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DSCR F57: EVALUATION OF EXPORT OFFERS

F57   52.247-9G15       EVALUATION OF EXPORT OFFERS         DSCR (MAR 2001)
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    Port Handling and Ocean Charges - DoD Water Terminals.  Port handling and 
ocean charges published by the Military Traffic Management Command and on file 
as of the date of bid opening (or the closing date specified for receipt of 
proposals or quotations) and effective for the date of the expected initial 
shipment shall be used for the evaluation of offers.

[  ] (a)  F.O.B. ORIGIN, Transportation under Government Bill of Lading.

Applicable to Line Items                                                

         (1)  Offers shall be evaluated and awards made on the basis of the 
lowest laid down cost to the Government at the overseas port of debarkation 
via methods and ports compatible with required delivery dates and conditions 
affecting transportation known at the time of evaluation.  Included in the 
evaluation is the offered price of the item, the inland transportation costs 
from the point of origin in the United States to the port of embarkation, 
port handling charges at the port of embarkation, and ocean shipping costs 
from the United States port of embarkation (see paragraph (c) below) to the 
overseas port of debarkation.  The Government may designate the mode of 
routing of shipment and may load from other than those ports specified 
for evaluation purposes.

         (2)  Offers shall be evaluated on the basis of shipment through 
one of the ports set forth in paragraph (c)(3) below to the overseas port 
of debarkation.  Evaluation shall be made on the basis of shipment through 
the port that will result in the lowest cost to the Government.

         (3)  Ports of embarkation shall be considered as the place of 
delivery within the meaning of the "f.o.b. destination" term as used in 
the f.o.b. origin clause of this contract.

[  ] (b)  F.O.B. DESTINATION (Port of Embarkation)

Applicable to Line Items                                              

         (1)  Offers shall be evaluated on the basis of the lowest laid
down cost to the Government at the overseas port of debarkation via methods 
compatible with required delivery dates and conditions affecting transportation 
known at the time of evaluation.  Included in the evaluation is the offered 
price of the item (which includes cost of shipment to the United States port 
of embarkation (see paragraph (2) below)), the port handling charges at the 
port of embarkation, and the ocean shipping cost from the port of embarkation 
(see paragraph (c) below) to the overseas port of debarkation.

         (2)  Unless offers are applicable only to f.o.b. origin delivery 
under Government bills of lading (see paragraph (a) above), offerors shall 
designate below one of the ports of embarkation listed in paragraph (c)(3) 
below as their place of delivery.  Failure to designate one of the ports as 
the point to which delivery will be made by the contractor may result in 
rejection of the bid/offer.

  INSERT BELOW AT LEAST ONE PORT LISTED IN PARAGRAPH (c)(3).

         ITEM NUMBER                  PORT

                                                                                         

[X]  (c)  Ports of Embarkation for Evaluation of Offers.

         (1)  Port handling and ocean costs in bid evaluation.  Tentative port 
handling and ocean freight charges listed below are applicable as set forth in 
DLAD Clause 52.247-9001, which is hereby incorporated in full text:

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 52.247-9001 PORT HANDLING AND OCEAN COSTS IN OFFER EVALUATION DLAR (APR 1985)

    The tentative port handling and ocean freight charges set forth below are 
for the information of offerors.  In evaluating offers received in response to 
this solicitation, the Government will utilize those charges which are on file 
as of the date of bid opening, or closing time specified for receipt of proposals 
or quotations, and effective for the date of expected initial shipment.  A list 
of port handling and ocean freight charges actually used in evaluation, if 
substituted for any listed, will be furnished interested offerors upon request.

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         (2)  To be considered for an f.o.b. port of embarkation (destination) 
award, offeror must select for each item a port of commercial zone from the 
ports of commercial zones listed below and insert the selected port(s) in 
paragraph (b) above.  If a port is not inserted in paragraph (b), offeror 
agrees that price is based on delivery to a port listed below that is nearest 
the offeror's shipping point.

         (3)  Port of Embarkation (POE) Commercial Zone (C/Z), 49 CFR 1048.  
Ports and costs to be used in evaluating offers are as follows:

SOL Item Number:                                                   

Overseas POD Code:                                                 


                         COSTS IN DOLLARS PER MEASUREMENT TON
POE LOCATION             (40 CUBIC FEET)

Norfolk, VA C/Z                                                    

Seattle, WA C/Z