Burkina Faso Award11-017P

IFB #:
11-017P
Tender Date:
Award Date:
Award Flag:
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PVO:
Catholic Relief Services (CRS)
Agent:
Lifelink
Invitation #:
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Program:
McGovern-Dole Food for Education Program

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11-017P Burkina Faso Cancellation

February 15, 2012

LifeLink Logistics as agents for and on behalf of Catholic Relief Services (CRS)
for carriage of Food for Education commodities under USDA's Invitation 111B
issues the cancellation of Freight Retender dated February 9, 2012
number IFB NO. 11-017P for Burkina Faso. Original award dated December 16, 2011
stands firm.


11-017P Burkina Faso Re-Tender

February 9, 2012


IFB NO. 11-017P (Inv. 111B)
WBSCM Commodity Solicitation Number 2000000616
Dated FEBRUARY 9, 2012
Issued by LIFELINK LOGISTICS, Berea, Ohio
On behalf of Catholic Relief Services
For carriage of Food for Education commodities as follows:

Offers are requested from all U.S. and foreign flag carriers.

SUBMISSION OF FREIGHT OFFERS:
This re-tender is being done outside of WBSCM and offers to be submitted to
LIFELINK LOGISTICS, at 46 Front Street, Suite 200, Berea, OH 44017,
Attn: Lisa Spohn (telephone 440-243-1010) or by fax at 440-243-3030



Freight offers are due no later than --- 10:00 am Central Time (11:00 am Eastern
Time), 10 February 2012 ---.

ALL OFFERS MUST BE VALID THROUGH COB MONDAY FEBRUARY 13, 2012. CARGO COVERED UNDER
THIS RFP MAY NOT BE AWARDED TO ANY OF THE OFFERORS


CARGO UNDER SALES ORDER NUMBER 5000079651:

AA: CRS-BF-01
USDA TRACKING #: 11-017P-01
CARGO: 400 NMT LE 50 KILO BAGS
LOADPORT JACI- 230MT
JACI- 170MT
AVAILABILITY: PROMPT
DISPORT: OUAGADOUGOU THRU BL VIA LOME
FUMIGATION: PER US FOOD AID BOOKING NOTE SECTION 16.C
DISCHARGE/DELIVERY: PER US FOOD AID BOOKING NOTE SECTION 2.C.i
LDA: YES, NON URGENT

BB: CRS-BF-02
USDA TRACKING #: 11-017P-02
CARGO: 2,020 NMT SFBW 50 KILO BAGS
LOADPORT JACI
AVAILABILITY: PROMPT
DISPORT: OUAGADOUGOU THRU BL VIA LOME
FUMIGATION: PER US FOOD AID BOOKING NOTE SECTION 16.C
DISCHARGE/DELIVERY: PER US FOOD AID BOOKING NOTE SECTION 2.C.i
LDA: YES, NON URGENT


CARGO UNDER SALES ORDER NUMBER 5000080359:

CC: CRS-BF-03
USDA TRACKING #: 11-017P-03
CARGO: 270 NMT OIL- 6/4 LTR PLASTIC 800-F
LOADPORT JACI
AVAILABILITY: PROMPT
DISPORT: OUAGADOUGOU THRU BL VIA LOME
FUMIGATION: NOT APPLICABLE
DISCHARGE/DELIVERY: PER US FOOD AID BOOKING NOTE SECTION 2.C.i
LDA: YES, NON URGENT



In awarding cargo under this tender USDA will consider factors including the lowest landed
cost, and the impact of any potential award on USDA's ability to satisfy the requirements
of statutes and regulations including the Cargo Preference Act.

FOR DELIVERY BASIS INTERMODAL PLANT AND BRIDGE, OFFERORS ARE
ENCOURAGED TO COORDINATE WITH VENDOR TO ENSURE SMOOTH LOADING
OPERATION.

***U.S. FOOD AID BOOKING NOTE FOR PACKAGED COMMODITIES - PART II, DATED
NOVEMBER 1, 2004 TO APPLY IN FULL. A COPY OF THESE GUIDELINES CAN BE
FOUND ON THE USAID WEBSITE, WWW.USAID.GOV

Approved Exceptions to Standard US Food AID Booking Note Terms, Procedures and
Formats and other special terms and conditions (These items will apply to above cargo,
unless specified otherwise):

Full Liner Berth Terms, All Inclusive. No Demurrage - No Dispatch - No Detention

Rates offered must include a breakdown of the Ocean Charge component. Rates offered to be
quoted in US Dollars per metric ton to be all-inclusive rates which include costs for services
other than port to port ocean transportation. Must include a breakdown of the ocean charge
component and each of the following other charges, as applicable: domestic inland
transportation, foreign inland transportation, fumigation or destination bagging, and special
requirements for container load protocol (if applicable). No minimum bill of lading quantities
or charges or minimum container quantities or charges to apply.

- SINGLE BOTTOM SERVICE OFFER MUST INCLUDE VESSEL ITINERARY IN THE
REMARKS SECTION.
- REGULAR LINER SERVICE OFFER MUST INCLUDE FREQUENCY/ROUTING/
TRANSIT TIME IN THE REMARKS SECTION.

For all parcels, please refer to Clause 14 of Booking Guidelines for Notice
requirements.

For all offers, Carrier must acknowledge in the Remarks section of WBSCM
all country specific requirements when submitting offer.

