargoes, even if same grade and quality of TNS cargo must be duly separated by owner, at owner’s risk time and expense. Separation to be by vessel’s natural segregation or otherwise by Kobe-type separation. Separation, if any, shall be at owner’s time, risk and expense. If Kobe separation used, Owner must construct the separation so that fumigation of the cargo is effective and the separation/ stowage must be approved by the National Cargo Bureau (NCB), all at Owner’s time, risk and expense.
- Empty bags to be transported freight free on the same vessel as cargo carried.
- Empty bags delivery: See clause 31 below for full details of the requirement.
- Contracted quantities will be on a min/max basis.
- Offerors are encouraged to review other Title II PL480 / USAID cargoes in the market
for possible combination with this cargo.
2) Laydays: January 5-15, 2017. Owners to provide fourteen (14) days pre-advise notice of vessel ETA load port. (see clause 25). Vessels offered with laydays/cancelling beyond those specified above will not be considered.
3) Loading: 1/2 safe berths each 1/2 safe port(s) any U.S. range. Mississippi River, including but not north of Port Allen to be considered as one port; Columbia River District including Portland to be considered as one port; San Francisco Bay area including Sacramento and Stockton to be considered as one port. For offers basis U.S. Great Lakes utilizing feeder vessels, offer to include name and details of feeder vessels.
4) Discharge port: Conakry, Guinea. Conakry, Guinea must be the first port of discharge on vessel’s voyage itinerary/schedule.
Owners are fully responsible for vessel arriving at the discharge port within the permissible draft and port restrictions, vessel not always afloat but safely aground. Vessel Owners to satisfy themselves about prevailing restrictions and Charterers are not responsible for any failure thereto. Owners are fully responsible for any and all costs in reaching permissible draft. If full or partial lightening required see Clause 16 of this IFB.
5) Load terms: Cargo to be loaded according to berth terms with customary despatch at the average rate as provided below based on vessels contracted quantity. The rates are basis tons of 2204.6 pounds per weather working day of 24 consecutive hours, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays excepted, even if used. (WWDSSHEXEIU).
Bulk carriers:
Vessel contracted Quantity Loading guarantee
0 – 9,999.99 MT 4,000 MT per day
10,000.00 – 19,999.99 MT 5,000 MT per day
20,000.00 – 29,999.99 MT 6,000 MT per day
30,000.00 – 39,999.99 MT 7,500 MT per day
40,000.00 – 49,999.99 MT 10,000 MT per day
50,000.00 MT and above 12,000 MT per day
Tween-deckers: the load guarantee shall be 3,000 MT per day.
No load guarantee for Lash / Seabee barges.
Prior to tendering the notice of readiness the vessel must pass USDA FGIS stowage examination inspection and NCB Load Readiness inspection. Charterer requires and owner to provide the original USDA FGIS Vessel Stowage Examination certificate and NCB load readiness certificate and not worksheets.
6) Discharging terms: The cargo is to be discharged by the Vessel, on liner out terms, no demurrage, no despatch. Vessel Owner shall bag the rice and stack onto Receivers’ / Buyers’ trucks at the end of the bagging line at Vessel Owner’s time, risk and expense. For information only, and without guarantee, Receivers / Buyers will have sufficient trucks for a minimum cargo take-away from end of bagging line at an average of 400 MT per day per working bagging machine. Buyers are responsible for any claims by Vessel Owners for slow take-away due to insufficient truck capacity. Any claims by Vessel Owner for slow take-away by Buyer or any claims by Buyer for slow delivery by Vessel Owner, are to be settled directly between Buyer and Vessel Owner. TNS will not be responsible for settling claims or disputes between Vessel Owners and Buyer. The Buyer, Olam International Limited, Singapore is a third party beneficiary to enforce the terms of this provision. All disputes between Buyer and Vessel Owners will be arbitrated in New York under Society of Maritime Arbitrators, Inc.
Vacuvators are not permitted for rice discharge.
7) At load port owner to appoint and pay for stevedores. At discharge port owner to appoint and pay for stevedores. At discharge port owner to appoint and pay for the Bagging Contractor. Owner to notify charterer the names and point of contact for the appointed stevedores and bagging contractor at the discharge port when vessel files it’s notice of readiness to load. This is required so that receiver/ buyer have sufficient time to coordinate truck schedules for takeaway of bagged rice at the discharge port
8) At load port owner to appoint and pay for vessel’s agent. At the discharge port owner to appoint and pay for the vessel’s agent.
9) Demurrage / despatch are applicable at load port only. Owners are to specify their demurrage/dispatch rates in their offer, Despatch rates must be one-half of demurrage rates as quoted.
10) Laytime is non-reversible.
