Ghana Award15-019P

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IFB# 15-019P  Ghana Tender Amendment

July 11, 2016

FETTIG & DONALTY, INC.  AS AGENTS FOR AND ON BEHALF OF ACDI/VOCA, ISSUE FREIGHT TENDER AMENDMENT FOR CARRIAGE OF THE FOLLOWING CARGO UNDER THE FOOD FOR PROGRESS PROGRAM IN GHANA. 

PROGRAM:  FOOD FOR PROGRESS               DATE:  JULY 11, 2016   

IFB #: 15-019P

INVITATION NUMBER: 076A 

WBSCM FREIGHT SOLICITATION NUMBER: 2000004158

WBSCM COMMODITY SOLICITATION NUMBER: 2000004157

 

“FREIGHT OFFERS ARE DUE NO LATER THAN 1000 HR CENTRAL TIME (1100 HR EASTERN TIME) JULY 15, 2016”

ALL OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS PER TENDER DATED JULY 8, 2016

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CALL FETTIG & DONALTY AT 202-628-5700.

ISSUED JULY 11, 2016

IFB# 15-019P  Ghana Tender

July 8, 2016

 

FETTIG & DONALTY, INC.  AS AGENTS FOR AND ON BEHALF OF ACDI/VOCA, ISSUE FREIGHT TENDER REQUESTING U.S. AND NON-U.S. FLAG OFFERS FOR CARRIAGE OF THE FOLLOWING CARGO UNDER THE FOOD FOR PROGRESS PROGRAM IN GHANA.  VESSEL TYPE MUST BE INCLUDED IN THE OFFER.

PROGRAM:  FOOD FOR PROGRESS               DATE:  JULY 8, 2016    

IFB #: 15-019P

INVITATION NUMBER: 076A 

WBSCM FREIGHT SOLICITATION NUMBER: 2000004158

WBSCM COMMODITY SOLICITATION NUMBER: 2000004157

CARGO: 

F D NUMBER	AC559 SO# 5000339926
CARGO	12,500 NMT RICE IN 50 KG BAGS
CARGO AVAILABILITY	US PORTS
AVAILABILITY DATE	FAS PORT OCT 5, 2016 FOR INLAND PLANT REFER TO COMMODITY TENDER
DESTINATION	ABIDJAN

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

1. CARGO TO BE BREAK-BULK ONLY, NON-CONTAINERIZED

2. CARRIER TO DELIVER CARGO STACKED ON TRUCKS ALONGSIDE VESSEL AT THE PORT OF ABIDJAN. (REF 2Ai).

 

3. CARRIER TO FUMIGATE ALL CARGO AND PROVIDE CERTIFICATE OF FUMIGATION.

4. CARRIERS TO PROVIDE BILL OF LADING MARKED ‘FREIGHT PAYABLE AS PER FREIGHT CONTRACT’.

5. VESSEL CARRIERS MUST COMPLY WITH SUPPLIER'S LOAD AND CAPACITY CAPABILITIES. IF THE VESSEL FAILS 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. CARRIER MUST ENSURE THAT 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.

6. DUE TO URGENT NEED TO MAINTAIN CARGO SCHEDULE INTEGRITY, A LOADING DELAY ASSESSEMNT (LDA) OF USD 1.00 PER METRIC TON PER DAY, OR PRO-RATA, WILL BE IMPOSED.  THE LDA WILL BE ASSESSED FOR EACH DAY, OR PRO-RATA, BEYOND THE CONTRACTED LOAD DATE, PLUS A TEN (10) DAY GRACE PERIOD, THAT VESSEL FAILS TO PRESENT, AND BE ACCEPTED, AT THE FIRST (OR SOLE) LOAD PORT FOR WORLD VISION’S CARGO.  LDA, IF ANY, WILL BE DEDUCTED FROM OCEAN FREIGHT PAYMENT AGAINST EACH BILL OF LADING ISSUED.

7. WAR RISK PREMIUM

CARRIES SHALL INCLUDE ALL ACTUAL AND ANTICIPATED WAR RISK INSURANCE PREMIUMS IN THEIR OFFERED RATES.  OWNER BEARS THE RISK OF ANY INCREASE IN WAR RISK INSURANCE PREMIUMS.

8. THE CARRIER IS REPONSIBLE TO COORDINATE WITH INTERTEK THE LOADING OF THE CARGO IN ORDER FOR THE ‘VESSEL LOADING OBSERVATION” (VLO) CERTIFICATE TO BE ISSUED.

9. clause 1c of the food aid booking note part ii, is amended as follows:

INTERMODAL – BRIDGE – POINT OF ORIGIN (POO)

(AS DESIGNATED BY LETTER “B“ PRECEDING POINT OF ORIGIN) — CARRIER IS TO PROVIDE SHIPPER WITH THE EXACT LOCATION FOR DELIVERY OF CARGO AT THE NAMED BRIDGE POINT. CARGO SHALL BE DELIVERED TO THE CARRIER ON RAIL CARS, TRUCKS OR CARRIER SUPPLIED CONVEYANCE AT THE NAMED BRIDGE POINT, FREE OF EXPENSE TO THE CARRIER. CARRIER SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL CARGO HANDLING AND TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES INCURRED TO MOVE THE CARGO FROM SAID BRIDGE POINT OF DELIVERY TO ON-BOARD THE NOMINATED OCEAN GOING VESSEL AT A USDA APPROVED U.S. PORT OF EXPORT. IF TRUCKS ARE TO BE USED TO TRANSPORT THE CARGO TO THE BRIDGE POINT, THEN THE FREIGHT TENDER MUST PROVIDE THIS INFORMATION.