LOAD TERMS: Cargo to be delivered to Carrier FAS Vessel or bridge point at the specified
load port, and loaded at Carrier's time, risk and expense with no demurrage/ no despatch/
no detention.

DISCHARGE TERMS: Cargo to be discharged at Carrier's time, risk and expense, and
delivered in Carrier's conveyance to the door of the Receiver's/Consignee's warehouse(s)
located outside the port area, with no demurrage/ no despatch/ no detention - per U.S.
Food Aid Booking Note Sec. 2.(C)(i)

Should cargo be containerized for carrier convenience, any/all additional cost at destination
due to containerization including devanning or stripping into warehouse and THC is for carrier
account.

If containerization is required, container demurrage/detention shall be in accordance with the
carrier container demurrage/ detention rates, but shall not exceed $10 per container per day
or as per carrier tariff rate, whichever is lowest cost per day/per container.

TRANSATLANTIC BARGE CLAUSE:

TOWED BARGES WILL BE CONSIDERED IN THE TRANSATLANTIC TRADE PROVIDED
ALL CARGO IS CONTAINERIZED AND STOWED UNDER DECK.NO OTHER STOWAGE
ARRANGEMENT WILL BE CONSIDERED UNLESS THE CARRIER HAS RECEIVED
WRITTEN NOTIFICATION FROM THE SHIPPER(S) AND USDA PROVIDING APPROVAL
FOR A SPECIFIC VESSEL PRIOR TO THAT VESSEL PARTICIPATING IN ANY
TRANSATLANTIC FOOD AID SHIPMENTS..

For ALL CRS CARGOES. Owners and/or their agents must return signed Bills of Lading
and related documents to LifeLink Logistics within 48 hours (2 business days) after receipt
of masters at Owners and/or their agents expense. Rates offered to be all-inclusive and
displayed on a per metric ton basis on all rated Bills of Lading as per Booking Guideline
Section 18.

For All CRS Cargoes. Owners and/or their agents must return signed USAID Booking
Note to LifeLink Logistics within 10 business days of receipt.

BURKINA FASO CARGO. CRS requests Lome to be used as discharge port.
Cargo to be delivered on thru BL to CRS' designated warehouse(s) (full address not
yet available) in:
Ouagadougou, Province du Kadiogo
Burkina Faso

Vessel Loading observation requirements and procedures, as per The U.S. Department of
Agriculture Kansas City Commodity Office’s notice to the trade of May 5, 2000, is hereby
incorporated. A copy of which can be furnished upon request.

Bill of Lading integrity is to be maintained at all times while in the carrier's custody and
control, assuring that individual ocean bill of lading quantities are not commingled.

All vessel substitutions requests must be reviewed by USDA.The proposed substitute vessel
should be of the same service category as the originally awarded vessel. This applies to
both U.S. and foreign flag vessel substitutions. The proposed substitute vessel must also
appear on the applicable Maritime Administration U.S. or foreign flag vessel list which
can be accessed using the following URL:

http://www.marad.dot.gov/ships_shipping_landing_page/cargo_preference/c…
humanitarian_assistance/cargo_human_assistance_reports/Humanitarian_Food_Aid
_Reports.htm

Vessel substitutions must be approved by the Shipper and USDA/USAID, as applicable,
and cargo shall not be loaded into unapproved substitute vessels.

In keeping with U.S. Customs enforced compliance program for outbound documentation,
carriers are hereby notified that any assessments against the cargo due in whole or in
part to delay by carrier in verifying final load count, and providing same to LifeLink
Logistics, will be solely for carrier’s account.

FREIGHT PAYMENT SHALL BE PROCESSED THRU THE WBSCM SYSTEM AND
PAID BY USDA. 80%OF THRU B/L FREIGHT PAYABLE UPON ARRIVAL AT THE
DISCHARGE PORT. 20% OF FREIGHT PAYABLE UPON COMPLETION OF
DELIVERY TO THE FINAL INLAND WAREHOUSE(S).

***USAID NOTICE TO THE TRADE***

NOTICE TO THE TRADE - dated July 22, 2009 - The Freedom of Information Act(FOIA) and
Submission of Freight Proposals in response to P.L. 480 Title II Requests for Proposals

Please be advised that effective immediately, all ocean carriers submitting freight proposals
in response to P.L. 480 Title II freight RFPs for mark and count cargoes and/or bulk cargoes
and/or overseas and/or domestic preposition cargoes must include one of the statements
below in each freight offer submitted. Please note that this statement is required for each
offer submitted. For offers submitted through the electronic Web-Based Supply Chain
Management (WBSCM) system, one of the statements below must appear in the Free
Form Remarks Section for each offer submitted. Each page of each offer submitted
outside of WBSCM must include one of the following statements:

1. This freight proposal, whether successful or unsuccessful, contains trade
secrets or commercial financial information which are privileged and confidential and
exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. Section 552.
Furthermore, this information is prohibited from disclosure under the Trade Secrets Act,
18 U.S.C. Section 1905.

-- OR --

2. This freight proposal, whether successful or unsuccessful, may, in the future,be made
public or released under a FOIA request.

