Afghanistan Award06-096P

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06-096P Afghanistan Award
June 14, 2007

This is to confirm that USDA and Mercy Corps accept your offer. All subjects are lifted and fixtures considered clean. The Booking Note will be dated 05 June 2007.

Owner: MAERSK Lines Limited. P 1 Service.

Cargo description:

Ref Nr: 06MC0931-09
USDA Tracking Nr: 06-096P-02
Commodity: Oil-veg
Quantity in MT: 2,880 MT
Type: Development/monetization
Pack size: 6/4 liter plastic bottles
Load port: RMEM
Availability / vendor shipping date: June 16-30, 2007
Discharge port: Port Qasim, Pakistan
Destination: delivered Free on Truck/Door Receiver Warehouse:
Sehrahi Cinema-e-Behzand, Bagd Qazi, Kabul, Afghanistan.
Carrier (MLL) Booking Number: ADS202588
Vessel: Maersk Missouri Voy No 0711, Us flag, P-1
ETD Charleston, SC: July 11, 2007
ETA Port Qasin: August 15, 2007
ETD Port Qasim: VIA Trucks.
ETA Kabul: awaiting from carrier
Freight rate:$350.00 per MT (O/F: $30.00/MT; US inland: $40.00/MT; Foreign inland: $280.00/MT)
SHIPMENT MUST BE IN 20 FOOT CONTAINERS.

Commission: 2/3 of 2.5% to Panalpina, Inc. and 1/3 of 2.5% to Potomac Marine International. Otherwise as per Freight tender 06-096P and Proforma Booking Note.


This is to confirm that USDA and Mercy Corps accept your offer. All subjects are lifted and fixtures considered clean. The Booking Note will be dated 05 June 2007.
Owner: American President Lines (APL)
Cargo description:
Ref Nr: 06MC0931-08
USDA Tracking Nr: 06-096P-01
Commodity: Oil-veg
Quantity in MT: 460 MT
Type: Development/monetization
Pack size: 6/4 liter plastic bottles
Load port: RMEM
Availability / vendor shipping date: June 16-30, 2007
Discharge port: Karachi, Pakistan
Destination: delivered Free on Truck/Door Receiver Warehouse:
Sehrahi Cinema-e-Behzand, Bagd Qazi, Kabul, Afghanistan.
Carrier (APL) Booking Number: 500107601
Booking: 500107601
Vessel: APL China V.114, foreign flag, P-2 service
ETD San Pedro: 07/17/07
ETA Chiwan: 08/05/07
ETD Chiwan: 08/06/07 APL Shenzhen V.012
ETA Karachi: 08/21/07
ETD Karachi: 08/22/07 Via Truck
ETA Kabul: 08/30/07

Freight rate: $261.71 per MT (O/F: $31.00/MT; US inland: $67.98/MT; Foreign inland: $162.73/MT)
SHIPMENT MUST BE IN 20 FOOT CONTAINERS.
Commission: 2/3 of 2.5% to Panalpina, Inc. and 1/3 of 2.5% to Shipping & Finance, LLC. Otherwise as per Freight tender 06-096P and Proforma Booking Note.

06-096P Afghanistan Tender
May 10, 2007

Request publish the following freight tender:

1. IFB No.: 06-096P
2. Commodity Request Nr: CR-06-00931
3. Date: May 9, 2007
4. Shipper: Mercy Corps
5. Issued by Panalpina, Inc. (hereafter Panalpina)
6. Cargo description:

Commodity: Oil-veg
MT: 3,340 MT
Type: Development/monetization
Pack size: 6/4 LRC/L Plastic
US load port date: 10 July 2007
Discharge port: see suggested routing in para 12
Destination: delivered Free on Truck/Door Sehrahi Cinema-e-Behzand Bagd
Qazi, Kabul, Afghanistan"

To determine lowest landed cost, all carriers are required to submit
offers for the included cargoes electronically via the Freight Bid Entry
System (FBES). FBES can be accessed through the following website:

https://indianocean.sc.egov.usda.gov/COS/Main

Carriers must be assigned a logon ID and password to access FBES.
Contact the following individuals regarding logon IDs, passwords, and
FBES questions or concerns:

Melvin Smith - (816)926-6212
melvin.smith@kcc.usda.gov

Teresa Hansen - (816)926-2605
teresa.hansen@kcc.usda.gov

Gary Marsden - (816)926-6043
gary.marsden@kcc.usda.gov

SPECIAL NOTE: Carriers are encouraged to offer on any/all "FAS points"
and "bridge points" as listed on the USDA documents "Approved
Ports/Terminals" and Form KC-362.