10. NON-U.S. FLAG VESSELS MUST NOT BE OLDER THAN 15 YEARS AND MUST BE CLASSED HIGHEST LLOYDS REGISTER OR EQUIVALENT. DATE OF ORIGINAL CONSTRUCTION, NOT REBUILT DATE, TO GOVERN. ANY EXTRA INSURANCE ON ACCOUNT OF VESSEL'S AGE, CLASS, TYPE, FLAG, OWNERSHIP OR CONFIGURATION WILL BE FOR OWNERS ACCOUNT, BUT NOT EXCEEDING NEW YORK MARKET RATES FOR U. S. FLAG VESSELS AND LONDON MARKET RATES FOR NON U.S. FLAG VESSELS.
FOR U.S. FLAG VESSEL OFFERS ONLY: IF OFFERORS ASSERT THAT OVER AGE INSURANCE IS NOT APPLICABLE, THEN OFFER(S) MUST INCLUDE DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE SUBSTANTIATING SAME. SUCH SUBSTANTIATION MUST BE CLEAR, SPECIFIC AND UP TO DATE. IN ANY CASE, SAME IS SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND ACCEPTANCE BY CHARTERERS AND CARGO RECEIVERS AND DOES NOT GUARANTEE RELIEF OF OWNERS' OBLIGATION TO PAY FOR EXTRA INSURANCE SHOULD CHARTERERS/RECEIVERS DETERMINE SUBSTANTIATION TO BE INSUFFICIENT TO PROTECT THE CARGO INTERESTS.

11. SHIPPER/RECEIVER MAY REQUIRE A PRESHIPMENT INSPECTION PER IVORY COAST IMPORT REGULATIONS. SAID PRESHIPMENT INSPECTION SHALL BE ARRANGED AND PAID FOR BY SHIPPER/ RECEIVER, OWNER TO PERMIT THE PRESHIPMENT INSPECTOR TO BOARD AND INSPECT VESSEL HOLDS AND WITNESS THE LOADING.

ADDITIONAL CLAUSES:

1. OFFERS MUST BE FOR NAMED VESSEL(S) AND INCLUDE REASONABLE AND ACCEPTABLE LOADING SCHEDULES AND TRANSIT TIMES IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED RESPONSIVE.  OFFERS FOR CARRIAGE VIA VESSELS NOT IN A REGULARLY SCHEDULED LINER SERVICE MUST PROVIDE VESSEL'S ITINERARY AND CURRENT POSITION.  ADDITIONALLY, SUCH OFFERS SHOULD INCLUDE FULL PARTICULARS ON VESSEL OWNER'S COMPANY INCLUDING OFFICERS, ADDRESS AND BANK REFERENCE UNLESS ALREADY ON FILE.

OFFERS ‘SUBJECT OPEN’ WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. OFFERS COMBINING CARGOES SHOULD BE SUBMITTED AS A SEPARATE FIRM OFFER WITH AN INDICATION THAT THE RATE OFFERED IS VALID IF CARGOES ARE COMBINED.

2. ALL OFFERS AND CARGO BOOKINGS MUST BE FULL LINER TERMS WITH NO DEMURRAGE/ NO DESPATCH / NO DETENTION.  RATES OFFERED TO BE ALL-INCLUSIVE AND STATED PER GROSS METRIC TON. 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 WITH NAME OF INLAND CONTRACTING COMPANY, FUMIGATION.

3. EVALUATION AND CONTRACT AWARD: OFFERS WHICH DO NOT COMPLY WITH MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS OF THIS IFB WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. OFFERS MUST INCLUDE FULL PARTICULARS DEMONSTRATING THE WILLINGNESS AND ABILITY TO MEET THESE REQUIREMENTS. THE SHIPPER RESERVES THE RIGHT TO AWARD WITHOUT DISCUSSIONS.

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.

4. 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 1000 HR CENTRAL TIME (1100 HR EASTERN TIME) JULY 14, 2016  

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

 

5. EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT AS PROVIDED ABOVE, ALL AWARDS UNDER THIS IFB, WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF PART II OF THE U.S. FOOD AID BOOKING NOTE DATED NOV 1, 2004 WHICH ARE FULLY INCORPORATED HEREIN.  COPIES OF THESE GUIDELINES MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USAID WEBSITE AT

www.usaid.gov/business/ocean/notices/

AND THE FETTIG & DONALTY WEBSITE AT www.fettigdonalty.com/public_docs.cfm?section=proforma

6.  TOTAL COMMISSIONS 2.5%. IF OFFERED DIRECT, 2.5% TO FETTIG & DONALTY, INC. IF OFFERED THROUGH A BROKER, 2/3 OF 2.5% TO FETTIG & DONALTY, INC., AND 1/3 OF 2.5% TO OWNERS’ BROKER.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CALL FETTIG & DONALTY AT 202-628-5700.

ISSUED JULY 8, 2016