EXPANSION OF TERMINAL DESIGNATIONS WITHIN THE PORT OF HOUSTON, TEXAS

Effective with Title II Invitation 028 issued on February 20, 2008, the Notice to the Trade
EOD-150 (Pilot Program for Load Port Surveys and Processed Commodity Bidding
Basis Houston, Texas) is cancelled. USAID Notice to the Trade dated April 5, 2006
“F.A.S. Allocated Commodities at Houston and Jacinto” is also rescinded. This
means that beginning with INV 028, Houston will no longer be available as an
approved delivery point. Offerors must select terminals within the Port of Houston
as listed in Notice to the Trade: Expansion of Terminal Designations Within The
Port Of Houston, Texas. The notice is posted on the USAID Ocean Notices website
at http://www.usaid.gov/business/ocean/notices. A complete list of delivery/bid
point codes, including the new Houston delivery/bid point codes, is available at:
http://www.fsa.usda.gov/FSA/webapp?area=home&subject=coop&topic=pas-ex-…

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.

1) All offers MUST include ETA loadport, ETS loadport, and ETA destination, along
with routing information. Other requirements or pertinent information:
A. Vessel’s itinerary and current position.
B. Full particulars on vessel owner’s company including officers, address and bank
references.
C. Voyage number for vessel being offered.

2) Total commissions 2.5%. If offered direct, 2.5% to LifeLink Logistics. If offered through a
broker, 2/3 of 2.5% to LifeLink Logistics, and 1/3 of 2.5% to owners’ broker.

3) Evaluation and contract award: offers which do not comply with mandatory requirements of
this 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. Catholic Relief Services reserves the right to award without
discussions with USAID approval. Award will be to the lowest responsible offeror meeting the
mandatory requirements of this IFB.

4) Contract Terms: Except to the extent provided above, this IFB is subject to the standard
US Food Aid Booking Note (INCLUDING ANY AND ALL AMENDMENTS AND ATTACHMENTS),
which are fully incorporated herein. Copies of these guidelines may be obtained from USAID
website, www.usaid.gov.

11-017P Burkina Faso Award

December 16, 2011

LIFELINK LOGISTICS issues Freight Award Notice for Catholic Relief Services (CRS)

IFB NO. 11-017P (Inv. 111B)
WBSCM Commodity Solicitation Number 2000000616
Dated December 15, 2011
Issued by LIFELINK LOGISTICS, Berea, Ohio
On behalf of Catholic Relief Services
For carriage of Food for Education commodities as follows:

CARGO UNDER SALES ORDER NUMBER 5000079651:

AA: CRS-BF-01
CARGO: 400 NMT LE 50 KILO BAGS
DISPORT: OUAGADOUGOU THRU BL VIA LOME
FUMIGATION: PER US FOOD AID BOOKING NOTE SECTION 16.C
DISCHARGE/DELIVERY: PER US FOOD AID BOOKING NOTE SECTION 2.C.i
LDA: YES, NON URGENT
SPLIT - 30NMT LE 50 KILO BAGS
USDA TRACKING #: 11-017P-01
LOADPORT: BHOU
CARRIER: SEALIFT
VESSEL/FLAG: NOBLE STAR/ P1
FREIGHT: OCEAN $352.15 + DOM INL $14.00 + FOR INL $288.44
TOTAL $654.59/GMT
SPLIT - 200NMT LE 50 KILO BAGS
USDA TRACKING #: 11-017P-01
LOADPORT: BHOU
CARRIER: SEALIFT
VESSEL/FLAG: NOBLE STAR/ P1
FREIGHT: OCEAN $352.15 + DOM INL $14.00 + FOR INL $288.44
TOTAL $654.59/GMT
SPLIT - 170NMT LE 50 KILO BAGS
USDA TRACKING #: 11-017P-05
LOADPORT: HGPI
CARRIER: SEALIFT
VESSEL/FLAG: NOBLE STAR/ P1
FREIGHT: OCEAN $352.15 + DOM INL $38.00 + FOR INL $288.44
TOTAL $678.59/GMT


BB: CRS-BF-02
CARGO: 2,020 NMT SFBW 50 KILO BAGS
DISPORT: OUAGADOUGOU THRU BL VIA LOME
FUMIGATION: PER US FOOD AID BOOKING NOTE SECTION 16.C
DISCHARGE/DELIVERY: PER US FOOD AID BOOKING NOTE SECTION 2.C.i
LDA: YES, NON URGENT
SPLIT - 1100NMT SFBW 50 KILO BAGS
USDA TRACKING #: 11-017P-02
LOADPORT: BHOU
CARRIER: SEALIFT
VESSEL/FLAG: NOBLE STAR/ P1
FREIGHT: OCEAN $352.15 + DOM INL $14.00 + FOR INL $288.44
TOTAL $654.59/GMT
SPLIT - 920NMT SFBW 50 KILO BAGS
USDA TRACKING #: 11-017P-02
LOADPORT: BHOU
CARRIER: SEALIFT
VESSEL/FLAG: NOBLE STAR/ P1
FREIGHT: OCEAN $352.15 + DOM INL $14.00 + FOR INL $288.44
TOTAL $654.59/GMT



CARGO UNDER SALES ORDER NUMBER 5000080359:

CC: CRS-BF-03
CARGO: 270 NMT OIL- 6/4 LTR PLASTIC 800-F
DISPORT: OUAGADOUGOU THRU BL VIA LOME
FUMIGATION: NOT APPLICABLE
DISCHARGE/DELIVERY: PER US FOOD AID BOOKING NOTE SECTION 2.C.i
LDA: YES, NON URGENT
USDA TRACKING #: 11-017P-03
LOADPORT BHOU
CARRIER: SEALIFT
VESSEL/FLAG: NOBLE STAR/ P1
FREIGHT: OCEAN $387.15 + DOM INL $14.00 + FOR INL $288.44
TOTAL $689.59/GMT



