Honduras Award12-063P

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IFB# 12-063P Honduras Award Notice

December 4, 2014

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

IFB NO. 12-063P (Inv.114A)
WBSCM Freight Solicitation Number 2000003022
WBSCM Commodity Solicitation Number 2000003021
Dated December 4, 2014
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 NO. 5000241124:

AA: CRS-HN-01 SEE NOTE 1
CARGO: 440 NMT VO 6/4 LTR CANS
DISPORT: SIGUATEPEQUE THRU BL VIA PUERTO CORTES
FUMIGATION: NOT APPLICABLE
DISCHARGE/DELIVERY: PER US FOOD AID BOOKING NOTE SECTION 2.C.i
LDA: YES, NON-URGENT
LOADPORT AVAILABILITY: 02/05/15
LOADPORT: RMRK
CARRIER: SCHUYLER LINE NAVIGATION
VESSEL/FLAG: EOT SPAR / P1
FREIGHT: OCEAN $233.00 + DOM INL $110.00 + FOR INL $126.00
TOTAL $469.00/GMT

BB: CRS-HN-02 SEE NOTE 1
CARGO: 280 NMT MR 50 KILO BAGS
DISPORT: SIGUATEPEQUE THRU BL VIA PUERTO CORTES
FUMIGATION: REQUIRED
DISCHARGE/DELIVERY: PER US FOOD AID BOOKING NOTE SECTION 2.C.i
LDA: YES, NON-URGENT
LOADPORT AVAILABILITY: 02/05/15
LOADPORT: BEAU
CARRIER: SCHUYLER LINE NAVIGATION
VESSEL/FLAG: EOT SPAR / P1
FREIGHT: OCEAN $229.00 + FOR INL $126.00 + FUM $10.00
TOTAL $365.00/GMT


CC: CRS-HN-03 SEE NOTE 1
CARGO: 1,640 NMT CSB 25 KILO HP BAGS
DISPORT: SIGUATEPEQUE THRU BL VIA PUERTO CORTES
FUMIGATION: REQUIRED
DISCHARGE/DELIVERY: PER US FOOD AID BOOKING NOTE SECTION 2.C.i
LDA: YES, NON-URGENT
LOADPORT AVAILABILITY: 02/05/15
SPLIT - 1,020 MT CSB 25 KILO HP BAGS
LOADPORT: BHOU
CARRIER: CMA CGM S.A.
VESSEL/FLAG: FRISSIA LISSABON & ERATO / P3
FREIGHT: OCEAN $77.65 + DOM INL $10.00 + FUM $8.00 + FOR INL $70.00
TOTAL $165.65/GMT
SPLIT - 620 MT CSB 25 KILO HP BAGS
LOADPORT: BEAU
CARRIER: SCHUYLER LINE NAVIGATION
VESSEL/FLAG: EOT SPAR / P1
FREIGHT: OCEAN $229.00 + FOR INL $126.00 + FUM $10.00
TOTAL $365.00/GMT

IFB# 12-063P Honduras Re-tender Amendment 1

November 10, 2014

LIFELINK LOGISTICS issues Freight Retender - Amendment 1 for Catholic Relief
Services (CRS) under IFB NO. 12-063P (Inv.114A) to Honduras

November 10, 2014

LifeLink Logistics, Berea, OH hereby amends the freight retender IFB 12-063P issued
November 10, 2014 for CRS under Food for Education Program.

Freight offers are due no later than --- 10:00 am Central Time (11:00 am Eastern Time), 14 November 2014 --

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

IFB# 12-063P Honduras Re-Tender

November 7, 2014

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

IFB NO. 12-063P (Inv.114A)
WBSCM Freight Solicitation Number 2000003022
WBSCM Commodity Solicitation Number 2000003021
Dated November 10, 2014
Issued by LIFELINK LOGISTICS, Berea, Ohio
On behalf of Catholic Relief Services
For carriage of Food for Education commodities as follows:

Firm 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), 13 November 2014 ---.

