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This document contains questions and answers regarding a federal solicitation for commercial trucking services in Japan. The solicitation seeks to establish multiple contracts to provide timely transportation services for multiple government transportation offices throughout Japan, excluding Okinawa. Offerors may submit proposals to provide general trucking, temperature controlled trucking, and other truck types. The pre-proposal conference was scheduled for August 10, 2021, with questions due by August 6. Proposals are due on an unspecified date in August. The government plans to award multiple contracts by October 1, 2021. The summary provides clarification on proposal requirements, order allocation, and other procurement details.
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Final Solicitiation Question List Last update 8/19/21
| Document/Page # | Sentence | Question | Answer | |
| Solicitation Page 72-312 | What are the information provided from page 72 to 312 for? | System generated period of performance information that is shown in section B. | ||
| Solicitation Page 323-350 | Please advise how to fill out page 324 to 350 | Covered in pre-performance conference. | ||
| General | Can you kindly confirm that there will be multiple carriers that will be awarded for business per truck family type and also by lane within the family type | Confirmed. The government anticipates multiple carriers will be awarded contracts per truck family and also by lane witihn the family type. | ||
| General | Can you kindly confirm that the carrier will need to submit pricing for ALL lanes within the truck family type that they want to bid on | Confirmed. | ||
| General | Will the rate card be available in excel format? | Excel sheets have been uploaded to SAM. | ||
| General | When will the scheduling for the oral presentation begin? | As soon as possible. | ||
| General | How will the bid be submitted? Can we submit via e-mail or do we need to print it out, put it in sealed envelop and drop off at 374th CONS office? | Submission via email is permitted. For further detail, please refer to the spdated solicitation. | ||
| Solicitation Page 3~ | Do we need to offer one pricing for all truck types (2T, 4T, 10T) for each CLIN? | Yes. Orders against each CLIN can satisfy all truck sizes listed within the respective CLIN. | ||
| PWS, P.13 | Is the order given by each base? | After award a document will be provided to all awardees identiftying the persons permitted to make orders from the contract. | ||
| PWS, P.21 | regarding Weekly Trucking Capacity Report, do we send only for the awarded lane correct? | Correct. | ||
| PWS,2.7 Liabilities | Could you please tell us the cargo value by trucking family. | Varies. | ||
| PWS,1.2.2.3Temperature-controlled | Please let us know the detail of temperature range requirement. | PWS will be updated. | ||
| Solicitation '3.3.2 Loading and Unloading Time (Free Time) | It is said that the U.S. military will carry out all container loading and unloading, but is there a waiting fee even after 3 hours or more at the convenience of the US Military? Also, is there an upper limit on the waiting time? | For loading and unloading that exceeds time allowed in accordance with PWS para 3.3.2, the contractor shall be entitled demurrage in accordance with PWS para 3.3.3 and SubCLIN XX042AC. | ||
| Solicitation '4.12 Special Requirements for Container Transportation | Does "The Government will maintain liability for costs until the container chassis is detached from a truck-tractor at loading or unloading points, as required by the ordering officer." mean one-way transportation from the container chassis loading point to landing? | |||
| In that case, will the transportation of the empty container after unloading the cargo in the container be requested again by us and treated as a new order? | This situation may require the ordering officer to treat it as a new order however, it is possible that through advanced planning that both trips could be captured in a single order. | |||
| PWS,1.2.4 Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief | How different "Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief" and normal transportation? | This is totally depenedent on the nature of the humanitarian need or disaster that occurs. | ||
| EXHIBIT AA~AF | Please let us know the fleet types and maximum load capacity of the required truck of each lane. | Data not currently avaiable. | ||
| EXHIBIT AA~AF | Is there any volume seasonality? (season, month, week) | No, volumes across the contract remain fairly stable throughout the year. | ||
| Solicitation Page 3 | What does "Discrete distance" mean? | Discrete distance refers to the distance of each specific route listed in the exhibit. | ||
| PWS 1.2.1 Nature of Freight | What are the actual commodity/item of the hazardous and dangerous goods? Can you provide details on these shipments? | Varies. | ||