CARGO UNDER SALES ORDER NUMBER 5000080391:

DD: CRS-BF-04
CARGO: 500 NMT CSB 25 HP KILO BAGS
DISPORT: OUAGADOUGOU THRU BL VIA LOME
FUMIGATION: PER US FOOD AID BOOKING NOTE SECTION 16.C
DISCHARGE/DELIVERY: PER US FOOD AID BOOKING NOTE SECTION 2.C.i
LDA: YES, NON URGENT
USDA TRACKING #: 11-017P-04
LOADPORT NORF
CARRIER: MAERSK
VESSEL/FLAG: MAERSK IDAHO/P2
FREIGHT: OCEAN $136.00 + FOR INL $220.00 TOTAL $356.00/GMT







11-017P Burkina FASO Re-Tender - Amendment 1
November 21, 2011

LIFELINK LOGISTICS issues Freight Retender - Amendment 1 for Catholic Relief Services
(CRS) under IFB NO. 11-017P (Inv. 111B) to Burkina Faso.

Nov 21, 2011

LifeLink Logistics, Berea, OH hereby amends the freight retender IFB 11-017P issued
Nov 18, 2011 for CRS under Food for Education Program.

Freight offers are due no later than --- 12:00 pm Central Time (1:00 pm Eastern Time),
22 November 2011 --

All other terms and conditions of the original freight retender are unchanged.

11-017P Burkina FASO Re-Tender
November 18, 2011

LIFELINK LOGISTICS issues Freight Retender for Catholic Relief Services (CRS)

IFB NO. 11-017P (Inv. 111B)
WBSCM Commodity Solicitation Number 2000000616
Dated November 18 , 2011
Issued by LIFELINK LOGISTICS, Berea, Ohio
On behalf of Catholic Relief Services
For carriage of Food for Education commodities as follows:

Offers are requested from all U.S. and foreign flag carriers.

SUBMISSION OF FREIGHT OFFERS:
This re-tender is being done outside of WBSCM and offers to be submitted to
LIFELINK LOGISTICS, at 46 Front Street, Suite 200, Berea, OH 44017,
Attn: Lisa Spohn (telephone 440-243-1010) or by fax at 440-243-3030


Freight offers are due no later than --- 12:00 pm Central Time (1:00 pm Eastern Time),
21 November 2011 --

CARGO UNDER SALES ORDER NUMBER 5000079651:

AA: CRS-BF-01
USDA TRACKING #: 11-017P-01
CARGO: 400 NMT LE 50 KILO BAGS
LOADPORT BHOU - 230MT
G-HOU-GPI - 170MT
DISPORT: OUAGADOUGOU THRU BL VIA LOME
FUMIGATION: PER US FOOD AID BOOKING NOTE SECTION 16.C
DISCHARGE/DELIVERY: PER US FOOD AID BOOKING NOTE SECTION 2.C.i
LDA: YES, NON URGENT

BB: CRS-BF-02
USDA TRACKING #: 11-017P-02
CARGO: 2,020 NMT SFBW 50 KILO BAGS
LOADPORT BHOU
DISPORT: OUAGADOUGOU THRU BL VIA LOME
FUMIGATION: PER US FOOD AID BOOKING NOTE SECTION 16.C
DISCHARGE/DELIVERY: PER US FOOD AID BOOKING NOTE SECTION 2.C.i
LDA: YES, NON URGENT


CARGO UNDER SALES ORDER NUMBER 5000080359:

CC: CRS-BF-03
USDA TRACKING #: 11-017P-03
CARGO: 270 NMT OIL- 6/4 LTR PLASTIC 800-F
LOADPORT BHOU
DISPORT: OUAGADOUGOU THRU BL VIA LOME
FUMIGATION: NOT APPLICABLE
DISCHARGE/DELIVERY: PER US FOOD AID BOOKING NOTE SECTION 2.C.i
LDA: YES, NON URGENT



CARGO UNDER SALES ORDER NUMBER 5000080391:

DD: CRS-BF-04
USDA TRACKING #: 11-017P-04
CARGO: 500 NMT CSB 25 HP KILO BAGS
LOADPORT E-NORF-ALL
DISPORT: OUAGADOUGOU THRU BL VIA LOME
FUMIGATION: PER US FOOD AID BOOKING NOTE SECTION 16.C
DISCHARGE/DELIVERY: PER US FOOD AID BOOKING NOTE SECTION 2.C.i
LDA: YES, NON URGENT


In awarding cargo under this tender USDA will consider factors including the lowest landed
cost, and the impact of any potential award on USDA's ability to satisfy the requirements
of statutes and regulations including the Cargo Preference Act.

FOR DELIVERY BASIS INTERMODAL PLANT AND BRIDGE, OFFERORS ARE
ENCOURAGED TO COORDINATE WITH VENDOR TO ENSURE SMOOTH LOADING
OPERATION.

