PR-5027 Philippines Re-Tender
January 18, 2007

INVITATION FOR BIDS (RICE IN BAGS)
Philippines P.L. 480 TITLE I - FY 2007
Purchase Authorization No. RP-5027
Date: January 18, 2007
IFB No. MR/RP5027/2007

The Embassy of the Philippines on behalf of National Food Authority, Government of The Philippines,
requests bids for the supply of U.S. Rice in bags, subject to the terms and conditions of P.L. 480, Title I
regulations and P.A. No: RP-5027. Total value of purchase not to exceed U.S $ $20,000,000.00

Bidders must comply with all the terms and conditions of this IFB.
1. Source: United States of America

2. Commodity Specifications:
Crop Year: 2005/2006 and or 2006/2007 at seller’s option
White Long Grain, Hard Milled, Grade US No. 2 or better containing not more than 4 percent broken
kernels, in new polypropylene bags of 50 net kilos each. Moisture Content: Maximum 14 percent. Aflotoxin
Max. 20ppb.
Sellers’ to arrange for a test for the presence of LibertyLink rice according to the qualitative “PCR
35S/BAR Test” protocol verified by USDA GIPSA and submit certificate(s) stating “not detected.” Basis:
Three 1000-kernel samples.
The certification to be from any of the following below named laboratories participating in GIPSA’s
Proficiency Program (http://www.gipsa.usda.gov/).
Seller to name the independent laboratory in their bids for buyer’s approval. Said inspections and
certification to be at seller’s account.
1. Eurofins GeneScan Inc., Metarie, LA.
2. BioDiagnostics Inc. River Falls, WI.
3. Mid-West Seed Services, Inc. Brookings SD.
4. SGS North America Inc. Memphis, TN
5. OMIC USA, Inc. Portland, OR

3. Quantity in Net Metric Tons Delivery Period
Total Approx. 50,000 NMT March 1-31, 2007 .
Buyer will consider rice delivered in containers up to a maximum of 10,000 MT.
NB: Maximum value of awards shall not exceed $20 million.
Offers must be for the entirety of the delivery period offered at buyer’s call with a 10 day pre-advice of
vessel(s) ETA load port.
Offers must provide for a five percent (5%) more or less loading tolerance at Buyer's option.
Buyers option to accept part of any offer and to lift each contract quantity on one or more vessels. Buyer
retains the option to accept or reject any or all bids received.


4.Price: To be stated in US Dollars per Net Metric Ton ,basis
a) FAS vessel at safe US port(s) or coastal range which must be named in the bid on the basis of
break bulk delivery. FAS vessel price to buyer shall include charges for rice, packaging including extra
empty bags, needle and twine, equivalent to 2 % of the total quantity purchased, transportation including
unloading and wharfage, to a point of rest under cover in a ship side warehouse designated and arranged
for by Seller within the port declared by Seller. Price must also include the required inspections and
issuance of rice inspection certificates and required weight certificates in accordance with Purchase
Authorization.
b) FAS at safe US Port(s), named in the bid, in ocean containers.
For FAS in containers -seller to arrange pick up of empty containers from carrier’s container yard, drayage
to the mill, load the container and return stuffed container back to carrier’s terminal/yard at named safe
load port(s) in the bid(s).
Alternatively seller to arrange inland transport of bagged rice from mill to a trans loading facility, arrange
pick up of empty containers from carrier’s container yard, trans load the bagged rice from inland
conveyance to the carrier’s ocean going containers and return stuffed containers to carrier’s terminal at
named safe load port(s) in the bid(s). The price shall include charges for the rice, packaging, empty bags,
needle and twine equivalent to 2% of the total quantity purchased, all terminal handling charges for picking
up empty containers, drayage (trucking) charges from container yard, to the mill, or cost of inland transport
to trans loading facility and all costs of trans loading; return stuffed container to carrier’s terminal and all
terminal handling charges (including any “Pier Pass” charges if applicable) for receiving stuffed container
at the load port(s). Price also to include all required inspections at source loading, or at trans loading
facility as well as loading observations at the load port in accordance with the Purchase Authorization.

