Marine Food Aid Cargo Surveys - Cameroon, Ethiopia, and Somalia

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Marketing Services (AMS) requests quotations from responsible sources to provide marine cargo discharge/delivery survey services in Cameroon, Ethiopia, and Somalia. The services will include surveys of containerized, bulk, and breakbulk commodities for food assistance programs. It is the intention of the Government to award a firm-fixed price contract to one firm per country. Please also note the following: • Please ensure that you read the RFQ solicitation in its entirety. Failure to provide all required elements as indicated in the solicitation will result in the proposal being excluded from consideration for award. • Reponses to the RFQ due October 30, 2020 no later than 5:00pm EST. • Please note, contract clauses 52.211-11, Liquidated Damages, and 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment, have been added from previous survey contracts and should be reviewed accordingly. • Past performance ratings should be submitted directly to me from a third party. • A signed corrected SF1449 must be submitted with your proposal. • Please review the SF30 for the amdendment 1. Note the date for the period of performance changes from November 6, 2020 to December 1, 2020. You must sign and submit the SF30 with your offer to acknowledge the changes. • Submitted questions and their answers have also been posted.