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 NO. 5000241124:

AA: CRS-HN-01 SEE NOTE 1
CARGO: 440 NMT VO 6/4 LTR CANS
DISPORT: SIGUATEPEQUE THRU BL VIA PUERTO CORTES
FUMIGATION: NOT APPLICABLE
DISCHARGE/DELIVERY: PER US FOOD AID BOOKING NOTE SECTION 2.C.i
LDA: YES, NON-URGENT
LOADPORT AVAILABILITY: 02/05/15

BB: CRS-HN-02 SEE NOTE 1
CARGO: 280 NMT MR 50 KILO BAGS
DISPORT: SIGUATEPEQUE THRU BL VIA PUERTO CORTES
FUMIGATION: REQUIRED
DISCHARGE/DELIVERY: PER US FOOD AID BOOKING NOTE SECTION 2.C.i
LDA: YES, NON-URGENT
LOADPORT AVAILABILITY: 02/05/15

CC: CRS-HN-03 SEE NOTE 1
CARGO: 1,640 NMT CSB 25 KILO HP BAGS
DISPORT: SIGUATEPEQUE THRU BL VIA PUERTO CORTES
FUMIGATION: REQUIRED
DISCHARGE/DELIVERY: PER US FOOD AID BOOKING NOTE SECTION 2.C.i
LDA: YES, NON-URGENT
LOADPORT AVAILABILITY: 02/05/15

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.

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 LOAD PORT.(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,
https://forums.info.usaid.gov/index.php?q=usaid-procurement-announcemen…
notices-trade

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.

**Carrier must confirm in the remarks section of WBSCM they will include the below
statement(s) on Bill(s) of Lading; otherwise offer will be considered non-responsive:
-"Freight Prepaid" or "Freight Payable per Booking Note".
-If cargo is containerized for Carrier's convenience, any/all additional cost at
destination due to containerization, including devanning or stripping into warehouse
& THC is for Carrier account.

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.

Central America/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.

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 approved 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 Booking Note to
LifeLink Logistics within 10 business days of receipt.

HONDURAS Cargo. Cargo to be delivered to Puerto Cortes and transported via Thru
Bill of Lading to CRS' Central Warehouse located at:
Barrio Las Americas,
6 cuadras al Este del Instituto Evangelico
Siguatepeque, Honduras

Prefer all commodities to arrive on one vessel (no split shipments). Fumigation
of Rice must be witness by USDA/FGIS at Carrier's time/risk/expense. Carrier/
Carrier's fumigator must coordinate the fumigation/witness with USDA/FGIS. Copies
of Fumigation Certificates and USDA/FGIS letters must be provided to LifeLink.

Per PExD, Rice shipment must be fumigated according to one of the following
schedules:

Fumigation - Aluminum phosphide

Concentration Temperature Duration Comments

2-3 tablets / 1 m 24 Hours

5-6 tablets / 1 m 72 Hours


Fumigation - Methyl bromide

Concentration Temperature Duration Comments

40 g/m3 24 Hours

80 g/m3 72 Hours

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 substitution requests must be reviewed by USDA. The proposed substitute
vessel should be of the same type 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, 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.

CRS RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REQUIRE VESSEL OWNER/OPERATOR TO POST A
PERFORMANCE BOND. SAID BOND TO BE IN THE FORM OF A CERTIFIED CHECK
ONLY, DRAWN ON A U.S. BANK, EQUIVALENT TO 5 PERCENT OF THE GROSS OCEAN
FREIGHT. THE CHECK MUST BE MADE OUT IN FAVOR OF CRS. AS NEGOTIATED, THE
PERFORMANCE BOND WILL BE GOOD THROUGH FINAL U.S. LOAD PORT; OR GOOD
THROUGH FINAL DISCHARGE PORT; OR INLAND DESTINATION. SAID BOND IS DUE
WITHIN FIVE (5) WORKING DAYS OF CONFIRMATION OF BOOKING, FAILURE TO DO SO
WILL VOID THE CONTRACT. AS APPLICABLE, SAID BOND WILL BE RETURNED UPON
RECEIPT OF WRITTEN NOTICE THAT ALL AVAILABLE CARGOES HAVE BEEN LOADED
AT U.S. PORT; OR THAT ALL CARGOES HAVE BEEN DELIVERED TO FINAL DISPORT
OR INLAND DESTINATION POINT.