5. DELIVERY :
A. Port of Delivery/Loading:
I.) For bagged rice delivered to port of loading, as break bulk, under supervision of the port authority, or
carrier’s load port agents/ stevedores before loading to ocean vessel, LASH barges or ocean containers
(defined as Not Source Loading):
a) Seller is requested to provide in its offer a complete listing of prospective loading berths from which the
Seller will supply the commodity and include full information on the physical limitations of each of their
prospective loading berths, approaches, channels and/or bridges leading to such berths and or other
factors which will limit the size and loading of vessels or effect the safety of the loading vessel. This
information must include the vessel's length overall, beam, draft, air draft etc., which will be acceptable to
the Sellers at their berths.
b) Seller shall declare definite loading berth(s)/port(s) as well as quantity to be delivered at each port 30
calendar days prior to commencement of the delivery period. Seller shall declare no more than one (1)
loading port in case of award for a quantity up to 10,000 MT (5% more or less) in the delivery period and
one (1) or two (2) loading port(s) in case of award for more than 10,000 MT (5% more or less) in the
delivery period, from same coastal range, regardless of the number of sales contracts. Delivery of the
cargo for loading on the same vessel (same voyage) in the same port shall be made at one (1) or two (2)
safe berth(s).
II.) If rice in bags are loaded from the mill or at a trans loading facility to an ocean container (defined as
Source Loading):
a) Seller to state in their offer the quantity offered by the intended port(s) of embarkation where stuffed
containers will be delivered and their price to include all costs related to picking up empty containers from
container yard, drayage of empty containers to their mill, or costs of inland transport to the trans loading
facility from the mill and costs of trans loading from inland transport conveyance to containers; costs of
stuffing containers, including costs of inspections and loading observations as required by the purchase
authorization, and returning full containers with the bagged rice to the carrier’s container yard (including
any “Pier Pass” charges if applicable) at port of embarkation for loading on ocean going vessel.
B. Delivery Terms:
I.) For rice in bags delivered to the port (Not Source Loading)
a) Delivery shall be made FAS vessel at safe US port(s).
b) Bids must provide for delivery at Buyer's call during the entirety of the delivery period.
c) Loading vessel will be nominated by Trans Global Services LLC. on behalf of the buyer. Seller shall
confirm by FAX to Trans Global Services LLC. Arlington VA. No: 703 312 0726 its acceptance of the
nominated vessel within eight (8) business hours after receiving the vessel nomination. Seller's
acceptance of the nominated vessel shall constitute Seller's guarantee that the vessel can safely proceed
to and out of the Seller's loading berth(s) / port(s) with the vessel's full cargo on board. In case of refusal of
the nominated vessel by Seller, said refusal must be advised to Trans Global Services LLC by FAX within
the eight (8) business hours of receiving the nomination. Seller shall not refuse a nominated vessel if
vessel size is within the limitations of loading berth/port declared by Seller. Seller's failure to advise Trans
Global Services of its refusal of the nominated vessel in the above manner shall constitute Seller's
acceptance of the nominated vessel.
d) Buyer will provide sellers with a 10 day notice of vessel's estimated time of arrival at load port with the
name of the intended vessel and the approximate quantity to be loaded. All notices provided to seller(s) by
5:30 PM (local time at place of receipt) on a business day shall be considered to have been received by
sellers on the same day as the notice was provided. If more than one seller is loading buyer's vessel in the
same port, the tender of the vessel to one supplier shall constitute tendering to all suppliers.
e) Each lot/contract shall be loaded in one or more vessels at buyer's option.
f) Vessels in readiness will load in accordance with the custom of the port.
g) Vessel's load port rotation shall be at buyer's option.
h) Substitution of performing vessel, if required by buyer, to be accepted by seller without any requirement
for a new pre-advice on the basis that the substitute vessel's ETA at the loading port is the same or later
than that of the original vessel and that the substitute vessel's dimensions are within the required
limitations of the loading berth.
i) Load rate guarantee: Not Source Loading: Seller to guarantee, notwithstanding any custom of the port,
to deliver and make available at the load berth, for loading the bagged rice at the average rate of 1,500
net Metric Tons per Weather Working day of 24 consecutive hours, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays
excepted, unless used , actual time used to count. Should Lash or seabee barges (or containers) be
utilized, Seller shall guarantee delivery of the bagged rice in sufficient quantity to allow vessel owner to
maintain normal loading rates. However, in no event shall Seller's delivery rate of the bagged rice be less
than vessel's call. Seller's guarantee of delivery rates, as stated above, shall not be waived under any
circumstances except for reasons described in the clause below on Strikes or Other Causes of Delay in
Delivery. The delivery rate guarantee shall apply even if vessel's arrival date at load port is delayed beyond
the date originally provided to Seller as vessel's ETA at load port and/or beyond original delivery period.
j) Laytime will commence at 0800 hours next working day after vessel tenders its notice of
readiness.(NOR). Said NOR will be submitted by buyer's agent or vessel owner's agent by letter, telex, or
fax to FAS supplier during regular working hours (0900-1700 hours) Monday through Friday inclusive (or
before 1200 noon if on Saturday), vessel having been cleared at the custom house and all necessary
compartments of the vessel having been passed by both the National Cargo Bureau Surveyor and
FGIS/USDA licensed grain inspector. Any prior time used will count as laytime. Shifting time between load
berths not to count as laytime.
k) In the event seller does not deliver the cargo in accordance to the above terms to buyer's vessel, seller
is to be responsible for the demurrage and detention charges that buyer may be liable for due to said
failure of the seller. Demurrage and detention will be in accordance to the governing charter party.
l) All laytime accounts at load port(s) are to be settled directly between the Seller(s) and the vessel
owner(s). Demurrage/Despatch shall be settled according to the rate and terms of the governing Charter
party. Under no circumstances shall the buyer or USDA/CCC be responsible for resolving disputes
involving the calculation of laytime or the payment of demurrage or despatch between vessel owners and
the Sellers. Any and all disputes between vessel owners and the Sellers arising out of the contract under
this IFB relating to settlement of laytime issues shall be arbitrated in New York subject to the rules of the
Society of Maritime Arbitrators, Inc.
II) Delivery Terms for source loading (at mill or at trans loading facility) in containers:
a) Delivery shall be made by seller of the bagged rice in containers to the port of embarkation.
b) Buyer agent, Trans Global Services, LLC will provide seller(s) with name of carrier, location and
point of contact for picking up empty containers and delivery of stuffed containers.
c) Seller to be responsible to arrange and pay for the drayage of empty containers from carrier’s
container yard, including costs for loading empty container onto truck chassis, cost of trucking to the mill or
at trans loading facility, inland transport costs from mill to trans loading facility, stuffing the rice in the
containers and the return of stuffed containers back to the carrier’s receiving terminal including costs for
unloading the stuffed containers from the conveyance at the said terminal.
d) Seller to provide buyer’s agent Trans Global Services , a daily report of containers stuffed,
including the container number, the seal number, number of bags loaded in said container, net weight and
gross weight loaded, date loaded at mill or at trans loading facility and date delivered to carrier (with copy
of carrier’s terminal receipt).This report can be sent via FAX to (703) 312 0726.
e) In the event carrier releases containers that are rejected at the mill or at trans loading facility,
(source load site) due to being unseaworthy, damaged, dirty or any way found to be unsuitable to receive
the cargo, then said rejected container must be returned back to carrier’s terminal and carrier shall be
responsible for all costs incurred by seller for having provided an unsuitable container and will be required
to immediately release to seller a substitute container which will acceptable for loading the cargo.
f) The seller is responsible for delivery of the contracted bagged rice in container(s) to the port of
embarkation terminal in sufficient time so that carrier is able to load the stuffed container(s) on-board the
ocean going vessel within the contracted delivery period. The ocean bill of lading marked and dated
on-board must be dated within the delivery period contracted.
g) Delivery of cargo to buyer will only be considered fulfilled when the ocean bill of lading is issued,
stating the number of containers and the packing list, giving container numbers, seal numbers, number of
bags per container, net and gross weight per container.
h) There will be no guarantee load rate applied on containers being stuffed at source (mill or at
trans loading facility), however same to be done in regular turn coordinated between carrier and seller.
i) Neither buyer nor USDA/CCC shall be responsible for any claims and/or disputes that may
arise between the seller(s) and the container carrier(s). Any and all such disputes are to be resolved
directly between sellers and carrier and in the event of impasse, such disputes to be arbitrated under the
rules of the Society of American Arbitrators Inc.
j) In event carrier does not provide sufficient containers on a timely basis within the contracted
delivery period, then the carrier shall be liable for the carrying/interest charges levied by seller for delays
caused by carrier for not making containers available as called upon by seller(s). However said
carrying/interest charges will commence to accrue the day after the last delivery date and shall to cease to
accrue when carrier has released the container(s) to seller for pick up at the carrier’s container yard.

