FA568226Q0012 Questions and Answers 3 Sep 2026.pdf

FA568226Q0012 Household Goods Questions And Answers

1. Reference Attachment A-E2 (OCONUS PACIFIC/EUROPE) Transportation Outbound Priority lnstruction and requirements

a. Title: Is the Attachment referring only to Outbound shipments?

The Attachement A-E2 has been revised to address both Inbound and Outbound procedures

b. Paragraph A: is this paragraph meant for Outbound shipments?

For Outbound procedures now refer to para. 3 of the revised Attachment A-E2

c. ACRONYMS: Please confirm if SEAVAN is considered the steel shipping container (20', 40', 40HC' box) The ocean seavan loading will be performed by the designated port contractor. See para 3.2.1 of Attachment A-E2

d. Please clarify if the movement of the shipments from the Contractor's facility to the seaport is meant in SEAVAN containers that we will load, or in wooden crates. The prices and methods for transporting Seavans rather than Liftvans are completely different. Is there is the need to have both services and prices, please consider making a distinction between the two situations.

Please, refer to the Attachment A-E2 revised at para 3.2.1: The Contractor shall transport all shipments in their standard wooden shipping crate configuration from the contractor's facility directly to the Government-designated terminal.

e. Paragraph A1 Expected Procedures references "Coordinate delivery of shipments to the designed seaport for onward movement". Please clarify if Contractor is also required to submit bookings for the ocean freight to the Steamship/Shipping Line/Company. lf YES, please clarify if specific requirements I software accesses are needed.

Please, refer to the Attachment A-E2 revised at para 3.2.1, 3.2.2, 3.2.3, 3.2.4, and 3.2.5.

f. Paragraph A1 Expected Procedures references "ensure shipments are properly prepared and seaworthy". lf SEAVAN is meant as the steel shipping container, please clarify if the Contractor is requested to wait for enough consolidation and fully stuff the container. lf YES, please confirm if the load plan will need to be authorized by ITO.

lf NO, please confirm if the SEAVAN containers require a minimum density before being forwarded.

The above mentioned references of the new Attachment A-E2 revised should have clarified the expected responsibility of the contractor.

g. Paragraph A1 Expected Procedures references "The Contractor will be responsible for the self movement of personal property crates loaded in SEAVAN containers to the port of embarkation". Please clarify if the Contractor would also be responsible for booking the empty containers, retrieving them to the Port/Terminal (which one?), transporting them to its Facility.

As referenced above by the para. 3.2.1 of Attachment A-E2 revised, the Contractor shall transport all shipments in their standard wooden shipping crate configuration from the contractor's facility directly to the Government-designated terminal, port contractor, or authorized receiving activity at Livorno. Final containerization of individual wooden crates into ocean SEAVAN containers will be performed at the Port of Livorno by the designated port contractor or Government service provider.

No booking of empty containers is required.

h. Paragraph A1 "Required Coordination (if any)" reads "the contractor must complete all required coordination with both the origin and destination seaports". Please clarify: Who will be responsible for the Sea Waybill. lf by "destination Port" it is meant that the Contractor is also responsible for arrival of the Vessel at the Destination Port, for Unloading the Container at Port, Customs Clearance, Drayage to the approved NTS Facility, return of the empty container to the Port.

For required coordination refer to the para. 3.2.5 of Attachment A-E2 revised

i. Paragraph B: is this paragraph meant for lnbound shipments?

For Inbound Shipments procedures refer now to para. 4 of Attachment A-E2 revised

j. Paragraph B1 "Expected Procedures" reports "conduct self-movement of personal property crates to the agent warehouse for Customs clearance". Please clarify if shipments will be picked up in crates or in SEAVANS. lf in SEAVANS, please clarify who will return the empty container and where. Please confirm if "Customs clearance" is meant with an AE 302 Form.

For inbound shipment proceedures, please refer to paragraph 4.1 of attachment A-E2 revised. For customs clearance, please refer to paragraph 3.2.3 of attachment A-E2 revised

k. Paragraph "Coordination required (if any): Please clarify the sentence "coordination with the origin and destination port".

For origin port clearification, please refer to paragraph 3.2.5 & 4.1 for coordination proceedures of attached revised A-E2.

2. Reference Amendment 0002 of Solicitation, Page 3 of 4, Summary of Changes, par.

"Quotation Organization" "[ ...]: The designateci area of performance indicates Aviano Air Base, defined as a radius of 50 miles / 80 kilometers. Furthermore, careful consideration should be given, in accordance with Attachment A-E2 [...], to the established order of precedence [...]". Please define the "area of performance" meaning: is it only for pick-ups and deliveries of the packed goods at the Customer's residences, not to include the drayage of the SEAVAN containers I wooden Liftvans to/from the seaports indicated in your schedules? We would recommend to make a distinction between the 50 miles radius (utilized for services to the Service Members/Civilian houses) and the drayage services to the Ports / Terminal.

The sentence “Quotation Organization" "[ ...] the designateci area of performance indicates Aviano Air Base, defined as a radius of 50 miles / 80 kilometers” is referred to the pick up and delivery phase of household goods in the Avaino AB radius area.

The sentence “Furthermore, careful consideration should be given, in accordance with Attachment A-E2 [...], to the established order of precedence [...]” is referred to the phase/activity of inbound/outbound transportation of household goods between the Aviano area and the designated sea and air terminals.

3. Reference Att. Price Worksheet Item 1A-E2I: Please clarify what the "unit price" / "unit per loaded miles" stands for. Also, please confirm this is not relateci to area of performance and / or "beyond miles" stands for. Also, please confirm this is not relateci to area of performance and / or "beyond area of performance". To our opinion this schedule should not be calculated considering the 50 miles radius. Also, as mentioned above, the prices and processes for transporting Seavans rather than Liftvans are completely different. lf there is the need to have both services and prices, please consider making a distinction between the two situations, but not to include them on the 50 miles radius, nor "Drayage beyond area of performance" as per above.

Unit Price has been revised. The Rev.1 now shows under Item 1A-E2I the unit priced referred to the Unit NCWT. Furthermore, this item is referred to the phase/activity of inbound/outbound transportation of household goods between the Aviano area and the designated sea and air terminals.