***U.S. FOOD AID BOOKING NOTE FOR PACKAGED COMMODITIES - PART II, DATED
NOVEMBER 1, 2004 TO APPLY IN FULL. A COPY OF THESE GUIDELINES CAN BE
FOUND ON THE USAID WEBSITE, WWW.USAID.GOV

Approved Exceptions to Standard US Food AID Booking Note Terms, Procedures and
Formats and other special terms and conditions (These items will apply to above cargo,
unless specified otherwise):

Full Liner Berth Terms, All Inclusive. No Demurrage - No Dispatch - No Detention

Rates offered must include a breakdown of the Ocean Charge component. Rates offered to be
quoted in US Dollars per metric ton to be all-inclusive rates which include costs for services
other than port to port ocean transportation. Must include a breakdown of the ocean charge
component and each of the following other charges, as applicable: domestic inland
transportation, foreign inland transportation, fumigation or destination bagging, and special
requirements for container load protocol (if applicable). No minimum bill of lading quantities
or charges or minimum container quantities or charges to apply.

- SINGLE BOTTOM SERVICE OFFER MUST INCLUDE VESSEL ITINERARY IN THE
REMARKS SECTION.
- REGULAR LINER SERVICE OFFER MUST INCLUDE FREQUENCY/ROUTING/
TRANSIT TIME IN THE REMARKS SECTION.

For all parcels, please refer to Clause 14 of Booking Guidelines for Notice
requirements.

For all offers, Carrier must acknowledge in the Remarks section of WBSCM
all country specific requirements when submitting offer.

LOAD TERMS: Cargo to be delivered to Carrier FAS Vessel or bridge point at the specified
load port, and loaded at Carrier's time, risk and expense with no demurrage/ no despatch/
no detention.

DISCHARGE TERMS: Cargo to be discharged at Carrier's time, risk and expense, and
delivered in Carrier's conveyance to the door of the Receiver's/Consignee's warehouse(s)
located outside the port area, with no demurrage/ no despatch/ no detention - per U.S.
Food Aid Booking Note Sec. 2.(C)(i)

Should cargo be containerized for carrier convenience, any/all additional cost at destination
due to containerization including devanning or stripping into warehouse and THC is for carrier
account.

If containerization is required, container demurrage/detention shall be in accordance with the
carrier container demurrage/ detention rates, but shall not exceed $10 per container per day
or as per carrier tariff rate, whichever is lowest cost per day/per container.

TRANSATLANTIC BARGE CLAUSE:

TOWED BARGES WILL BE CONSIDERED IN THE TRANSATLANTIC TRADE PROVIDED
ALL CARGO IS CONTAINERIZED AND STOWED UNDER DECK.NO OTHER STOWAGE
ARRANGEMENT WILL BE CONSIDERED UNLESS THE CARRIER HAS RECEIVED
WRITTEN NOTIFICATION FROM THE SHIPPER(S) AND USDA PROVIDING APPROVAL
FOR A SPECIFIC VESSEL PRIOR TO THAT VESSEL PARTICIPATING IN ANY
TRANSATLANTIC FOOD AID SHIPMENTS..

For ALL CRS CARGOES. Owners and/or their agents must return signed Bills of Lading
and related documents to LifeLink Logistics within 48 hours (2 business days) after receipt
of masters at Owners and/or their agents expense. Rates offered to be all-inclusive and
displayed on a per metric ton basis on all rated Bills of Lading as per Booking Guideline
Section 18.

For All CRS Cargoes. Owners and/or their agents must return signed USAID Booking
Note to LifeLink Logistics within 10 business days of receipt.

BURKINA FASO CARGO. CRS requests Lome to be used as discharge port.
Cargo to be delivered on thru BL to CRS' designated warehouse(s) (full address not
yet available) in:
Ouagadougou, Province du Kadiogo
Burkina Faso

Vessel Loading observation requirements and procedures, as per The U.S. Department of
Agriculture Kansas City Commodity Office’s notice to the trade of May 5, 2000, is hereby
incorporated. A copy of which can be furnished upon request.

Bill of Lading integrity is to be maintained at all times while in the carrier's custody and
control, assuring that individual ocean bill of lading quantities are not commingled.

All vessel substitutions requests must be reviewed by USDA.The proposed substitute vessel
should be of the same service category as the originally awarded vessel. This applies to
both U.S. and foreign flag vessel substitutions. The proposed substitute vessel must also
appear on the applicable Maritime Administration U.S. or foreign flag vessel list which
can be accessed using the following URL:

http://www.marad.dot.gov/ships_shipping_landing_page/cargo_preference/c…
humanitarian_assistance/cargo_human_assistance_reports/Humanitarian_Food_Aid
_Reports.htm

Vessel substitutions must be approved by the Shipper and USDA/USAID, as applicable,
and cargo shall not be loaded into unapproved substitute vessels.

In keeping with U.S. Customs enforced compliance program for outbound documentation,
carriers are hereby notified that any assessments against the cargo due in whole or in
part to delay by carrier in verifying final load count, and providing same to LifeLink
Logistics, will be solely for carrier’s account.

FREIGHT PAYMENT SHALL BE PROCESSED THRU THE WBSCM SYSTEM AND
PAID BY USDA. 80%OF THRU B/L FREIGHT PAYABLE UPON ARRIVAL AT THE
DISCHARGE PORT. 20% OF FREIGHT PAYABLE UPON COMPLETION OF
DELIVERY TO THE FINAL INLAND WAREHOUSE(S).

