20150404 Pallet SOW.doc

Department of Homeland Security

Customs and Border Protection

Statement of Work for Pallet Purchases

PR 20150404

1.0 BACKGROUND

This procurement request is for a pallet vendor to provide reimbursement services to East Coast Warehouse, H&M Warehouse, Red Hook CES, and Port Liberty Warehouse for their pallet usage in relations to CBP seizures. This action is being taken due to the decision by TEOAF to disallow the continuance of the National Contractor (AECOM) providing and paying for pallets utilized during the initiation, storage, and transfer processes of seizures at each of the above locations.

2.0 SCOPE OF WORK

The purpose of the pallet vendor is to provide pallets so the Agency can cover East Coast Warehouse, H&M Warehouse, Red Hook CES, and the Port Liberty Warehouse for their pallet usage.

2.1 Contract Type

Firm Fixed Price

2.2 Period Of Performance

September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2026

2.3 Place of Performance

H&M Warehouse (700 Belleville Turnpike, Kearny, NJ 07032) East Coast Warehouse (1130 Polaris Street, Elizabeth, NJ 07201) Red Hook CES (2 Atlantic Avenue, Brookyln, NY 11021) Port Liberty Warehouse (241 Western Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10303)

3.0 DESCRIPTION OF TASKS AND DELIVERABLES

The Contractor shall assist the Agency by providing Class “B” wooden pallets (Standard) (48”x 40”) to the East Coast Warehouse, H&M Warehouse, Red Hook CES, and the Port Liberty Warehouse. The breakdown of pallet distribution to each location is as follows:

Red Hook CES (Brooklyn, NY)

Requested Pallet Delivery (48” x 40”) = 200 Pallets Quarterly East Coast Warehouse (Elizabeth, NJ) Requested Pallet Delivery (48” x 40”) = 440 Pallets Quarterly H&M Warehouse (Kearny, NJ) Requested Pallet Delivery (48” x 40”) = 300 Pallets Quarterly Port Liberty Warehouse (Staten Island, NY)

Requested Pallet Delivery (48” x 40”) = 200 Pallets Quarterly

3.1 Disclosure of Information

3.1.1 Any information made available to the contractor by the government, or its customers shall be used only for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this contract. This information shall not be divulged or made known in any manner to any persons except as may be necessary in the performance of the contract.

3.1.2 In the performance of this contract, the contractor assumes responsibility for the protection of the confidentiality of government records.

3.1.3 The contractor will adhere to the requirements found in Part 24 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, Protection of Privacy and Freedom of Information.

3.2 Technical Contact

3.2.1 All Contract administration matters will be handled by Jennifer Lonczak at 973-368-6015.

3.3 Government Furnished Property

3.3.1 None

3.4 Contractor Furnished Items

3.4.1 The contractor shall provide pallet reimbursement services.

3.5 Procedures for Payment

Payment requests shall be submitted electronically through the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform System (IPP). "Payment request" means any request for contract financing payment or invoice payment by the Contractor. To constitute a proper invoice, the payment request must comply with the requirements identified in FAR 32.905(b), "Payment documentation and process." The IPP website address is: https://www.ipp.gov.

A courtesy e-mail notification upon invoice submission in IPP shall be sent by the Contractor to the assigned IPP approval official.