| General | Is there like a Base Pass Handbook that 374th CONS can provide that tells you detailed step by step instructions on how to obtain base pass? | Base Pass procedures vary from base to base. 374 CONS and Transportation offices will work with the awarded contractors during the mobilizaiton period to ensure base passes are secured prior to performance of duties. | ||
| General | From what time can we start pick up / deliver? | Pick-up/Drop-off times will be arranged by the ordering officer and can be at all hours. However, SubCLIN XX042AF provides an accessorial charge for services that occur between 2200 hrs and 0500 hrs. | ||
| General | Is same day delivery acceptable at short distance transport? | Yes. | ||
| General | Can we arrange multiple pick up / multiple deliveries by one truck? | Yes. | ||
| Solicitation Page 320 | Do we need exclude e.g. Diesel oil tax in proposing rate? | Yes. During contract performance, the Contracting Officer will issue to the Contractor a tax exemption certificate for the actual amount of gasoline/diesel oil used exclusively for the performance of this contract. | ||
| General | Is billing unit "per order" base? | Yes, unit pricing is for a one-way trip unless otherwised stated within the CLIN. | ||
| Solicitation Page 16 (0043) | Please describe what service for 0043? | CLIN 0043 is a non-performance CLIN that is used to ramp-up into the performance of the contract to allow for sufficient mobilization following the award of the contract. | ||
| EXHIBIT AA~AF | Will you be able to provide detailed information and ops flow for the below, CLIN 0003? | These types of orders would be coordinated and explained in detail by the ordering officer however, this route could represent a stop at Yokota AB or USN Air Facility Atsugi prior to final delivery at US Fleet Activities Yokosuka. This type of route represents ~1% of orders that will be issued against this CLIN. |
| Solicitation Page 11 (0031~) | Regarding forklift and cranes, which facility has these kinds of equipment available? Which baes and facility does not? | Currently, Camp Fuij is the only location where these services have been utilized. |
| EXHIBIT AA~AF | Is this "one order" trip? | Yes. These types of orders would be coordinated and explained in detail by the ordering officer however, this route could represent a stop at USN Air Facility Atsugi prior to final delivery at US Fleet Activities Yokosuka. This type of route represents ~1% of orders that will be issued against this CLIN. |
| Solicitation | For transport of oversize item by semi trailer, do we need to include cost of escort cars (front and rear of semi trailer) in the rate? | No additional costs beyond accessorial services may be attributed to the services. Therefore any cost that is not included within the fixed price will be at the contractors expense. | |
| Solicitation | Regarding nail down of wooden block to deck of Air-suspension truck, is this also required to semi-trailer transportation? | It will depend on the requirement. | |
| Solicitation | How do you allocate the orders to multiple companies, to 1st awardee and 2nd awardee (or 3rd awardee)? Please let us know order allocation rule. | There is no set way to allocate orders. However, ordering officer will at a minimum have price, capacity, and contractor utilization rates available to them to make ordering decisions. Price is not the only factor that can be used for deciding which contractor to order from. | |
| Solicitation | Would it be possible to provide volume data within truck family for commodity type, e.g. Dangerous goods, sensitive cargo | Currently not available | |
| Solicitation | Regarding Fair Opportunity, if the order amount is over 10,000 USD, does the solicitation states that the ordering officer will conduct a bid amongst the awarded contractors? | Fair opportunity can be achieved through a bid-like process called Fair Opportunity Proposal Request Letter or through the utilization of readily available information. See Ordering procedures. | |
| Solicitation | We already as a SCAC code, can we use that SCAC code for the Syncada payment? | Yes. | |
| Solicitation | When will be the result of the bid be announced? | Results will be announced as soon as possible following the close of the solicitation. The current plan within the solicitation is to award contracts on or before 1 Oct 2021. | |
| Solicitation | Mobilization period after contract award is like a "getting ready" period and the actual business/ordering will start in Novemeber? | Yes. However, actual business/ordering will depend on the actual date of of award. Nov is the projected timeline. | |
| Solicitation | I believe 374th CONS is considering to award business to two agents per truck family type. Since there are a lot of lanes for some trucking family type (e.g General Trucking) will 374th CONS cosider awarding business to more than 2 for family type with a lot of lanes? | Yes, the Government will consider all potential award scenarios including awarding business to more than 2 for family type with a lot of lanes. | |
| Solicitation | Can 374th CONS kindly confirm that contractors can choose which truck family type to bid on but will need to submit pricing for all lanes per truck family type | Confirmed. | |