11) At load port (s) Laytime accounts are to be settled directly between owners and commodity supplier(s). Laytime calculation, overtime and trimming to be in accordance with addendum no 1 of the North American Export Grain Association’s FOB Contract No 2 (revised as of May 1, 2000) clause nos. 1-10 inclusive (hereinafter referred to as NAEGA) regardless of vessel type. Further, the following modifications to NAEGA will apply: anywhere the word "buyer" appears, the words "vessel owner" is to be substituted. Under no circumstance shall charterers or USDA/CCC be responsible for resolving disputes involving the calculations of laytime or the payment of demurrage or despatch between the vessel owner and commodity supplier. Any/all disputes between vessel owner and supplier arising out of the contract relating to the settlement of laytime issues shall be arbitrated in New York in accordance with the Int’l Arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association.
NB: Charterer/Receiver may require a Preshipment Inspection (PSI) per import regulations. Said PSI shall be arranged and paid for by the Charterer/Receiver. Owner to permit the PSI inspector to board and inspect vessel holds and witness the loading.
12) At discharge port there is no demurrage / no desptach. Cargo being discharged by the vessel on Liner out terms. See Clause 6 for details.
13) Vessel type restrictions: Tankers, towed barges will not be considered. All performing vessels must meet the port /terminal restrictions on Vessel LOA, Beam, and arrival draft. Otherwise the lightening clause of this tender takes effect.
14) Foreign flag vessels must not be older than 15 years and must be classed highest in Lloyd’s register or its equivalent – date of original construction, not rebuilt date, to govern. Any extra insurance on account of vessel’s age, flag, ownership, type, configuration or classification will be for owners account, but not exceeding New York market rates for U.S. flag vessels and London rates for non-us flag vessels. NVOCC’s may not be employed to carry U.S. flag or foreign flag shipments. For US Flag vessels over 15 years of age and ITB’s, owners are required to provide an additional certificate from NCB certifying that vessel’s hatch covers and any other openings leading to cargo compartments have been sealed to prevent any outside water from entering the cargo spaces. Cost of sealing and special survey are for account of owner and in no way diminishes owners’ liability and responsibilities toward the cargo.
Special note: Should offered vessel be enrolled in an insurance program that negates the overage premium requirement, offer to include all information and certifications for verification.
15) Vessel gear requirements: Vessels must be capable of discharge by means of grabs utilizing vessel gear. All discharge gear and equipment is to be supplied by owner at owner’s expense. Owners to provide at their expense all necessary motive power/ fuel to operate owner provided discharging gear. Use of vacuvators is prohibited.
Vessel gear provided by owner must meet all requirements of the discharge port authorities.
Opening and closing of hatches to be carried out by vessel’s crew free of charge to charterers. Mechanical or hydraulic hatch covers for vessels or rain tents for all hatches are required.
16) Owners are responsible for vessel arriving at discharge port with an acceptable safe arrival draft. If vessels draft exceeds such draft, owners to be fully responsible for any and all costs incurred in reaching safe draft. Lightening, if any, to be performed in the territorial waters of Guinea. Lightening vessel utilized must be single deck bulk carriers. Vacuvators cannot be used for lightening of bulk rice.
17) Vessels must be able to be fumigated with an Aluminum Phosphide preparation in-transit, in accordance with USDA/FGIS Handbook revised October 26, 2009 and any subsequent revisions to said handbook. Vessels that cannot be so fumigated will not be considered. At final loading port, commodity supplier will arrange and pay for in-transit fumigation performed by a certified applicator. Fumigation must be witnessed by FGIS, USDA, and the Aluminum Phosphide preparation must be contained in packaging as described in the fumigation handbook. Dust retainers must be used. For tweendeckers and bulk carriers (including push-mode ITB), the recirculation method of fumigation will be used. Tween-deck vessels are acceptable only when a certified applicator states that the vessel has been inspected and found to be suitable for in-transit fumigation and such written statement from certified applicator should be submitted with offer.
18) Offerors should consider offering vessels to carry a range of tonnages to accommodate program needs.
19) Any additional completion cargo(es) must be duly separated, must be compatible and non-injurious to TNS’s cargo, and must be detailed in offer or approved by TNS/USDA if contracted after fixture of TNS cargo. Vessel’s itinerary and geographic proximity of completion cargo(es) will be taken into consideration by TNS/USDA in approval of such part cargo(es) in order not to unduly impede delivery of TNS’s cargo to discharge port(s).
20) Offers submitted under this invitation are required to have a cancelling date no later than the last date of the laydays as stated above. Vessels which are offered with a cancelling date beyond the laydays specified above will not be considered.
21) Offers of named vessels only. No vessel substitution is permitted without TNS/USDA approval.
