Definitive Contract AIDTRNC000600056

This federal contract award is for ocean freight transportation services provided by Mediterranean Shipping Company (USA) Inc. to support the U.S. Agency for International Development's (USAID) food aid and humanitarian relief operations in Sudan. The $638,400.00 firm fixed price contract was awarded on May 11, 2006 without a set-aside, with a period of performance through July 22, 2006. The contract involves the shipment of food commodities, nutrition supplements, and other relief supplies from unspecified origins to destinations in Sudan. This award is part of USAID's broader effort to preposition critical supplies for emergency response and to support the World Food Programme's aid operations in Africa. Mediterranean Shipping Company (USA) Inc. has extensive experience transporting these types of goods on behalf of USAID and other government agencies.