| SF 1449 | Offerors are encouraged to submit multiple offers presenting alternative terms and conditions, including alternative line items | What is the desired format to use when submitting multiple CLIN structures? We forsee offering one or more variations to the original CLIN structure. Do we replace the original continuation sheets with our own CLIN structure or do we need to include the originals with a note to see the new attached CLIN structure? | Each alternate CLIN structure must be submitted separately. |
| SF 1449 | Offerors may notify the government of their intent to provide an oral presentation as soon as they are able, but not later than thirty (30) days after the release of the solicitation. | 30 days puts it over the deadline for proposal submission and we assume that the presentations should be accomplished before the submission deadline. |
1. Is there a deadline for scheduling an oral presentation?
2. Is an oral presentation the only option for PART III, now?
3. With an understanding that no financial discussion will occur, if we have multiple proposals, i.e. differing CLIN structures, would it be appropriate to explain each of them during the presenation without discussing price? 1. Offerors must notify the intent of conducting an oral presentation before the proposal deadline. Presentation may happen before, on, after the deadline.
2. No. Offeror may furnish a technical proposal confirming the content requirements of Part III.
3. Yes.
| SF 1449 Ammendment 0001 | General Trucking is separated into two groups on p.12 and combined into one group on p.13. | ||
| General Trucking Van/Wing-Type (10 trucks per day) & General Trucking Flatbed (10 trucks per day) | Are these going to be considered as one group and the minimum requirement for this group will be a combined 20 trucks? Or can we assume that these are separated and we need to meet only one of the truck types? | See updated amendment. | |
| SF 1449 Ammendment 0001 | Temperature Controlled (<4 tons) | ||
| Temperature Controlled (<10 tons, >4 tons) | From this we cannot tell where the 4 ton trucks are suppose to be. We assume that because a 4 ton truck could possibly require a different license, depending on the circumstances, it will fall under the higher group. Is that assumption correct? | See updated amendment. | |
| SF 1449 Ammendment 0001 | Authorizes submittal of offers via email | 1. Is there a file count limit? |
2. Is there a file size limit?
3. Is there a file format requirement?
4. Is there a file naming convention you want used? 1. No.
2. No.
3. Microsoft / Adobe products
4. No. However a simple file name will be appreciated.
| PWS | Does not include Juneteenth | Will this list include the new Juneteenth holiday? | The link to the federal holiday website will include Juneteenth |
| PWS | Notice of at least one (1) working day preceding the day service is required is necessary for General, Sensitive, and Dangerous Freight, excluding: |
- transport to and from Hokkaido
- intra-prefectural transport under the jurisdiction of one Prefectural Public Safety Commission To confirm the understanding of this we have reworded it as follows:
Notice of at least one (1) business day preceding the day service is required is necessary for intra-prefectural transport of General, Sensitive, and Dangerous Freight under the jurisdiction of ONE Prefectural Public Safety Commision, excluding:
| - transport to and from Hokkaido | Confirmed. | |
| PWS | Notice of at least three (3) business days preceding the day service is required is necessary for: |
- Hazardous Freight, excluding freight to or from Hokkaido
- Intra-prefectural shipment under jurisdiction of one Prefectural Public Safety Commission To confirm the understanding of this we have rewarded it as follows:
Notice of at least three (3) business days preceding the day service is required is necessary for Intraprefectural transport of Hazardous Freight under the jurisdiction of ONE Prefectural Public Safety Commision, excluding:
| - Hazardous freight to and from Hokkaido | Confirmed | |
| PWS | Notice of at least four (4) business days preceding the day service is required is necessary for: |
- Inter-prefectural transport under jurisdiction of more than one Prefectural Public Safety Commission:
- General and Sensitive freight to and from Hokkaido To confirm the understanding of this we have rewarded it as follows:
Notice of at least four (4) business days preceding the day service is required is necessary for inter-prefectural transport of all types of freight under the jurisdiction of MORE THAN ONE Prefectural Public Safety Commision, excluding:
| - Hazardous freight, dangerous freight, and sensitive freight with explosives to and from Hokkaido. | Confirmed | ||
| PWS | In the case when the truck is held after the expiration of the free time, the Contractor shall not be paid the demurrage charge in addition to the cancellation charge. | To reword this: |
In the case when the truck is held after the expiration of the free time and then cancelled, the Contractor shall not be paid the demurrage charge in addition to the cancellation charge.
