(HSK)

CARGO:               

10,440 MT BULK  WHEAT (HRWW OR SWW) FOR BANGLADESH VIA CHITTAGONG  

LOADING:            

1-2SB 1-2 PORTS USA ALL RANGES

DISCHARGING:

POSITION:

LOAD RATE:

DISCH RATE:

WFP 99 USA C/P EXCEPT FREIGHT PAYMENT AMENDED TO READ 55 DAYS

1.          TOW BARGES NOT ALLOWED.

2.          DRY CARGO SHIP WORKABLE

3.          ITB WORKABLE

4.          TANKERS  ARE  WORKABLE HOWEVER OWNERS TO PAY AND ARRANGE FOR EXTRA HANDLING OF VACUVATORS/PIPES AND ANY OTHER GEAR(S) NECESSARY  TO LOAD/DISCHARGE.

5.          VESSEL TO PROVIDE GEARS NECESSARY (MIN LIFTING CAPACITY OF 15MT AND/OR SUFFICIENT VACUVATORS, IF REQUIRED) TO DISCHARGE ALL CARGO MAINTAINING THE GUARANTEED DISCHARGE RATE.

6.          CARRIAGE OF EMPTY BAGS FREIGHT FREE (AS PER CLAUSE 55)

7.          SUBSTITUTION OF VESSEL IS NOT PERMITTED WITHOUT CHARTERER’S AND USDA’S PRIOR APPROVAL. VESSEL SUBSTITUTIONS AS PER RECENT NOTICE TO THE TRADE (DATED OCTOBER 20, 2009) AND SHOULD BE OF THE SAME OR BETTER TYPE, CLASS, YEAR BUILT, APPROXIMATE SIZE AND WITHIN SAME LAYDAYS AS THE AWARDED VESSEL.  THE PROPOSED SUBSTITUTE VESSEL MUST ALSO APPEAR ON THE APPLICABLE MARITIME ADMINISTRATION US OR FOREIGN FLAG VESSEL LIST.

8.          WFP CARGO NOT TO BE SUBLET.

9.          OWNERS TO APPOINT CHARTERERS’ AGENTS.

10.       BULK CARRIERS TO BE SUITABLE FOR INTRANSIT FUMIGATION BY

            RECIRCULATION METHOD IN ACCORDANCE WITH USDA/FGIS REGULATIONS. FOR     

           TANKERS AND ITB’S BY STANDARD SURFACE METHOD.

11.       U.S. FLAG SHIPS TO SUBMIT ONE WAY/RETURN CARGO RATE AS PER AMENDED CL. 49 AND CONFIRM THAT ALL NECESSARY DATA HAS BEEN MADE AVAILABLE TO MARAD.

12.       ITINERARY FROM DAY OF OFFER TO FIRST LOAD PORT TO BE SUBMITTED AND FORM PART OF THE C/P.

13.       14 DAYS PRE-ADVICE NOTICE. PREADVICE MUST BE RECEIVED BY NOON ON A BUSINESS DAY TO COUNT TO BEGIN THE SAME DAY.

14.       IF OWNERS INTEND TO LIGHTEN, THE OFFER SHOULD SPECIFY THE COST OF LIGHTENING,  AND TOTAL NO. OF OCEAN GOING LIGHTER VESSELS TO BE USED,  WHETHER PARTIAL OR FULL LIGHTENING. IF LIGHTENING NOT PERFORMED AT THE DISCHARGE PORT AND VESSEL DIRECTLY DISCHARGES AT BERTH, WFP WILL DEDUCT THE LIGHTENING COST FROM THE OCEAN FREIGHT.

15.       FAILURE TO PRESENT OFFER EXACTLY IN THIS FORM OR TO COMPLETE INFORMATION STATEMENT OR DECLARATION WILL RENDER OFFERS NON-COMPLIANT AND AS SUCH WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

16.       IT IS A  CONDITION OF THE CONTRACT THAT THE FIXTURE OF ANY PART-CARGO OTHER THAN RELIEF CARGO WILL BE SUBJECT TO PRIOR APPROVAL BY WFP.  WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO ANY DAMAGES THAT WFP MAY CLAIM, FAILURE BY OWNERS TO COMPLY WITH THIS CONDITION WILL GIVE WFP THE RIGHT TO TERMINATE THE CONTRACT OR TO IMPOSE ON OWNERS A RATE REDUCTION OF USD 10.00 PER CONTRACTED MT, AS LIQUIDATED DAMAGES.

17.       OFFERS TO BE RECEIVED HERE LATEST 1700 ROME TIME ON 27 JUNE 2012 AND TO BE VALID FOR 3 WORKING DAYS FROM THAT TIME / DATE.

Special note:

SUBMISSION OF FREIGHT OFFERS:

To determine lowest landed cost, all carriers are required to submit offers electronically for the cargoes advertised by this tender via the 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 a.m. U.S. Central Time (11:00 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time) on 27^th June 1012.

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 an 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

In addition to the above, offers are to be submitted directly to World Food Programme by telefax (39-0665132844) or by email: heashin.kim@wfp.org and  marytheresa.oneill@wfp.org  not later than the above deadline for submission via WBSCM (1700hrs Rome, Italy on   27^th June 2012.