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Peru PE 5004

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OCTOBER 3, 2002

PERU COMMODITY TENDER DTD SEPT 19, 2002 - RESULTS 

PL 480 TITLE I 
IFB NO. PERU-COM-FY2002-1
USDA REFERENCE NO.: PE 5004

(2 PURCHASES)


CONAGRA TRADE GROUP INC.
QUANTITY: 11,550 MT MAX/ 5% LESS AT BUYERS OPT
GRADE: AS PER TENDER
LOADPORT: 1SB 1SB MISS R. 
DELIVERY PERIOD: DECEMBER 15-31, 2002
PRICE: $158.74 PMT BASIS F.O.B. VESSEL UNSTOWED 
AND UNTRIMMED AND BASIS BULK CARRIER(S)


CENEX HARVEST STATES COOPERATIVES
QUANTITY: 36,000 MT MAX/ 5% LESS AT BUYERS OPT
GRADE: AS PER TENDER
LOADPORT: 1SB 1SB MISS R. 
DELIVERY PERIOD: DECEMBER 15-31, 2002
PRICE: $218.62 PMT BASIS F.O.B. VESSEL UNSTOWED 
AND UNTRIMMED AND BASIS BULK CARRIER(S) 

Commodity Tender: PL480 Title I, Wheat, Peru

THE GOVERNMENT OF PERU REPRESENTED BY ITS EMBASSY IN WASHINGTON, D.C. 
REQUESTS BIDS FOR U.S. WHEAT IN BULK SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE P.L. 
480 TITLE I REGULATIONS AND PURCHASE AUTHORIZATION NO. PE-5004 (BUT NOT TO 
EXCEED USD 10,000,000).