SHIPMENT MUST BE IN 20 FOOT CONTAINERS. SHIPMENT OF COMMODITIES ON ONE
VESSEL PREFERRED.

7. The "Carrier" shall be responsible for placing containers at the
named point of loading, the costs of transportation from said named
point of loading to the U.S. port of export and cost of loading the
cargo in containers on board the ocean going vessel. "Carrier" must
provide suitable containers to comply with supplier's load and capacity
capabilities. Any costs incurred, including, but not limited to
liquidated damages and storage, for failing to provide suitable
containers will be for the "Carrier's" account. "Carrier" must ensure
that the containers are placed at the commencement of the shipping
period and are supplied on a continuous basis, or as otherwise mutually
agreed between parties until the contract quantity is fulfilled.

The "Carrier" must provide loading schedule in their offer.

8. Carrier must certify that each container utilized to load these
cargoes is: (a) in wind and water tight condition; (b) not more than ten
(10) years old; (c) not a salvaged container or mustered out from
regular service. As a condition of payment, carrier must provide to
Panalpina an FGIS survey report attesting to the satisfactory condition
of containers. Survey is to be performed prior to loading these cargoes.

9. Cargo to be loaded at Carriers time, risk and expense with no
demurrage/ no despatch/no detention in accordance with the US Food Aid
Booking Note dated November 1, 2004.

10. Full berth terms, all inclusive, no demurrage, no despatch, no
detention on vessels, containers, rail cars, trucks and/or trailers
(BENDS).

11. Ocean freight rate to be in US dollars per MT and must be all
inclusive. All inclusive rate must break out the following components:
Ocean freight, inland transportation (domestic and foreign), and any
other applicable stacking charges at final destination.

12. Cargoes are to be delivered on a through bill of lading to
receivers' warehouse in Sehrahi Cinema-e-Behzand Bagd Qazi, Kabul,
Afghanistan. Suggested routing: US port to Karachi or port Bin Qasim,
Pakistan (ports can only handle 20 ft containers).

Shipment must be in fully enclosed sealed 20-foot marine containers.
Vegetable oil to be loaded into containers at the U.S. place of receipt,
and remain in same sealed container up to delivery at receiver's
warehouse door. At the time of container loading a security seal must be
placed on each container door, and both seal numbers to appear on the
ocean bill of lading or B/L rider. Bills of lading may not contain any
clause such as "Said to Contain", "Shippers' Load and Count" or words of
similar effect.

Carrier's through bill of lading service shall include all normal
customs clearance/formalities at all points of entry/transit except
final destination to ensure that cargoes move to the final destination
Kabul uninterrupted. Rates to include all costs for documentation
necessary for in-transit clearance that is not required by importing
country, including any such documentation that must be furnished or
obtained by shipper on behalf of carrier.

All offers must fully describe intended routes, including discharge
port, relay ports, mode of transport to final destination, customs
clearance/in-transit border crossing points, estimated ocean transit
time of vessel and from discharge port to destination, and security
arrangements. Carrier will not be permitted to deviate from the routing
as booked without prior written approval of Shipper. Any request for
routing deviation must be made with sufficient advance notice to allow
Shipper to determine if survey arrangements will be compromised and to
make alternative survey arrangements as necessary.

Carriers are responsible for ensuring that container doors should be
facing out for easy access and unstuffing at receiver's warehouse door.

Inland transport of the containers and delivery to receiver's warehouse
should be managed to fit receivers schedule and capacity for unstuffing.

13. Discharge/delivery terms: per paragraph 2(C)(i) of the U.S. Food
Aid Booking Note dated November 01, 2004.

14. Customs clearance at destination is the responsibility of the
receivers.

15. Shipper will impose a loading delay assessment (LDA) of $ 1.00 per
M/T reduction in freight rate per day or pro-rata. The LDA will be
assessed for each day or pro-rata, beyond the contracted load date, plus
a ten (10) day grace period, that the vessel fails to present, and to be
accepted, at the first (or sole) load port to load the cargo under this
freight tender. LDA, if any, will be deducted from the freight payment.


