MODIFICATION
X -- U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Warehouse and Logistics Services Miami, Florida Regional
- Notice Date
- 3/13/2007
- Notice Type
- Modification
- NAICS
- 493110
— General Warehousing and Storage
- Contracting Office
- Agency for International Development, Washington D.C., USAID/Washington, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Room 7.10-006, Washington, DC, 20523, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-TRN-07-010
- Response Due
- 3/28/2007
- Archive Date
- 4/12/2007
- Description
- March 13, 2007 Solicitation (RFP) TRN-07-010 Amendment No. 2 Responses To Questions -- QUESTION: The government requests rates for handling redelivery of commodities. What is meant by redelivery? ANSWER: Redelivery of commodities involves the transport of commodities from the warehouse to the MIA airport or other regional airport. This means the warehouse contractor must arrange for a conveyance and a driver, load the conveyance and transport the commodities to the Miami or other regional airport.--- QUESTION: Does this warehouse space have to be set aside for the exclusive use of USAID, or can it be 30,000 square feet of a larger warehouse that is used for other goods/clients? ANSWER: The 30,000 square feet of warehouse space must be exclusive to USAID, but this space may be part of or within a larger warehouse facility.--- QUESTION: Define "secure warehouse space." For instance, if the 30,000 sq. ft. space was a portion of a larger warehouse, would the 30,000 sq. ft. require it's own internal fencing and security in addition to the facilities general security? ANSWER: The facility shall be secure and protect the USAID commodities from loss or damage. The USAID warehouse space does not require separate security in addition to the general security of the facility. USAID does expect the general security to be sufficient to properly secure and protect our commodities. The general security shall meet best commercial practice standards for general warehouse commodities and vehicles.--- QUESTION: What is the government expectation of volumes of commodities to be delivered to, or re-delivered from, this facility? ANSWER: Based upon historical records, the government expects to deliver about 10 trailer-loads to the warehouse facility during the year. The government expect to re-deliver about 10 to 15 trailer-loads from the facility to the MIA airport during the year. This level may fluctuate based upon the number of emergency responses USAID undertakes during the year. --- QUESTION: What are your expectations for normal business hours? ANSWER: Normal business hours are at the discretion of the contractor, but generally may be between 0700 and 1800 hours. --- QUESTION: How often does the government require evening or weekend operations? ANSWER: Normally, only outbound (re-delivered) shipments require evening or weekend operations to accommodate emergency operations. The government expects 10 to 15 evening or weekend shipments per year.--- QUESTION: What commodities will be stored within the racking system? ANSWER: The racking system is used to store plastic sheeting, hygiene kits, plastic bottles, medical kits and other palletized commodities. --- QUESTION: What are the average weights and dimensions of stored commodities? ANSWER: Plastic Sheeting 48? x 42? x 83? 1,250 lbs gross Jerry Cans 48? x 42? x 50? 280 lbs gross Wool Blankets 32? x 25? x 21? 100 lbs gross Hygiene Kits 48? x 40? x 44? 595 lbs gross Water Kits 42? x 40? x 24? 410 lbs gross Zodiac Boat 57? x 40? x 32? 300 lbs gross Boat Motors 60? x 22? x 36? 283 lbs gross Body Bags 24? x 14? 12? 28 lbs gross Chainsaw kit 42? x 14? x 14? 50 lbs gross LMS Unit 128? x 84? x 83 4,520 lbs gross Above dimensions are in inches.--- QUESTION: For the materials stored off the racking system, are there any special storage requirements? ANSWER: Vehicle will have to be maintained through periodic maintenance. LMS water units may have Calcium Hypochlorite (USDOT HAZ MAT Division 5.1, UN 1748) stored with the units.--- QUESTION: Is there a minimum height requirement for the ceilings and facility? ANSWER: The facility must be able to accommodate the USAID racking system fully loaded. The estimated minimum ceiling requirement is about 25 feet.--- QUESTION: Can the pallets and/or skids be stacked? ANSWER: Pallets and skids are to be stored in the USAID-provided racking system. This will avoid any damage to, or crushing of, the commodities or their packaging. --- QUESTION: How will the warehouse be advised that deliveries or re-deliveries are expected? ANSWER: The government will advise the contractor of inbound or outbound shipments via email or voice communications. The contractor will coordinate these shipments with the government, manufacturers, drivers and consignees as necessary.--- QUESTION: Is the warehouse contractor required to have labor, forklifts, pallet building equipment, trucks, trailers, drivers and other resources on hand at all times or may the contractor obtain these resources quickly, as required by the government to support inbound and outbound shipments? ANSWER: The warehouse contractor is expected to manage and have available at the facility forklifts, a scale to weigh pallets, a conveyance to deliver commodities to the airport. Other required resources, (other conveyances, drivers, pallet building equipment, etc, shall be available within two hours of notice of emergency re-delivery or shipment of commodities.--- QUESTION: Should proposals include pricing for only the first two years or should pricing be provided for the option years as well? ANSWER: Pricing should be provided for option years in addition to the initial two year contract period.--- QUESTION: Are there other resources required for operations other than management, labor, drivers, forklifts, trucks and trailers (as required)? ANSWER: In addition to those items mentioned in the solicitation and above, the contractor should have available at the warehouse - communications equipment (phone, fax, email, broadband internet connection) and a scale. The scale should be able to provide accurate weight up to one metric ton (2,204 lbs.)--- QUESTION: Will the warehouse contractor be responsible for all transportation for inbound and outbound shipments? ANSWER: The warehouse contractor will be responsible for coordinating the receipt of, and receiving, inbound shipments. The warehouse contractor may be responsible for re-delivery (stuffing trailers and transportation) of commodities to the MIA airport or other regional airport on an emergency basis, as requested by the government. In some instances the warehouse contractor will only be responsible for stuffing outbound trailers at the warehouse door.
- Place of Performance
- Address: Miami International Airport Area, , Miami, Florida
- Zip Code: 33101
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Zip Code: 33101
- Record
- SN01249402-W 20070315/070313220041 (fbodaily.com)
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