Amendment A001.doc

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

1. CONTRACT ID CODE

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO.

A001

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

June 2nd, 2011

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ.

5. PROJECT NO. (If applicable)

6.

ISSUED BY

CODE

7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 6) CODE

U.S.EMBASSY - SARAJEVO

PROCUREMENT/CONTRACTING OFFICE

ROBERT C. FRASUREA #1

71 000 SARAJEVO

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

U.S.EMBASSY - SARAJEVO

PROCUREMENT/CONTRACTING OFFICE

ROBERT C. FRASUREA #1

71 000 Sarajevo

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

8.

NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (NO., street,city,county,State,and ZIP Code)

S_BK800-011-Q-0277

9b. DATED (SEE ITEM 11

5/4/2011

10a. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

10b. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

[x ] The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers

[] is extended, [x] is not extended

Offers must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended, by one of the following methods: (a) By completing Items 8 and 15, and returning ______ copies of the amendment;(b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted; or(c) By separate letter or telegram which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers.

FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by telegram or letter, provided each telegram or letter makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required)

13. THIS ITEM APPLIES ONLY TO MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS,

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE

CONTRACT ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, appropriation data, etc.)

C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor [ ] is not, [ ] is required to sign this document and return __ copies to the issuing office.

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

See attached pages Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print)

16A. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER

Quinette Adams-Boston

15B. NAME OF CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

BY

(Signature of person authorized to sign)

15C.DATE SIGNED

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

BY

(Signature of Contracting Officer)

16C.DATE SIGNED

SF30

The purpose of this Amendment is to revise a Solicitation material as follows under the A and B:

A. To revise an ATTACHMENT 2 - PACKING SPECIFICATIONS, Paragraph 1. “Container Specification” in order to add a following paragraph under the (e): "If the Contractor reuses lift van materials, condition of lift vans must be checked and approved by COR prior loading boxes.”

Following is an entire paragraph of solicitation with included revision.

ATTACHMENT 2

PACKING SPECIFICATIONS

1. CONTAINER SPECIFICATION:

(a) Containers to be used for export shipments of effects under this contract must be soundly constructed of waterproof plywood, lined with a waterproof barrier, and reinforced with an inside framework. Wooden containers must be heat treated or fumigated based on the requirements of the destination country. Containers shall be designed to eliminate damage to the effect from exposure to inclement weather, salt water, salt atmosphere, and possible violent external forces incident to ocean and/or inland transportation and rough handling, so as to insure safe and undamaged arrival of the effects at the destination. The top of the container shall have metal roofing for shipments transiting areas of heavy rain or snowfall. Caulking compound must be used when wooden container panels are assembled to insure watertight joints.

(b) When container shipping services are available, the containers shall be shipped and stowed inside the ship’s containers; therefore, the containers shall be of the cubic measurements designed to take maximum advantage of the inside measurements of the ship’s containers.

(c) The modular containers provided by the Government used under this contract are the sole property of the Government, and shall be handled carefully to allow subsequent reuse with minimum repair or refurnishing.

(d) When the Government specifies use of a used modular container in export shipment of Household Effects under this contract, the contractor shall offer in its invoice and equitable discount from the applicable contract rate. The amount of such discount will vary according to the extent of repair needed, or other conditions of the used containers, and shall be determined on an individual case basis upon mutual appraisal by the contractor and the COR.

(e) If the Contractor reuses lift van materials, condition of lift vans must be checked and approved by COR prior loading boxes.

-End of paragraph- B. To revise an ATTACHMENT 1 – Paragraph 4. “Packing Specification and Responsibilities” to add a sentence:

“Internal move must be performed by using new boxes.”

Following is an entire paragraph of solicitation with included revision.

ATTACHMENT 1

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT CONTINUATION

PACKING AND SHIPPING

1.

GENERAL. The contractor shall provide services for the United States Mission, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. This consists of packing, freight handling, forwarding, cargo storage, customs clearance and other related services that apply to shipments originating from, consigned to, routed through, and/or moved within the geographic area(s) of Sarajevo.

The contractor shall furnish all managerial, administrative, direct labor personnel, materials and transportation that are necessary to accomplish all work required. Contractor employees shall be on site only for performance of contractual duties and not for other business purposes. Performance requirements for required work are described below.

2.

DEFINITIONS.

"Article" means one item, piece, or package and contents thereof received by the contractor as listed on the inventory. It can be household effects, professional books, papers and equipment, privately owned vehicles, or general effects included in a shipment.

"Calendar Day" means the twenty-four hour period from midnight to midnight. Saturdays, Sundays and all holidays are considered calendar days.

"Cargo" means any items consigned to the contractor under this contract for inbound or outbound shipment, whether consisting of household effects or U.S. Government-owned materials.

"Client" means all United States mission personnel for whom the required services are to be rendered.

"COR" means the Contracting Officer's Representative, appointed in accordance with Section 2 of this contract/purchase order.

"Cube" means the cubic measure of space occupied by a given article after it has been packaged for shipment.

"Estimator" means the contractor employee who has the responsibility to evaluate and provide calculations of the price of packing work to be undertaken. This employee shall provide all calculations in writing.

"Government" means the Government of the United States of America unless specifically stated otherwise.