6. SPECIAL PROVISIONS:
A) In the event seller(s) nominate a port of loading which master(s) of vessel(s) engaged to lift the
contacted quantity, when no more than 72 hours off the port, deems unsafe for entry, seller(s) are obligated
to promptly provide contracted quantity at another port in the same range at no additional cost. Sellers are
further obligated to pay vessel's deviation and incidental costs and resulting demurrage occasioned by
second port nomination and to waive carrying charges resulting from delay in loading attributed to
nomination of original port.
B) In the event of delivery of any quantity not meeting contracted commodity specifications, sellers shall be
responsible for all costs and damages sustained by vessel owners and/or buyers, including but not limited
to time lost and fumigation costs, due to delivery of off-grade commodity. Sellers must compensate vessel
owners and/or buyers for all such costs and damages prior to owner's release of bills of lading covering
the shipment concerned except for the time lost, which will be counted in accordance with the terms of
delivery rate guarantee. See clause 5) above.
C) In the event of seller's failure to deliver the total quantity required by buyer/nominated vessel, seller shall
be responsible for any deadfreight provided, however, that such required quantity is within the quantity
limits of the commodity contract. Further, if Buyer decides to lift the remaining quantity on a second vessel,
Seller shall be responsible for payment of any increase in freight rate between original vessel and the
second vessel.