Loading Delay Assessment (LDA) applicable when specified in above cargo details.

Note 1: The Shipper will impose a Loading Delay Assessment (LDA) for each and every
day beyond the contracted load date that the Carrier has failed to load the cargo
aboard a vessel. The contracted load date is defined as the date that the vessel
is estimated to arrive at the loading port, as specified in the US Aid Food Aid
Booking Note Part I, plus a ten (10) day grace period. LDA shall be US $1.00 per
metric ton per day or pro-rata, to be deducted from ocean freight payment.

Application of LDA’s will be specific to CRS cargo.

FREIGHT PAYMENT SHALL BE PROCESSED THRU THE WBSCM SYSTEM AND PAID BY USDA.
60% OF THRU B/L FREIGHT PAYABLE UPON ARRIVAL AT THE DISCHARGE PORT.
40% OF FREIGHT PAYABLE UPON COMPLETION OF DELIVERY TO THE FINAL INLAND WAREHOUSE(S).

***USAID NOTICE TO THE TRADE***

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.

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 02/05/15. Depending on the commodity suppliers elected shipping
dates, cargo can start shipping out as early as 12/16/14. 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 bridge point locations can be foundin 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.

IFB# 12-063P Honduras Tender

October 27, 2014

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

IFB NO. 12-063P (Inv.114)
WBSCM Freight Solicitation Number 2000002976
WBSCM Commodity Solicitation Number 2000002975
Dated October 27, 2014
Issued by LIFELINK LOGISTICS, Berea, Ohio
On behalf of Catholic Relief Services
For carriage of Food for Education commodities as follows:

Firm 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), 30 October 2014 ---.

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 NO. 5000241124:

AA: CRS-HN-01 SEE NOTE 1
CARGO: 440 NMT VO 6/4 LTR CANS
DISPORT: SIGUATEPEQUE THRU BL VIA PUERTO CORTES
FUMIGATION: NOT APPLICABLE
DISCHARGE/DELIVERY: PER US FOOD AID BOOKING NOTE SECTION 2.C.i
LDA: YES, NON-URGENT
LOADPORT AVAILABILITY: 01/20/15

BB: CRS-HN-02 SEE NOTE 1
CARGO: 280 NMT MR 50 KILO BAGS
DISPORT: SIGUATEPEQUE THRU BL VIA PUERTO CORTES
FUMIGATION: REQUIRED
DISCHARGE/DELIVERY: PER US FOOD AID BOOKING NOTE SECTION 2.C.i
LDA: YES, NON-URGENT
LOADPORT AVAILABILITY: 01/20/15

CC: CRS-HN-03 SEE NOTE 1
CARGO: 1,640 NMT CSB 25 KILO HP BAGS
DISPORT: SIGUATEPEQUE THRU BL VIA PUERTO CORTES
FUMIGATION: REQUIRED
DISCHARGE/DELIVERY: PER US FOOD AID BOOKING NOTE SECTION 2.C.i
LDA: YES, NON-URGENT
LOADPORT AVAILABILITY: 01/20/15

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.

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 LOAD PORT.(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,
https://forums.info.usaid.gov/index.php?q=usaid-procurement-announcemen…

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.