***USAID NOTICE TO THE TRADE***

NOTICE TO THE TRADE - dated July 22, 2009 - The Freedom of Information Act(FOIA) and
Submission of Freight Proposals in response to P.L. 480 Title II Requests for Proposals

Please be advised that effective immediately, all ocean carriers submitting freight proposals
in response to P.L. 480 Title II freight RFPs for mark and count cargoes and/or bulk cargoes
and/or overseas and/or domestic preposition cargoes must include one of the statements
below in each freight offer submitted. Please note that this statement is required for each
offer submitted. For offers submitted through the electronic Web-Based Supply Chain
Management (WBSCM) system, one of the statements below must appear in the Free
Form Remarks Section for each offer submitted. Each page of each offer submitted
outside of WBSCM must include one of the following statements:

1. This freight proposal, whether successful or unsuccessful, contains trade
secrets or commercial financial information which are privileged and confidential and
exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. Section 552.
Furthermore, this information is prohibited from disclosure under the Trade Secrets Act,
18 U.S.C. Section 1905.

-- OR --

2. This freight proposal, whether successful or unsuccessful, may, in the future,be made
public or released under a FOIA request.

EXPANSION OF TERMINAL DESIGNATIONS WITHIN THE PORT OF HOUSTON, TEXAS

Effective with Title II Invitation 028 issued on February 20, 2008, the Notice to the Trade
EOD-150 (Pilot Program for Load Port Surveys and Processed Commodity Bidding
Basis Houston, Texas) is cancelled. USAID Notice to the Trade dated April 5, 2006
“F.A.S. Allocated Commodities at Houston and Jacinto” is also rescinded. This
means that beginning with INV 028, Houston will no longer be available as an
approved delivery point. Offerors must select terminals within the Port of Houston
as listed in Notice to the Trade: Expansion of Terminal Designations Within The
Port Of Houston, Texas. The notice is posted on the USAID Ocean Notices website
at http://www.usaid.gov/business/ocean/notices. A complete list of delivery/bid
point codes, including the new Houston delivery/bid point codes, is available at:
http://www.fsa.usda.gov/FSA/webapp?area=home&subject=coop&topic=pas-ex-…

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.

1) All offers MUST include ETA loadport, ETS loadport, and ETA destination, along
with routing information. Other requirements or pertinent information:
A. Vessel’s itinerary and current position.
B. Full particulars on vessel owner’s company including officers, address and bank
references.
C. Voyage number for vessel being offered.

2) Commodity supplier delivery terms, origin points and specific shipping dates will not be
known until commodities are purchased. All cargo's availability date at loadport will be
01/12/12. Depending on the commodity suppliers elected shipping dates, cargo can start
shipping out as early as 12/01/11. Carriers will be required to receive cargo in accordance
with USDA suppliers contractual shipping dates and delivery terms. The potential shipping
periods for bids at the plant or bridgepoint locations can be found in the commodity
solicitation.

3)Total commissions 2.5%. If offered direct, 2.5% to LifeLink Logistics. If offered through a
broker, 2/3 of 2.5% to LifeLink Logistics, and 1/3 of 2.5% to owners’ broker.

4) Evaluation and contract award: offers which do not comply with mandatory requirements of
this 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. Catholic Relief Services reserves the right to award without
discussions with USAID approval. Award will be to the lowest responsible offeror meeting the
mandatory requirements of this IFB.

5) Contract Terms: Except to the extent provided above, this IFB is subject to the standard
US Food Aid Booking Note (INCLUDING ANY AND ALL AMENDMENTS AND ATTACHMENTS),
which are fully incorporated herein.Copies of these guidelines may be obtained from USAID
website, www.usaid.gov.

11-017P Burkina FASO Tender
November 1, 2011

LIFELINK LOGISTICS issues freight tender for Catholic Relief Services (CRS)

IFB NO. 11-017P (Inv. 111B)
WBSCM Freight Solicitation Number 2000000617
WBSCM Commodity Solicitation Number 2000000616
Dated November 1 , 2011
Issued by LIFELINK LOGISTICS, Berea, Ohio
On behalf of Catholic Relief Services
For carriage of Food for Education commodities as follows:

Offers are requested from all U.S. and foreign flag carriers.

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.

Freight offers are due no later than --- 10:00 am Central Time (11:00 am Eastern Time),
7 November 2011 --

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


CARGO UNDER SALES ORDER NUMBER 5000079651:

AA: CRS-BF-01
USDA TRACKING #: 11-017P-01
CARGO: 400 NMT LE 50 KILO BAGS
DISPORT: OUAGADOUGOU THRU BL VIA LOME
FUMIGATION: PER US FOOD AID BOOKING NOTE SECTION 16.C
DISCHARGE/DELIVERY: PER US FOOD AID BOOKING NOTE SECTION 2.C.i
LDA: YES, NON URGENT
LOADPORT AVAILABILITY: 01/20/2012


BB: CRS-BF-02
USDA TRACKING #: 11-017P-02
CARGO: 2,020 NMT SFBW 50 KILO BAGS
DISPORT: OUAGADOUGOU THRU BL VIA LOME
FUMIGATION: PER US FOOD AID BOOKING NOTE SECTION 16.C
DISCHARGE/DELIVERY: PER US FOOD AID BOOKING NOTE SECTION 2.C.i
LDA: YES, NON URGENT
LOADPORT AVAILABILITY: 01/20/2012

CARGO UNDER SALES ORDER NUMBER 5000080359:

CC: CRS-BF-03
USDA TRACKING #: 11-017P-03
CARGO: 270 NMT OIL-SUBSTITUTABLE 6/4 LTR
DISPORT: OUAGADOUGOU THRU BL VIA LOME
FUMIGATION: NOT APPLICABLE
DISCHARGE/DELIVERY: PER US FOOD AID BOOKING NOTE SECTION 2.C.i
LDA: YES, NON URGENT
LOADPORT AVAILABILITY: 01/20/2012