| We understand this to mean that, eventhough under normal circumstances where the order is completed and a demurrage charge is issued, in the case when the order is cancelled after the free time has expired there is no demurrage charge issued. Is this correct? | PWS will be updated to allow for both demurrage and cancellation. | |
| PWS | 1. If an order was made by phone call, but no confirming documents, such as an SF 1449 or other official documents have been sent and the day of performance has arrived, is a cancellation charge issued? In this case, we would have taken the order by phone, which constitutes an official order according to the contract, and allocated resources to accomplish the order but no official documents were received before sending out our truck. | |
| 2. Is there a deadline for issuing the documentation, afterwhich we can automatically consider the order canceled if it is not received without incurring a penalty or negative feedback? | 1. The Government's obligation for oral orders are contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made. Oral orders should be confirmed by in writing by the ordering officer on a bill of lading document, SF 1449 task order, or other written documents. |
2. As of now, there is not.
PWS If stuffing or unstuffing cannot be completed within the allowable time, at the discretion of the ordering officer, the container may be off-loaded from the truck and left at the Government installation, and the truck will be released. In this case, stuffing and unstuffing shall normally be completed within two (2) calendar days of the date of transport (including date of the delivery). This wording is a little ambiguous.
The container being off-loaded from the truck would mean that it is removed from the chassis and the truck and chassis are both released? Or, should the wording be that the chassis will be off-loaded from the truck and the truck will be released with up to 2 days of unstuffing time? If the second wording is not the correct meaning, then what is the reason for the information about stuffing and unstuffing? Also, if the chassis is going to be delayed, should there not be compensation?
| Looking at PWS 4.12, there is possibly some additional information to help with the understanding of section 3.3.2.1.1. If a chassis is delivered and a full container picked up, we may need to wait at the destination for the container to be unstuffed before bringing the empty container back to the source location. The opposite may also be required. Do we wait at the destination for 2 days for the container to be unstuffed before bringing it back? | This is a situtation that will be reserved for the post award conference for all awardees. | |||
| PWS | Concerned about getting installion passes for drivers/vehicles in time for the start of performance. | Is it possible for us to change drivers in the middle of performance? For example, after loading and exiting a base we switch drivers to someone who doesn't have a gate pass yet and they drive to the destination and again switch with a local driver who has a gate pass. This is one way we would be able to work around getting passes in time for performance. | Yes. | |
| PWS | Transition Planning | What do you expect in terms of transition planning? For this contract, each order is a separate contract and new contractors won't be transferred work control from the previous contractor. Are we to assume that this is referencing that you would like to know how we intend to hit the ground running at the start of this contract? | Transition planning refers to all activities associated with mobilization prior to performance of the contract. | |
| CLIN STRUCTURE | Hario Ordinance Facility to JGSDF Aibano Training Area (Master List Row 54) was not properly placed and does not have a CLIN that incorporates it as it is around 2500 km. |
| MCAS Iwakuni to JGSDF Aibano Training Area (Master List Row 58) was not properly placed and does not have a CLIN that incorporates it as it is around 2300 km. | The distances for these routes were not entered properly into the Master Route List. They are well over 2000 km which doesn't fall into any CLIN in the current CLIN structure that we can see. We assume that, due to distance, routes like these would be over $10,000 and therefore possibly be put up for bidding. | CLIN association has been removed from the route listing. Due to the rare usage of these routes, they will be reserved for post award competition with awardees after contract performance begins. | ||