**Carrier must confirm in the remarks section of WBSCM they will include the below
statement(s) on Bill(s) of Lading; otherwise offer will be considered non-responsive:
-"Freight Prepaid" or "Freight Payable per Booking Note".
-If cargo is containerized for Carrier's convenience, any/all additional cost at
destination due to containerization, including devanning or stripping into warehouse
& THC is for Carrier account.

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.

Central America/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.

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 approved 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 Booking Note to
LifeLink Logistics within 10 business days of receipt.

HONDURAS Cargo. Cargo to be delivered to Puerto Cortes and transported via Thru
Bill of Lading to CRS' Central Warehouse located at:
Barrio Las Americas,
6 cuadras al Este del Instituto Evangelico
Siguatepeque, Honduras

Prefer all commodities to arrive on one vessel (no split shipments). Fumigation
of Rice must be witness by USDA/FGIS at Carrier's time/risk/expense. Carrier/
Carrier's fumigator must coordinate the fumigation/witness with USDA/FGIS. Copies
of Fumigation Certificates and USDA/FGIS letters must be provided to LifeLink.

Per PExD, Rice shipment must be fumigated according to one of the following
schedules:

Fumigation - Aluminum phosphide

Concentration Temperature Duration Comments

2-3 tablets / 1 m 24 Hours

5-6 tablets / 1 m 72 Hours


Fumigation - Methyl bromide

Concentration Temperature Duration Comments

40 g/m3 24 Hours

80 g/m3 72 Hours

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 substitution requests must be reviewed by USDA. The proposed substitute
vessel should be of the same type 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, 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.

CRS RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REQUIRE VESSEL OWNER/OPERATOR TO POST A
PERFORMANCE BOND. SAID BOND TO BE IN THE FORM OF A CERTIFIED CHECK
ONLY, DRAWN ON A U.S. BANK, EQUIVALENT TO 5 PERCENT OF THE GROSS OCEAN
FREIGHT. THE CHECK MUST BE MADE OUT IN FAVOR OF CRS. AS NEGOTIATED, THE
PERFORMANCE BOND WILL BE GOOD THROUGH FINAL U.S. LOAD PORT; OR GOOD
THROUGH FINAL DISCHARGE PORT; OR INLAND DESTINATION. SAID BOND IS DUE
WITHIN FIVE (5) WORKING DAYS OF CONFIRMATION OF BOOKING, FAILURE TO DO SO
WILL VOID THE CONTRACT. AS APPLICABLE, SAID BOND WILL BE RETURNED UPON
RECEIPT OF WRITTEN NOTICE THAT ALL AVAILABLE CARGOES HAVE BEEN LOADED
AT U.S. PORT; OR THAT ALL CARGOES HAVE BEEN DELIVERED TO FINAL DISPORT
OR INLAND DESTINATION POINT.

Loading Delay Assessment (LDA) applicable when specified in above cargo details.

Note 1: The Shipper will impose a Loading Delay Assessment (LDA) for each and every
day beyond the contracted load date that the Carrier has failed to load the cargo
aboard a vessel. The contracted load date is defined as the date that the vessel
is estimated to arrive at the loading port, as specified in the US Aid Food Aid
Booking Note Part I, plus a ten (10) day grace period. LDA shall be US $1.00 per
metric ton per day or pro-rata, to be deducted from ocean freight payment.

Application of LDA’s will be specific to CRS cargo.

FREIGHT PAYMENT SHALL BE PROCESSED THRU THE WBSCM SYSTEM AND PAID BY USDA.
60% OF THRU B/L FREIGHT PAYABLE UPON ARRIVAL AT THE DISCHARGE PORT.
40% OF FREIGHT PAYABLE UPON COMPLETION OF DELIVERY TO THE FINAL INLAND WAREHOUSE(S).

***USAID NOTICE TO THE TRADE***

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.

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 01/20/15. Depending on the commodity suppliers elected shipping
dates, cargo can start shipping out as early as 12/01/14. 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 bridge point locations can be foundin 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.