CARGO UNDER SALES ORDER NUMBER 5000080391:

DD: CRS-BF-04
USDA TRACKING #: 11-017P-04
CARGO: 500 NMT CSB 25 HP KILO BAGS
DISPORT: OUAGADOUGOU THRU BL VIA LOME
FUMIGATION: PER US FOOD AID BOOKING NOTE SECTION 16.C
DISCHARGE/DELIVERY: PER US FOOD AID BOOKING NOTE SECTION 2.C.i
LDA: YES, NON URGENT
LOADPORT AVAILABILITY: 01/20/2012

In awarding cargo under this tender USDA will consider factors including the lowest landed
cost, and the impact of any potential award on USDA's ability to satisfy the requirements
of statutes and regulations including the Cargo Preference Act.

FOR ALL CRS CARGOES. CARRIER'S 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. LOADING USDA APPROVED PORTS/PLANTS/
BRIDGES AS PER KC-362 AVAILABILITY AS PROVIDED ABOVE BASIS FAS LOADPORT
(PLEASE REFER TO ACTUAL COMMODITY IFB FOR POTENTIAL SHIPPING
PERIODS BASIS PLANT BRIDGE DESTINATIONS).

FOR DELIVERY BASIS INTERMODAL PLANT AND BRIDGE, OFFERORS ARE
ENCOURAGED TO COORDINATE WITH VENDOR TO ENSURE SMOOTH LOADING
OPERATION.

***U.S. FOOD AID BOOKING NOTE FOR PACKAGED COMMODITIES - PART II, DATED
NOVEMBER 1, 2004 TO APPLY IN FULL. A COPY OF THESE GUIDELINES CAN BE
FOUND ON THE USAID WEBSITE, WWW.USAID.GOV

Approved Exceptions to Standard US Food AID Booking Note Terms, Procedures and
Formats and other special terms and conditions (These items will apply to above cargo,
unless specified otherwise):

Full Liner Berth Terms, All Inclusive. No Demurrage - No Dispatch - No Detention

Rates offered must include a breakdown of the Ocean Charge component. Rates offered to be
quoted in US Dollars per metric ton to be all-inclusive rates which include costs for services
other than port to port ocean transportation. Must include a breakdown of the ocean charge
component and each of the following other charges, as applicable: domestic inland
transportation, foreign inland transportation, fumigation or destination bagging, and special
requirements for container load protocol (if applicable). No minimum bill of lading quantities
or charges or minimum container quantities or charges to apply.

- SINGLE BOTTOM SERVICE OFFER MUST INCLUDE VESSEL ITINERARY IN THE
REMARKS SECTION.
- REGULAR LINER SERVICE OFFER MUST INCLUDE FREQUENCY/ROUTING/
TRANSIT TIME IN THE REMARKS SECTION.

For all parcels, please refer to Clause 14 of Booking Guidelines for Notice
requirements.

For all offers, Carrier must acknowledge in the Remarks section of WBSCM
all country specific requirements when submitting offer.

LOAD TERMS: Cargo to be delivered to Carrier FAS Vessel or bridge point at the specified
load port, and loaded at Carrier's time, risk and expense with no demurrage/ no despatch/
no detention.

DISCHARGE TERMS: Cargo to be discharged at Carrier's time, risk and expense, and
delivered in Carrier's conveyance to the door of the Receiver's/Consignee's warehouse(s)
located outside the port area, with no demurrage/ no despatch/ no detention - per U.S.
Food Aid Booking Note Sec. 2.(C)(i)

Should cargo be containerized for carrier convenience, any/all additional cost at destination
due to containerization including devanning or stripping into warehouse and THC is for carrier
account.

If containerization is required, container demurrage/detention shall be in accordance with the
carrier container demurrage/ detention rates, but shall not exceed $10 per container per day
or as per carrier tariff rate, whichever is lowest cost per day/per container.

TRANSATLANTIC BARGE CLAUSE:

TOWED BARGES WILL BE CONSIDERED IN THE TRANSATLANTIC TRADE PROVIDED
ALL CARGO IS CONTAINERIZED AND STOWED UNDER DECK.NO OTHER STOWAGE
ARRANGEMENT WILL BE CONSIDERED UNLESS THE CARRIER HAS RECEIVED
WRITTEN NOTIFICATION FROM THE SHIPPER(S) AND USDA PROVIDING APPROVAL
FOR A SPECIFIC VESSEL PRIOR TO THAT VESSEL PARTICIPATING IN ANY
TRANSATLANTIC FOOD AID SHIPMENTS..

For ALL CRS CARGOES. Owners and/or their agents must return signed Bills of Lading
and related documents to LifeLink Logistics within 48 hours (2 business days) after receipt
of masters at Owners and/or their agents expense. Rates offered to be all-inclusive and
displayed on a per metric ton basis on all rated Bills of Lading as per Booking Guideline
Section 18.

For All CRS Cargoes. Owners and/or their agents must return signed USAID Booking
Note to LifeLink Logistics within 10 business days of receipt.