16. Contract and payment terms: This tender is subject to the US Food
Aid Booking Note dated November 01, 2004, which are fully incorporated
herein.

17. Carriers are fully and solely responsible for any penalty assessed
against the cargo by U.S. Customs enforced compliance program for
outbound documentation due in whole or in part to carrier's delay in
verifying the final load count and providing said count to Panalpina,
Inc.

18. Carriers shall include all actual and anticipated war risk insurance
premiums in their offered rates. Owners bear the risk of any increase
in war risk insurance premiums.

19. Evaluations and contract award: offers which do not comply with the
mandatory requirements of the IFB, including but not limited to the
minimums and maximums specified above, will not be considered. Offers
must include full particulars demonstrating the willingness and ability
to meet these requirements. Shipper reserves the right to award without
discussions. Award(s) will be to the lowest responsible offeror meeting
the mandatory requirements of this IFB.

20. Section 408 of the U.S Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1998,
Public Law 105-383 (46 U.S.C. Section 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 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 tender may be preference cargo, offerors must
warrant that vessel(s) and owner/operators are not disqualified to carry
such cargo(es).

21. Commodity, load port and intermodal point abbreviations as per USDA
form KC-362. Delivery terms per USDA Notice to the Trade of April 5,
1995. For any commodities allocated basis intermodal supplier's plant,
vessel owners must comply with supplier's load and capacity
capabilities. When owners fail to comply with supplier's load
capabilities, any costs incurred by CCC including but not limited to
carrying charges, liquidated damages, storage, will be for the vessel's
account. The owners must ensure that the containers are placed at the
plant by the commencement of the supplier's shipping period and supply
containers on a continuous basis until the supplier fulfills his
contract quantity. Owners are responsible to offer only for vendors who
match owners' capabilities. Owners are encouraged to refer to KC-362
for the list of plant locations and capabilities.

22. ISM and ISPS Code Compliance. Carrier guarantees that this vessel,
if required by the ISM (Non self-propelled barges are exempt), and ISPS
code issued in accordance with International Convention for the Safety
of Life at Sea (1974) as amended (SOLAS) complies fully with the
International Safety Management (ISM) Code and the International Ship
and Port Facilities Security (ISPS) Code and will remain so for the
entirety of her employment under this booking note. Upon request,
Carriers to provide Shippers 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. Carriers are to remain fully responsible for
any and all consequences from matters arising as a result of the Carrier
or the vessel being out of compliance with the ISM and ISPS code.

23. Shipper reserves the right to require a performance bond in the form
of a certified check or cashier's check drawn on a first-class U.S.A.
bank equivalent to 5 percent of the ocean freight. If shipper elects to
require a performance bond, the check must be made payable to "U.S.
Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Ave., SW, Washington, DC
20250. Performance bond to be valid until vessel completes loading.
Performance bond may be required on non-US bookings.

24. The USDA Kansas City Commodity Office Notice to the Trade EOD-68
dated May 5, 2000 "Change in VLO Requirements and Procedures" is hereby
incorporated. A copy of notice can be obtained from the following FTP
site: http://www.fsa.usda.gov/daco/eod_notices/eod68.pdf . A copy of
the VLO Certificate must be submitted as part of the freight payment
package.

25. If cargo and/or vessel is found to be infested at discharge port and
provided clean bills of lading were issued, fumigation to be at owner's
time, risk and expense.

26. Offers from NVOCC's will not be considered.

27. Offers must state that vessel is a VOCC.

28. Shipper reserves the right to accept or reject any and all offers.

29. All fixtures are subject to final approval by the shipper,
USDA/KCCO/EOD.

30. Offers must be received by no later than 1100 hours Washington, DC
time on Thursday, 17 May 2007. Offer received after 1100 hours will not
be considered.

31. Total commissions 2.5%. If offered direct, 2.5% to Panalpina. If
offered through a broker, 2/3 of 2.5% to Panalpina and 1/3 of 2.5% to
owners' broker.

For further information call Panalpina at (703) 674-2351. END

Thanks and best regards,

Norberto M Chavez
Panalpina, Inc., Sterling, USA, Ocean Export
Food Aid Management
22750 Glenn Drive, Sterling, VA 20164
Phone: +1(703)674-2000 Fax: +1(703)733-4353
Direct: +1 (703) 674-2351
e-mail: norberto.chavez@panalpina.com