7. Packing: The rice shall be packed in new woven polypropylene bags, each containing 50 kilos net. Bag
specifications to be in accordance with Purchase Authorization RP-5027. Seller shall include in the
delivery of the commodity a sufficient quantity of empty bags to cover for breakage in transit of up to 2
percent of the total quantity shipped. The empty bags must be of the same size, kind and quality as those
used for the commodity shipment. Costs for empty bags shall be included in the price quoted for the
commodity. Empty bags shall be delivered FAS vessel at the same berth and at same time where the
commodity will be delivered.

8. Markings on Bags: All bags , including the empty bags , shall be marked with Seller's standard or
commercial markings for rice. If destination is shown on bags, only acceptable destination is Philippines.

9. FUMIGATION and INSPECTION:
A) Seller to fumigate commodity at their expense a maximum of fifteen (15) days prior to loading. In event
the bagged rice is found to be infested at time of final inspection prior to loading at the load port, any
additional fumigation will be done by the Seller at their expense. Seller shall be held responsible for any
demurrage and or detention charges that may be levied by the ship owner due to delay in delivery of the
cargo for loading on to the vessel.
B) Inspection: weight and quality certificates to be in accordance with governing Purchase Authorization
and P.L. 480, Title I regulations for loading at port and loading at source/mill site as appropriate. A
certificate of origin certified by local chamber of commerce at load port and a Phytosanitary certificate
issued by APHIS/USDA and Fumigation certificate are to be provided to buyer. Costs of inspection,
certificates/ documents are for account of seller.

10. PAYMENT:
A) Payment will be made directly by CCC after submission of following documents:
i) One (1) original Form CCC-329 " Suppliers Certificate signed by the supplier covering net invoice price
of the commodity.
ii) One (1) copy of the supplier's detailed invoice showing quantity, description, contracted price, net total
price expressed in dollars, the amount for which financing is requested from CCC, and basis delivery (e.g.
FAS vessel), and the kind and size of bags.
iii) One copy of a non-negotiable ocean bill of lading, showing number of bags of rice loaded on board, net
weight and gross weight in pounds and Metric Tons.
iv) One (1) Original Form CCC-359 " Declaration of Sale" signed on behalf of the General Sales Manager,
USDA/CCC.
v) One (1) copy of Form FGIS-956, "Rice Inspection Service Certificate" or Form FGIS-993 " Commodity
Inspection Certificate " issued by a federal or federal cooperator inspector. The Certification shall cover lot
inspection at point of loading to vessel , LASH barge or ocean container and shall show the grade and
other quality determinations required by the purchase authorization. The certificate to state that the rice is
“Hard Milled”. Inspection shall also include check weighing and check counting and Aflatoxin.
vi) One (1) copy of the Certificate of Origin specifying crop year.
vii) One (1) copy of Official Phytosanitary Certificate issued by APHIS/USDA.
viii) One (1) copy of the Fumigation certificate covering fumigation performed a maximum of 15 days prior
to loading.
ix) Copy of a Radiation Certificate.
x) Copy of the Packing List showing number of bags loaded on board vessel , gross weight and net weight
in Metric Tons and pounds. Packing List of rice loaded in containers must show the container number, seal
number, gross weight and net weight in kilograms and pounds.
xi) Copy of an U.S. Independent Laboratory certificate, stating “Not detected.” test results for genetically
modified rice.
B) CCC pays by electronic transfer. When submitting documents to CCC for payment the following
information is required: (1) name of company, (2) the collecting bank's ABA number, (3) payee's account
number, (4) payee's taxpayer I.D. number, and (5) type of bank account used. Documents may be
couriered or hand carried to:

U.S. Department of Agriculture
Commodity Credit Corporation
Financial Management Division
3101 Park Center Drive, Suite 1132
Alexandria, VA 22302

Or mailed to:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Commodity Credit Corporation - STOP 0581
Attention: Foreign Exports Accounting Section
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20250-0581

11. DOCUMENTS REQUIRED BY BUYER
Documents required by buyer are to be couriered to Trans Global Services LLC, 1550 Wilson Blvd., Suite
701, Arlington VA. 22209:
a. Three (3) original negotiable plus six (6) non-negotiable copies of clean on board bill(s) of lading as per
charter party or in case of regular liner carrier, carrier’s bill of lading. The bill(s) of lading must state
on-board date and state that freight is payable as per charter party.
b. Commercial invoice – One Original and six (6) copies signed by seller
c. One original and five (5) copies of Form FGIS-956, "Rice Inspection Service Certificate" or Form
FGIS-993 " Commodity Inspection Certificate " issued by a federal or federal cooperator inspector. The
Certification shall cover lot inspection at point of loading to vessel , LASH barge or ocean container and
shall show the grade and other quality determinations required by the purchase authorization. The
certificate to state that the rice is “Hard Milled”. Inspection shall also include check weighing and check
counting and Aflatoxin.
d. Certificate of Origin specifying crop year- original and 5 copies.
e. Original Phytosanitary Certificate from USDA/APHIS.
f. Original Fumigation Certificate covering fumigation performed a maximum of 15 days prior to loading
vessel(s) or containers.
g. Original Radiation Certificate.
h. Original Packing List showing number of bags loaded on board vessel , gross weight and net weight in
kilograms and pounds. Packing List of rice loaded in containers must show the container number, seal
number, gross weight and net weight in kilograms and pounds.
i. Original and 3 copies of an U.S. Independent Laboratory Certificate, stating “Not detected.” test results
for genetically modified rice.

12. CARRYING/INTEREST CHARGES:
Except for force majeure, if vessel is delayed beyond dates of delivery, or vessel cannot perform, all
interest and carrying charges claimed by seller shall be collected from ship owner. Carrying charges and
interest charges will be levied in accordance to NAEGA No. 2 (revised as of May 1, 2000) clause 19 and
will be at the following rates: $0.25 per MT per day and interest charges at 1.5% over Citibank (New York)
prime rate in effect on date of purchase. Carrying/interest and all other charges will cease to accrue once
the nominated vessel or its substitute has tendered notice readiness to loading elevator. Carrying charge
computation:
(A) if contract is completed, carrying charges are to be computed based upon actual quantity delivered or
(B) if the contract is not completed or only partially executed (total quantity delivered being less that the
minimum (95% of the mean contract quantity), carrying charges are to be computed on the minimum
quantity of the contract or on the difference between the contract minimum quantity and the quantity
delivered.

13. STRIKES OR OTHER CAUSES of DELAY DELIVERY
Should delivery by seller of the commodity or any part thereof, or acceptance of the commodity or any part
thereof by buyer's F.O.B. vessel be prevented or delayed by reason of riots, strike, lockout, embargo(es),
interruptions or stoppages of the normal course of labor or transportation at the port(s) of delivery or
elsewhere preventing the forwarding of goods to such port(s), shipment of such goods from such port(s), or
by reason of action by the federal, state, or local government or authority, the seller shall be entitled upon
termination of the cause(s) of prevention and/or delay, and on the resumption of work after the termination
of the riot, strike, or lockout, whichever occurs later, to as much time as would have remained for delivery
at the commencement of such cause(s), but not less than 14 days, and buyer's time to call for delivery shall
be similarly extended; provided, however, that either party shall have notified the other within two (2)
business days of the commencement of the cause(s) of prevention or delay, if such commencement
occurs within the contract period, or if the causes existed prior to the contract period, within two (2)
business days from the first day of contract delivery period, that the causes(s) then existed, buyer shall not
be responsible for carrying charges of any kind or character whatsoever in the event delivery is prevented
as herein above set forth, and buyer agrees to act promptly to accept the commodity as soon as it can
reasonably do so upon termination of the cause which prevented delivery and seller agrees to make such
delivery when called upon to do so by buyer.
In the event of buyer's failure to take delivery (partial or total) within the original delivery period, seller(s)
shall take the following measure(s):
A. If loading vessel is nominated within the original delivery period, however, the vessel tenders notice of
readiness to sellers or the loading elevator after the last day of the original delivery period, the delivery
period to be extended for a sufficient period for vessel to load.
B. If buyer fails to nominate loading vessel within the original delivery period, sellers shall carry the
commodity for buyer's account beyond the original delivery period until buyer nominates vessel and takes
delivery.
C. If buyer is unable to take delivery within the original or extended delivery period due to cause(s) listed
under "strikes or other causes of delay in delivery" clause 20 (B) of NAEGA No. 2 (revised as of May 1,
2000), sellers shall continue to carry the commodity until buyer takes delivery after such cause(s) are
removed or, at buyer's option, sellers shall agree to cancel the contract without penalty to buyers in the
event such cause(s) last more than 30 days.