BURKINA FASO CARGO. CRS requests Lome to be used as discharge port.
Cargo to be delivered on thru BL to CRS' designated warehouse(s) (full address not
yet available) in:
Ouagadougou, Province du Kadiogo
Burkina Faso

Vessel Loading observation requirements and procedures, as per The U.S. Department of
Agriculture Kansas City Commodity Office’s notice to the trade of May 5, 2000, is hereby
incorporated. A copy of which can be furnished upon request.

Bill of Lading integrity is to be maintained at all times while in the carrier's custody and
control, assuring that individual ocean bill of lading quantities are not commingled.

All vessel substitutions requests must be reviewed by USDA.The proposed substitute vessel
should be of the same service category as the originally awarded vessel. This applies to
both U.S. and foreign flag vessel substitutions. The proposed substitute vessel must also
appear on the applicable Maritime Administration U.S. or foreign flag vessel list which
can be accessed using the following URL:

http://www.marad.dot.gov/ships_shipping_landing_page/cargo_preference/c…
humanitarian_assistance/cargo_human_assistance_reports/Humanitarian_Food_Aid
_Reports.htm

Vessel substitutions must be approved by the Shipper and USDA/USAID, as applicable,
and cargo shall not be loaded into unapproved substitute vessels.

In keeping with U.S. Customs enforced compliance program for outbound documentation,
carriers are hereby notified that any assessments against the cargo due in whole or in
part to delay by carrier in verifying final load count, and providing same to LifeLink
Logistics, will be solely for carrier’s account.

FREIGHT PAYMENT SHALL BE PROCESSED THRU THE WBSCM SYSTEM AND
PAID BY USDA. 80%OF THRU B/L FREIGHT PAYABLE UPON ARRIVAL AT THE
DISCHARGE PORT. 20% OF FREIGHT PAYABLE UPON COMPLETION OF
DELIVERY TO THE FINAL INLAND WAREHOUSE(S).

***USAID NOTICE TO THE TRADE***

NOTICE TO THE TRADE - dated July 22, 2009 - The Freedom of Information Act(FOIA) and
Submission of Freight Proposals in response to P.L. 480 Title II Requests for Proposals

Please be advised that effective immediately, all ocean carriers submitting freight proposals
in response to P.L. 480 Title II freight RFPs for mark and count cargoes and/or bulk cargoes
and/or overseas and/or domestic preposition cargoes must include one of the statements
below in each freight offer submitted. Please note that this statement is required for each
offer submitted. For offers submitted through the electronic Web-Based Supply Chain
Management (WBSCM) system, one of the statements below must appear in the Free
Form Remarks Section for each offer submitted. Each page of each offer submitted
outside of WBSCM must include one of the following statements:

1. This freight proposal, whether successful or unsuccessful, contains trade
secrets or commercial financial information which are privileged and confidential and
exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. Section 552.
Furthermore, this information is prohibited from disclosure under the Trade Secrets Act,
18 U.S.C. Section 1905.

-- OR --

2. This freight proposal, whether successful or unsuccessful, may, in the future,be made
public or released under a FOIA request.

EXPANSION OF TERMINAL DESIGNATIONS WITHIN THE PORT OF HOUSTON, TEXAS

Effective with Title II Invitation 028 issued on February 20, 2008, the Notice to the Trade
EOD-150 (Pilot Program for Load Port Surveys and Processed Commodity Bidding
Basis Houston, Texas) is cancelled. USAID Notice to the Trade dated April 5, 2006
“F.A.S. Allocated Commodities at Houston and Jacinto” is also rescinded. This
means that beginning with INV 028, Houston will no longer be available as an
approved delivery point. Offerors must select terminals within the Port of Houston
as listed in Notice to the Trade: Expansion of Terminal Designations Within The
Port Of Houston, Texas. The notice is posted on the USAID Ocean Notices website
at http://www.usaid.gov/business/ocean/notices. A complete list of delivery/bid
point codes, including the new Houston delivery/bid point codes, is available at:
http://www.fsa.usda.gov/FSA/webapp?area=home&subject=coop&topic=pas-ex-…

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.

1) All offers MUST include ETA loadport, ETS loadport, and ETA destination, along
with routing information. Other requirements or pertinent information:
A. Vessel’s itinerary and current position.
B. Full particulars on vessel owner’s company including officers, address and bank
references.
C. Voyage number for vessel being offered.

2) Commodity supplier delivery terms, origin points and specific shipping dates will not be
known until commodities are purchased. All cargo's availability date at loadport will be
01/20/12. Depending on the commodity suppliers elected shipping dates, cargo can start
shipping out as early as 12/01/11. Carriers will be required to receive cargo in accordance
with USDA suppliers contractual shipping dates and delivery terms. The potential shipping
periods for bids at the plant or bridgepoint locations can be found in the commodity
solicitation.

3)Total commissions 2.5%. If offered direct, 2.5% to LifeLink Logistics. If offered through a
broker, 2/3 of 2.5% to LifeLink Logistics, and 1/3 of 2.5% to owners’ broker.

4) Evaluation and contract award: offers which do not comply with mandatory requirements of
this 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. Catholic Relief Services reserves the right to award without
discussions with USAID approval. Award will be to the lowest responsible offeror meeting the
mandatory requirements of this IFB.

5) Contract Terms: Except to the extent provided above, this IFB is subject to the standard
US Food Aid Booking Note (INCLUDING ANY AND ALL AMENDMENTS AND ATTACHMENTS)
which are fully incorporated herein.Copies of these guidelines may be obtained from USAID
website, www.usaid.gov.

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