- DATE OF ISSUANCE: SEPTEMBER 19, 2002.
- IFB NO.PERU-COM-FY2002-1
- SOURCE: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
- COMMODITY:
(A) WHEAT IN BULK, U.S. NO. 2 OR BETTER NORTHERN SPRING/DARK NORTHERN 
SPRING, MAXIMUM MOISTURE 13.5%, MINIMUM 12.5% PROTEIN ON 12.0% MOISTURE 
BASIS, MINIMUM TEST WEIGHT 79 KILOGRAMS / HECTOLITRE, WEIGHT: MINIMUM 28 
GRAMS (G) PER 1000 KERNELS, MINIMUM FALLING NUMBER 300 SECONDS ON SUBLOT 
AVERAGE MINIMUM BASIS, MAXIMUM DOCKAGE 0.7 PERCENT, VOMITOXIN MAXIMUM 2 
PPM, ERGOT MAXIMUM 0.05%, WET GLUTEN: MINIMUM 28%, MINIMUM 50% DARK
HARD VITREOUS (DHV) KERNELS, MAXIMUM TEMPERARTURE OF WHEAT 25 DEG C.
(B) WHEAT IN BULK, U.S. NO. 2 OR BETTER SOFT RED WINTER, MAXIMUM MOISTURE 
12.5%, PROTEIN: MINIMUM 9.5% / MAXIMUM 10.5% ON 12.0% MOISTURE BASIS, 
MINIMUM TEST WEIGHT 77 KILOGRAMS / HECTOLITRE, MINIMUM FALLING NUMBER 275 
SECONDS ON SUBLOT AVERAGE MINIMUM BASIS, MAXIMUM DOCKAGE 0.7 PERCENT, 
VOMITOXIN MAXIMUM 2 PPM, ERGOT MAXIMUM 0.05%, MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF WHEAT 
25 DEG C.
(C) WHEAT IN BULK, U.S. NO. 2 OR BETTER HARD AMBER DURUM, MAXIMUM 
MOISTURE 13.5%, MINIMUM 12.0% PROTEIN ON 12.0% MOISTURE BASIS, MINIMUM TEST 
WEIGHT 79 KILOGRAMS / HECTOLITRE, WEIGHT: MINIMUM 35 GRAMS (G) PER 1000 
KERNELS, MINIMUM FALLING NUMBER 300 SECONDS ON SUBLOT AVERAGE MINIMUM 
BASIS, MAXIMUM DOCKAGE 0.7 PERCENT, VOMITOXIN MAXIMUM 2 PPM, ERGOT MAXIMUM 
0.05%, MINIMUM 80% HARD VITREOUS AMBER COLOR (HVAC) KERNELS, MAXIMUM 
TEMPERARTURE OF WHEAT 25 DEG C.
IN ALL CASES, WHEAT IS TO BE NEW CROP WHEAT AND WHEAT OF ANZA VARIETY 
IS NOT ACCEPTABLE.
THE WHEAT MUST ORIGINATE IN AREAS OF THE UNITED STATES WHERE TILLETIA 
INDICA (KARNAL BUNT) IS NOT KNOWN TO OCCUR. SELLER SHOULD BE ADVISED THAT 
PHYTOSANITARY CERTIFICATE MUST CONFIRM THIS POINT ON WHEAT ORIGINATION. 
THE FOLLOWING REGIONS OF ORIGIN ARE NOT PERMITTED: TEXAS, NEW MEXICO, 
CALIFORNIA, AND ARIZONA. SELLER WILL BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE BUYER WITH THE 
STATES IN THE U.S. WHERE THE WHEAT ORIGINATED WHICH IS REQUIRED FOR THE 
IMPORT PERMIT IN PERU.
SPECIFICATIONS IN ACCORDANCE TO THE OFFICIAL UNITED STATES GRAIN 
STANDARDS AND PURCHASE AUTHORIZATION NO. PE-5004.
- QUANTITY AND DELIVERY PERIOD:
DELIVERY PERIOD QUANTITY CLASS OF WHEAT
DECEMBER 15-31, 2002 APPROXIMATELY 33,000-36,000 MT NS/DNS
DECEMBER 15-31, 2002 APPROXIMATELY 8,000-11,000 MT SRW
DECEMBER 15-31, 2002 APPROXIMATELY 4,000-6,000 MT HAD
CONTRACTS WILL BE AWARDED ON THE BASIS OF MAXIMUM 5% LESS AT BUYER'S 
OPTION.
OFFERS MUST SHOW DELIVERY FOR THE ENTIRETY OF THE DELIVERY PERIOD 
OFFERED. EACH LOT IS TO BE OFFERED FROM ONE PORT, ONE BERTH.
SEPARATE PRICE QUOTATIONS ARE REQUESTED FOR THE DELIVERY OF ALL PARCELS 
FROM THE SAME PORT.
- PRICE: NET PRICE OF THE WHEAT MUST BE QUOTED PER METRIC TON F.O.B. 
VESSEL, END OF LOADING SPOUT, UNSTOWED, UNTRIMMED FROM U.S.A. PORT(S) OR 
COASTAL RANGE OR CANADIAN TRANSSHIPMENT POINTS SEPARATELY FOR: A) 
BULK-CARRIER, B) MULTIDECKER (LINER INCLUDED), C) TANKER AND D) LASH/SEABEE 