22) Owners guarantee that this vessel complies fully with the International Safety Management (ISM) code and the International Ship and Port Facilities Security code (ISPS). Upon request, owners to provide charterers with a copy of the relevant document of compliance (doc) and Safety Management Certificate (SMC) in regard to the ISM code and the International Ship Security Certificate (ISSC) in regard to the ISPS code. Owners are to remain fully responsible for any and all consequences from matters arising as a result of the owner or vessel being out of compliance with the ISM and ISPS code.
23) Section 408 of the U.S. Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1998, Public Law 105-383 (46 USC, Paragraph 2302(e)), establishes effective January 1, 1999, with respect to non-U.S. flag vessels and operators/owners, that substandard vessels and vessels operated by operators/owners of substandard vessels are prohibited from the carriage of government impelled (preference) cargo(es) for up to one year after such substandard determination has been published electronically. As the cargo advertised in this IFB is government impelled (preference) cargo, offeror must warrant that vessel(s) and operator/owner are not disqualified to carry such cargo(es).
24) Owners to provide fourteen (14) day preadvice of vessel readiness to load. Preadvice notice must be received at the office of BKA Logistics LLC. Prior to 1100 hrs. Washington DC time on regular business day to be considered received on that day. If preadvice is received later than 1100 hrs. Washington DC time on regular business day –or- on weekends / holidays then preadvice notice will be considered received on the next business day. In addition to sending preadvice notice to BKA, as above, owner must also provide copy of their preadvice notice to USDA / KCCO Bulk Commodities Division, Fax no 816-823-2586.
25) One-way rates must be quoted in addition to round trip rates for U.S. flag non-liner vessels whose date of original construction exceeds 15 years from date of fixture.
26) Approved U.S. flag rates will be reduced to a level no higher than the Maritime Administrations fair and reasonable rate in the event that approved vessel is substituted by a lower cost vessel to the U.S. government (including tug and/or barge).
For U.S. flag vessels loading less than a full cargo, the less than full cargo rate will be subject to a reduction to meet any revised Maritime Administration freight rate guideline
due to vessel loading other additional cargo.
27) U.S. flag offers will not be considered if the vessel operator has not provided the maritime administration with the vessels costs prior to submission of offer.
28) Offerors are required to provide the following information: Vessel name / type / flag / year built / class / LOA / beam / DWT / draft / gear (if any) / ETA at load and discharge ports /full style of owners. Vessels must be in class at time of the offer and during the voyage.
29) Freight rates are to be quoted in U.S. dollars per metric ton on Liner Out terms including cost of bagging and stacking basis one loading berth, one loading port to Conakry Guinea.
Above rate should give a breakdown of Ocean Freight basis Liner Out and cost of bagging/stacking and therefore the sum of total freight charges.
Evaluation will be basis the total freight charges including bagging/ stacking cost.
Offer to stipulate any additional freight per metric ton on entire cargo for each additional load berth and each additional load port if used.
30) If owners intend to lighten, offer to specify the cost of lightening, and whether action is full or partial lightening. If lightening is not performed at the discharge port and the
Vessel discharges at berth then the cost of lightening will be deducted from the ocean freight.
31) Empty bags are to be delivered to Owners to Owners or their appointed agents Free Alongside (F.A.S.) Point of Rest (Under Cover) at Owner's designated load berth. Owners are to nominate load berth(s) for the empty bags within forty-eight (48) hours after receipt of Charterers' nomination of load port(s) for the cargo. Owners' designated load berth must provide a Point of Rest with under cover protection from the weather for the empty bags. Owners will be responsible for any and all costs associated with placing the empty bags aboard the vessel from their F.A.S. Point of Rest (Under Cover). Empty bags, and if provided needles and twine, will be transported on vessel to destination(s) freight free.
32) TNS reserves the right to accept or reject all offers.
33) Commission: 2.50 percent on freight / deadfreight is payable to charterer’s agent BKA Logistics LLC., if vessel offered direct. If broker involved then 2/3rd of 2.50 percent is payable to BKA Logistics LLC and 1/3rd of 2.50 percent is payable to offering broker.
34) Otherwise subject to terms and conditions of TNS’s Bulk Grain (Liner Terms) Charter Party proforma.
35) Offers to be submitted electronically through the WBSCM no later than 10.00 hours central time USA on November 29, 2016. Only offers which are responsive to this IFB will be considered and no negotiation is permitted. Only firm offers will be considered. Offers are to remain valid until 1700 hrs. Washington DC time December 1 2016. Fixtures resulting from this tender are subject to approval by TNS and USDA.
For further information regarding this specific tender contact:
BKA Logistics LLC, 1629 K Street NW, suite 500, Washington DC 20006.
Phone: 202-331-7395 telefax: 202-331-7735,
Email:
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