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July 18, 2017

HHE PACKING, CRATING & LOCAL MOVING SERVICES

SOLICITATION NO.: SDR860-17-Q-0002

FORMAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

1- Q: Tariffs to the United States Embassy must be filled exclusively in the per year format that is found on page 4, and place the complementary ones in some auxiliary spreadsheet format, or is it allowed to present all the tariffs in a different format?

A: Offers must follow the same price structure requested in the Solicitation document.

2- Q: Based on a tariff per 100 pounds (CWT), which are the limits (minimum and maximum in terms of pounds) that we can quote for packing and unpacking sea shipments?

A: Offerors should establish the minimum for which they can effectively provide the service without affecting their operations.

3- Q: In the vehicles section, 4-d, (the use of local lifting cranes for domestic moves)… lift cranes are quoted depending on the specified floor and facilities of the building.

A: That service price may vary and would be paid by the contractor and charged in the general invoice attaching the receipt.

4- Q: Provide some guidelines or procedures for dispatching your air shipments? We mean that if unaccompanied baggage (UAB) is placed after packing in “LDN” air container, Pallet, Airvan or loose in double corrugated boxes.

A: UAB’s are packed in tri-wall boxes, wrapped with plastic and banded at client’s site.

5- Q: Confirm the pounds allowed by air (UAB) per person?

A: i. First (1 st ) member, 250-gross pounds

ii. Second (2 nd

) member, 200-gross pounds

iii. Third (3 rd

) member, 150-gross pounds

iv. Fourth (4 th

) member, 100-gross pounds and so forth for as many members in the household.

Embassy of the United States of America

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

6- Q: What type of scale do you require on-site for weighing the household goods (HHGs) on loading?

A: Digital scale, pound readable.