| CLIN STRUCTURE | CLIN 0002AE and 0003 both include 700 km. | Where does JGSDF Aibano Training Area to JASDF Ashiya (Master List Row 65), which is 700km, fall in? | CLIN 0003. See updated amendment | |
| CLIN STRUCTURE | There are many routes in the list that have incorrect distances entered into the table. We tried looking through the provided document, Attachment 2 - USARJ Table of Distances, but could not find all of them. This document is very difficult to search because it is a scanned copy. | Will this list be updated to include any routes that are not currently included in it? How do we confirm routes that are not included in this document? | Route Listing has been updated. Awardees will have the opportunity to make further updates to minor inconsistencies after award. | |
| CLIN STRUCTURE | CLIN 0034 and 0035 had incorrect distances entered. The actual distances are drastically different. | These were different by nearly 1000 km. Just want to confirm these routes are correct. | See updated amendment. | |
| Standard Form 1449 | 1. What exactly should be the order and pricing for Unlisted routes within the appendix? | |||
| 2. What exactly do Quantity and Unit mean? | 1. Unlisted routes conforming to weight and distance requirements of each CLIN are permitted to be ordered the subject CLIN. |
2. Quantity: Maximum order quantity for the subject CLIN Unit: unit price for a single truck/shipment/service in accordance with the CLIN description.
| Standard Form 1449 | When we make a Price Proposal for General Trucking, do we have to provide the price for JFRC5-T container as well? On the other hand, if we want to make a Price Proposal for JFRC5-T container, do we have to make a Price Proposal for General Trucking as well? Normally, General Trucking and JFRC5-T containers are considered as two completely different families of transportation. | Proposals are required for all CLINs within a family of trucking. |
| Standard Form 1449 | When selecting a new awardee, please tell us if we have to offer less than the amount of the existing contract to become a new awardee. (We would like to know the basis for the selection criteria.) | The Government will not tell the contractors what to propose however, it is our intention to make multiple awards in this contract. |
| Standard Form 1449 | Is it possible to make a Price Proposal for each CLINs? (e.g., offer only the amount from 0001AA to 0001AD) | Prices must be submitted for all CLINs within a family that you intend to propose on. |
| Standard Form 1449 | We don't know how to make a Price Proposal, so please let us know. The materials we received last year had a format for a price list for each section and a format for a price list for distance. | A unit price must be submitted for each line item within a family that an offeror intends to propose on. Contractor is permitted to submit an alternative proposal. |
| Standard Form 1449 | In Japan, truck rates are reported to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism by truck size and unit distance (e.g., every 10, 20, 50, 100 km), and it is not possible to present rates based on these rough CLINs. | This is a non-US Governmental requirement. |
| PWS | Is it possible to set up cancellation rules according to the transportation distance and items? For example, in the case of long-distance transportation, if a truck needs to be forwarded the day before the designated loading date, a cancellation on the day of transportation will result in truck forwarding costs. | Offerors are permitted to submit an alternative proposal and may set up cancellation rates as they wish in the alternative proposals. |
| PWS | Can you please clarify the definition of one-way and round-trip rates for ISO containers? | One-way trip goes from point A to point B. Round-trip goes from point A to point B to point A. |
| Standard Form 1449 & PWS | Transport orders clearly specify loading and unloading points and truck sizes. What is the basis for the association with CLINs? I would like to know how to apply the rates since CLINs are so sketchy. | Loading and unloading points are given in the exhibit listing. The CLIN structure consolidates routes under a single price based on historical pricing and proposal data. |
| PWS | Is the address listed for submitting the tax exemption application correct? | Yes. |
| SF 1449 Ammendment 0001 | What are the necessary licenses for Part 1 of the proposal? | licenses under each applicable Japanese law (ex. General Trucking Permit & Freight Carrier Using Transportation Buisness Authorization , (一般貨物自動車運送事業許可証、貨物利用運送事業許可証） |
A newest copy of any road clearances from any prefecture shall be submitted for Oversized Overweight proposals.