"Gross Weight" means the weight of the packed shipping container, including the articles packed therein and all materials used for wrapping, cushioning, banding, waterproofing, packaging, blocking and bracing the container.

"Household Effects" means those items that are the personal property of post officials, and are therefore to be packed and transported at U.S. Government expense. This includes furniture, personal effects and consumables that, because of volume and weight, are shipped via surface freight. (Note: See the clause in Section 1, Attachment 2, and paragraph 5 entitled "Prohibited Items" for a listing of items which are not to be packed or transported at U.S. Government expense).

"Inventory" means a contractor-prepared list originated at the time the goods are packed. Each inventory is to be reviewed and signed by the client then turned over to the Contracting Officer's Representative.

"Lift Van" means a wooden storage crate.

“Modular Containers” – lift vans that are reduced in size to accommodate a particular shipment.

"Net Weight" means the gross weight of a shipment less its tare weight.

"Ordering Officer" means the Contracting Officer of the U.S. post. If a GBL is used, the ordering officer does not have to be a warranted CO.

"Packing" means the activities required to wrap and protect an article, properly place the article in appropriate carton or box, and stow the article and its carton or box in a lift van of sufficient size and constructed in accordance with post specifications; includes obtaining customs clearances and required documentation for shipment, via surface or air as appropriate.

"Packaging" means application or use of protective measures, including appropriate protective wrappings, cushioning and interior containers.

"Professional books, papers, and equipment" means reference material, instruments, tools, and equipment peculiar to technicians, mechanics and members of the professions and special skill areas; specialized, job-related clothing not considered to be normal or usual clothing; communication equipment used by members in association with their particular specialty; and military and individually owned or specifically issued field clothing and equipment.

"Services" means the services performed, workmanship, and material furnished or used in the performance of the services.

"Storage Pack" means the final result of wrapping and protecting of articles, and then properly placing these articles in appropriate cartons and boxes, and then storing these articles/cartons in storage pallet boxes as loose pack storage.

"Tare Weight" means the weight of an empty shipping container, excluding all materials used for wrapping, cushioning, banding, waterproofing, packaging, blocking and bracing articles within the exterior container.

"Unaccompanied Air Baggage (UAB)" means that portion of the total weight allowance of personal property that the client is permitted to ship via airfreight. UAB typically includes those items required for short-term housekeeping, such as clothing, linen, and kitchen items.

“ Internal move” is service of shipping a Household Effects, including pick up and unloading, from one residency to another residency within city distance area.

3. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.

Packing of client Household Effects and Government-owned materials for transportation is a highly specialized function. The measure of performance shall be the condition of packed articles upon arrival at their destination. The contractor must appreciate the importance of family possessions and U.S. Government property and always take the greatest care in handling and packing such articles.

4. PACKING SPECIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES.

Labor employed to perform services under this contract shall be experienced and competent in the performance of such services. Those employees who perform services at the client’s office or residence shall be neat and in uniform identifying them as employees of the contractor.

The contractor agrees to provide complete services for surveying, packing, crating, weighing, and marking of household effects, surface baggage and official Government shipments of commodities including, but not limited to, household effects, office and residential furniture, vehicles, and equipment and supplies for shipment within and from Bosnia and Herzegovina. Such services will be performed on goods located primarily within the Sarajevo metropolitan area, but also other areas of Bosnia and Herzegovina as requested.

The contractor shall provide all necessary packing and crating material required by this specification and standard industry practice for the services under this contract.

Use triple ply cardboard boxes for UAB.

At the request of the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR), the contractor shall survey the goods to be packed and furnish the Government with a written estimate of the weight and required number of lift vans or other containers in which to pack the goods to be shipped. The contractor shall transport packing materials and vans to the designated location ready to perform the services required on the date and at the same time specified by the COR. The Government shall notify the contractor one week in advance unless otherwise mutually agreed. Any services performed outside of normal business hours as may be agreed upon between the parties to this contract shall be for the mutual convenience of the contracting parties and shall create no liability on the part of the Government for overtime or premium pay charges.

The contractor agrees to provide export packing and related services using the best commercial practices to insure a shipment of the least tare weight and smallest cubic measurement compatible with assurance of transportation to destinations without damage or pilferage to containers or contents. Export packing shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following actions by the Contractor:

· Padding, dunnage and packing into cases, barrels or crates of all fragile items.

· Wrapping in waterproof paper and padding all items of furniture, television sets and other valuable equipment. The Contractor shall crate these items. The Contractor shall place these items in the lift vans so as to prevent damage or shifting while in transit.

· Padding securely all mirrors and framed pictures, marble tops, etc., in crates made to the proper size of good packing grade dry lumber with least tare weight.

· Mothproofing all rugs and carpets shall be mothproofed, and crating or wrapping without folding.

· Packing clothing items, linens, bedding, lampshades and similar items in containers lined with tissue paper, carefully, to prevent excessive wrinkling or folding.

· Freezers or refrigerators shall be dry inside and the Contractor shall pad and secure all removable shelving and interior parts to prevent breakage or damage.

· Applying tightly and securely adequate steel banding to all wooden cases and containers and to the outside of other appropriate containers that may be used for shipments.

Internal move must be performed by using new boxes.

-End of paragraph-

Please note that the hour and date specified for receipt of offers is not extended.

The due date for receipt of offers is 6th June, 2011.

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