14. BID BOND
All offers must be supported by an unconditional bid bond in the form of a cashier's check or an
irrevocable letter of credit issued by a first-class U.S. bank in favor of the Embassy of The Philippines, and
to be delivered to Trans Global Services LLC , 1550 Wilson Blvd., Suite 701, Arlington VA. 22209,
equivalent to 2% of the FAS value of the commodity offered to be collectible by draft at sight accompanied
by a statement from the Embassy of Philippines to the effect that the bidder did not make written
confirmation consistent with the terms and conditions set forth in the award within one working day after
USDA's approval of sale. Such bid bond shall be submitted with the further understanding that it shall
guarantee that the bidder will not withdraw his bid within the period specified therein after the opening of
the bids The bid bond shall be valid for ten days after the bid opening date, and will be automatically
cancelled in the case of unsuccessful bidders within ten days after the closing of the tender. For successful
bidders, the bid bond shall be automatically cancelled after presentation and acceptance by the buyer of
the performance bond.

15. PERFORMANCE BOND
Within two (2) working days of receipt of USDA's approval of sale seller shall make available to the buyer
a guarantee of performance in the form of an irrevocable letter of credit (L/C) issued by first-class U.S.
bank equivalent to 5% of the value of awarded contract(s). The letter of credit to be in favor of The
Embassy of The Philippines, and to be delivered to Trans Global Services LLC., 1550 Wilson Blvd. Suite
701, Arlington VA. 22209. The performance L/C shall guarantee full and complete performance by the
seller of the terms and conditions of the IFB. It shall be collectible at the discretion of the beneficiary by
draft at sight accompanied by (1) a statement from the beneficiary detailing the nature and extent of the
seller's failure to comply, and (2) a report from an independent surveyor, laboratory, or other competent
authority corroborating such detailed statement. This detailed statement will include an explanation of
seller's breach of contract, obligations, and the dollar value of the loss incurred. The amount to be collected
will be limited to this dollar value and any cost incurred by the buyer in collecting the dollar value of the bid
bond shall be for the account of the seller. The guarantee shall not be collectible where seller's failure to
perform has been caused by an act of force majeure. The guarantee shall be valid for a minimum of 30
days after completion of loading. Performance bond will be released immediately after CCC has paid the
seller.

16. Terms and conditions of this IFB, P.L.480, Title I regulations and Purchase Authorization No. RP-5027
will be fully incorporated by reference in the sales contract which must be signed by seller within two (2)
days of the official award. The contract form will be seller's sales form on seller's letterhead.




17. Bids must be submitted in writing, sealed letter, or fax to:
Embassy of Philippines, C/O Trans Global Services LLC
1550 Wilson Blvd. Suite 701, Arlington VA. 22209
Fax: (703) 312 0726

18. Offers are to be submitted not later than 1400 hours Washington, DC time on January 31, 2007 and
are to remain valid until 1700 hours Washington, DC time on February 1, 2007. Late offers will not be
considered. However, if a fax starts printing before 1400 hours Washington, DC time and continues
printing past that time, buyer will consider the offer to be a valid on-time offer. Fax offers which begin
printing after the stipulated time will not be considered.

Trans Global Services LLC. - Tel. No. 703 312 0725
As Agents for the Embassy of Philippines
For and on Behalf of National Food Authority, Philippines.