| SF 1449 Ammendment 0001 | Do we have to create a rate table for each CLIN/SubCLIN? Do we have to add accessorial services to each price we submit? | No. | |
| SF 1449 Ammendment 0001 | What are the page requirements for oral presentation and could we turn it in via email? Will we be evaluated different if we do not conduct an oral presentation and just submit the slides? | Page requirements are detailed in the solicitation. Offerors will not be evaluated differently if they do not conduct an oral presentation and choose instead to submit slides. | |
| SF 1449 Ammendment 0001 | Could you provide us the registeration documents regarding SYNCADA? We would like to know the transaction fee etc. | Training for registeration and using SYNCADA will be provided after award to each awardee. | |
| Standard Form 1449 | JFRC license can not be obtained before proposal due date. Please provide us with instructions. | JFRC permit should be attained before start of service. | |
| Standard Form 1449 | Does the minimum daily trucking capacity apply to each individual CLIN or does it apply to the entire family of transportation? | Applies to family of trucking. | |
| Standard Form 1449 | What do you mean by current road clearence? | Newest copy of any road clearance onbtained in any prefecture. | |
| Standard Form 1449 | Transportation by Sea, is there anything we have to fill in for the clause? | No. | |
| Standard Form 1449 | Do we propose in Yen or US dollars? | All proposals shall be in Japanese Yen except for CLIN 0043, minimum award guarantee, which will be a fixed price of $500.00 | |
| Standard Form 1449 | Do we have to seal the envolope with a red label that has the solicitation number on it? | Instructions for proposal submitted directly are listed in solicitation. | |
| SF1449 | Tohoku Winter Premium. | Does this only apply to Tohoku Area? Not Shinetsu or Sanin? | Correct. |
| SF1449 | Firm Fixed Price | Do all prices need to be in numbers and not percentage? | All prices in SF1449 shall be in numbers. However, contractors are permitted to submit alternative proposals and may use precentage in those proposals. |
| Estimated Quantities Pricing Worksheet | 0km-52km・exhibit AB | The distances are different among the documents. Is there a reason for this? | See updated amendment. |
| SF1449 | 0km-55km・exhibit AA | ||
| SF1449 | General Trucking: |
- Van/Wing-type Trucks: ______________
- Flatbed Trucks: ______________
Temperature-Controlled Trucking (Reefer):
- < 4 Ton Trucks: ______________
| - >4 Ton, <10 Ton Trucks: ______________ | Do we have to full fill the minimum daily capacity for all weights and types of trucks within a family to propose? | For order limitations, contrators shall list the maximum number of trucks they are able to obligate for all truck types that they intend to propose on. However, the number must be equal to or higher than the minimum daily trucking capacity listed in the solicitation. These numbers will be utilized to create upper and lower limiits to the contract however, the informaiton that will be most heavily relied upon is the weekly capacity reports as required by thte PWS. | ||
| AMENDMENT No.0001 | Multiple Payment Arrangements. | When do mutiple payments arrangements happen? | When payment is not possible through SYNCADA, payment method such as Manual payments using B/L through DFAS is possible. | |
| When should we expect to see the official contract posted in betaSAM? | The official contract will not be posted in SAM. A general notice of award will be made on SAM and awardees will receive a contract directly. | |||
| Who is the POC for Sasebo/ Hario / Iwakuni bases? | A list of ordering officers will be provided at award. | |||
| How will we know if our names are on the list of providers for our service area? | Each awardee will receive a contract with associated CLINs that they have been awarded, which will indicate the general area of service. | |||
| Standard Form 1449 | When loading Sensitive, Dangerous, Hazardous Freight on a truck, do you ever nail and hold the cargo bed? | This information will be coverd in the post award conference with the awardees. | ||