BARGES. BIDDERS MUST STIPULATE ANY VESSEL RESTRICTION AT INTENDED LOADING 
BERTHS IF THEY APPLY. OFFERS STATING A PRICE FOR QUANTITY TO BE LOADED IN 
ONE VESSEL WILL BE CONSIDERED ONLY IF A PRICE IS SEPARATELY STATED FOR 
LOADING MORE THAN ONE VESSEL. OFFERS MUST NOT TAKE EXCEPTION TO DELIVERY 
RATE GUARANTEE SPECIFIED IN I.F.B. PRICE SHALL INCLUDE COST OF IN-TRANSIT 
FUMIGATION WHICH IS FOR SELLER'S ACCOUNT. SUPPLIERS MUST STATE PORT(S) OR 
COASTAL RANGE IN THEIR OFFER.
- IN-TRANSIT FUMIGATION: IN-TRANSIT FUMIGATION WITH ALUMINUM PHOSPHIDE BY A 
CERTIFIED APPLICATOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH USDA, FGIS FUMIGATION HANDBOOK IS 
REQUIRED ON ALL CARGOES. FUMIGATION MUST BE WITNESSED BY FGIS, USDA, AND 
THE ALUMINUM PHOSPHIDE PREPARATION MUST BE CONTAINED IN PACKAGING AS 
DESCRIBED IN FUMIGATION HANDBOOK. DUST RETAINERS MUST BE USED. CARGO IS 
TO BE FUMIGATED BY THE SELLER AT COMPLETION OF LOADING AT SELLER'S EXPENSE. 
THE DOSAGE SHALL BE MINIMUM OF 3 GRAMS OF ACTIVE INGREDIENTS (ALUMINUM 
PHOSPHIDE AND/OR FOSFAMIN) PER CUBIC METER OF SPACE IN THE HOLDS AND 72 
HOURS OF EXPOSURE DURING THE VOYAGE. FOR BULK CARRIERS (INCLUDING 
PUSH-MODE INTEGRATED TUG/BARGE UNITS) AND TWEEN-DECKERS, THE RECIRCULATION 
METHOD OF FUMIGATION WILL BE USED. FOR TANKERS AND BARGES (INCLUDING NON 
PUSH-MODE ITB), THE SURFACE METHOD OF FUMIGATION WILL BE USED.
- 10 DAY PREADVICE OF VESSEL'S ETA LOAD PORT TO BE GIVEN TO SELLER.
- SUBMISSION OF BIDS: ALL BIDS SHALL BE SUBMITTED BY A SEALED LETTER, OR 
TELEFAX AND ADDRESSED TO EMBASSY OF PERU C/O INTERNATIONAL SERVICES CORP.,
1629 K STREET, N.W., SUITE 700, WASHINGTON, D.C. FAX (202) 296-1160.
OFFERS TO BE SUBMITTED NOT LATER THAN 1530 HOURS WASH., D.C. TIME 
SEPTEMBER 25, 2002, AND TO BE VALID UNTIL 1000 HOURS WASH., D.C. TIME 
SEPTEMBER 26, 2002. IF A TELEFAX OFFER BEGINS TO PRINT BY 1530 HOURS, 
WASHINGTON, D.C. TIME AND CONTINUES TO PRINT PAST THAT TIME UNTIL 
COMPLETION BUYERS WILL CONSIDER THE OFFER AS IF IT HAD COMPLETED BY 1530 
HOURS; HOWEVER BUYERS WILL NOT CONSIDER ANY TELEFAX OFFER WHICH BEGINS 
PRINTING AFTER 1530 HOURS WASHINGTON, D.C. TIME. THE EMBASSY OF PERU 
RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ACCEPT PART OF ANY BID AND REJECT ANY AND ALL BIDS.
BIDS WILL BE OPENED IN PUBLIC AT THE OFFICES OF INTERNATIONAL SERVICES 
CORP., AT 1530 HOURS WASH., D.C. TIME SEPTEMBER 25, 2002. BIDDERS WISHING 
TO ATTEND ARE WELCOME TO DO SO. ANY BIDS RECEIVED AFTER STIPULATED TIME 
WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
- THE ABOVE ANNOUNCEMENT DOES NOT CONTAIN THE FULL TEXT OF THE INVITATION 
FOR BIDS. HOWEVER, THE FULL TEXT OF THE INVITATION FOR BIDS HAS BEEN FAXED 
TO GRAIN SUPPLIERS AND IS ALSO AVAILABLE AT THE OFFICES OF INTERNATIONAL 
SERVICES CORP, WASH., D.C.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT INTERNATIONAL SERVICES CORP., 
WASHINGTON, D.C. (202) 785-3400, FAX (202) 296-1160, EMAIL: MAIL@ISC-PCI.COM 
HOME PAGE ADDRESS: http://www.isc-pci.com


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