| Standard Form 1449 | We understand that bidders can make their own fee proposals, but how will they be compared to the fee schedule in the bidding documents posted on SAM? | Alternative proposals will be evaluated equally along with the original SF1449 strucutre. | ||
| Standard Form 1449 | For Accessorial Service, there are surcharges (Winter Premium, Early Morning/Late Evening Premium), hourly or daily (Demurage, Retention Charge, Loan of Container Chasiss Charge), distance (Toll Road Fee), and truck size (Ferry Charge) and Firm Fixed Price cannot be set. | Accessorial prices should be submitted in firm fixed price. However, offerors are permitted to submit an alternative price proposal and propose a different price structure for the subject fee stated in the question. | ||
| Standard Form 1449 | Cancellation Premium | |||
| Firm Fixed Price | Regarding transportation that requires an explosives transport notification, it takes a minimum of 5 days (not including weekends and holidays) to obtain the transport notification. If the cancellation fee is only charged on the day of transportation, will we be able to receive the cost of the transportation report? The price list only seems to have a column for the cancellation fee of the truck, how should we handle this? | |||
| The cancellation premium is the only cancellation that has been considered under this contract. | ||||
| Standard Form 1449 | (A) Technical Factors: Minimum daily trucking capacity (by family of transportation): |
General Trucking (<10 Tons) - 10 van/wing-type trucks per day and 10 flatbed trucks per day Temperature-controlled Trucking (<4 Tons) - 5 trucks per day Temperature-controlled Trucking (<10 Tons, >4 Tons) - 5 trucks per day Oversized-Overweight Trucking (<20 Tons) - 3 lowbed semitrailers per day Oversized-Overweight Trucking (<30 Tons, >26 Tons) - 2 lowbed semitrailers per day Oversized-Overweight Trucking (>30 Tons) - 1 lowbed semitrailers per day Air Suspension Trucking - 2 trucks per day 20' ISO Container Trucking - 5 trucks per day
| 40' ISO Container Trucking - 3 truck per day | Regarding the minimum daily trucking capacity, is there a penalty for failing to arrange the number of vehicles per day? | |||
| Also, is it possible to refuse a transportation request? If so, is there a penalty? | Ordering officers will utilize the weekly capacity reports to aid in decision making to avoid ordering beyond what a contractor is capable of providing at a specific point in time. However, contractors are required to fulfill all orders in accordance with the ordering limitation clause in their contract. Situational circumstances such as these will be discussed during post award conferences with all awardees. | |||
| Standard Form 1449 | Regarding the billing method, when using SYNCADA, will there be a document or other documentation issued to confirm the billing rate? Please explain the billing process for SYNCADA. | There will be training provided by SYNCADA to all awardees after contract is awarded. This will include registeration, invoice procedure, rates, etc. | ||
| Standard Form 1449 | Regarding the ISO container rates, there is no column for 53Km to 149Km and 202Km to 713Km. | |||
| How do you calculate the charges if we have to transport the cargo for those distances? | There are currently no routes that fall within those distances. | |||
| PWS | Regarding General Trucking and ISO containers, is it OK to transport Sensitive/Hazardous Freight in accordance with Japanese law? | |||
| If the U.S. military has its own regulations, we would like them to be included in the contract. | As defined in the PWS, freight is categorized in accordance with Japanese law. | |||
| PWS | 4.9 Dual Driver Protective Service (DDP) | When transporting sensitive or hazardous freight, it is always necessary to have two drivers on board, but in order to solve the driver shortage, is it possible to have a driver and an assistant? | The PWS requriement for Dual Driver Protection Service remains unchanged. | |
| AMENDMENT No.0001 | Page 3 | Multiple Payment Arrangement - Could we choose not to use SYNCADA and use the traditional payment? | SYNCADA will be the primary payment method. Traditional payment will only be used when SYNCADA is not available. |
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