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(b) When provisions are made for the placement of oral orders in accordance with 7-1101, required documentation of such oral orders will be in accordance with Departmental instructions.

7-1601.4 Ordering Limitation.

ORDERING LIMITATION (1970 MAY)

Orders for items of supplies or services required will be placed under this contract by the Government and performed by the Contractor holding the initially awarded contract, to the extent of his guaranteed maximum daily capability. However, the Contractor may accept an additional quantity in excess of his capability to accommodate a single order. Orders for additional requirements will be placed with and performed by the next higher Contractor to the extent of his guaranteed maximum daily capability in a like manner. This procedure will be repeated until the Government's total daily requirement is fulfilled. In the event this procedure does not fulfill the Government's total daily requirement, additional orders may be offered under the contract to Contractors without regard to their guaranteed maximum daily capability.

(End of clause)

7-1601.5 Contract Areas of Performance.

CONTRACT AREAS OF PERFORMANCE (1970 MAY)

(a) All areas of performance described in (b) below will be considered to include the Contractor's facility regardless of geographical location.

(b) Service shall be performed within the following defined areas of performance which include terminals identified therein: (Define each area of performance as required, see Armed Services Procurement Regulation, paragraph 22-600.2).

(End of clause)

7-1601.6 Requirements. Insert the clause in 7-1102.2(b). Delete paragraph (d) of the clause and substitute the following:

(d) Orders issued during the effective period of this contract and not completed within that time shall be completed by the Contractor within the time specified in the order; and the rights and obligations of the Contractor and the Government respecting those orders shall be governed by the terms of this contract to the same extent as if completed during the effective period of this

contract.

7-1601.7 Estimated Quantities.

ESTIMATED QUANTITIES (1970 MAY)

(a) The quantities shown by area of performance for each item in this Invitation for Bids are the Government's estimates of requirements which may be ordered during the period of the con

tract.

(b) The Government's estimated maximum daily requirements, excluding Saturday, Sunday; National, State and local holidays are listed below by area of performance within each schedule. Bidders must complete the "Bidder's Guaranteed Daily Capability," which must equal or exceed the Government's minimum acceptable daily capability, for all items within an area of performance for which they submit bids. Failure to do so will render the bid nonresponsive.

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(a) As the minimum standard for qualifications of a Contractor's warehouse, it must have either (i) an acceptable automatic sprinkler system; (ii) an acceptable automatic fire detection and reporting system; or (iii) a fire contents rate (FCR) of not more than $0.60 per one hundred dollars ($100) per year based on eighty percent (80%) co-insurance factors. Installed fire protective systems must be accredited by the cognizant fire insurance rating organization for insurance rate credit. Additionally, the facility will be protected by an adequate water supply for fire fighting and a fire department which is responsive 24 hours a day. Statements from the cognizant fire insurance rating organization, municipal fire department, or local authority, having jurisdiction, will be used as a basis for determining the sufficiency or adequacy of a fire fighting water supply and the responsiveness of a fire department to protect a facility.

(b) The following information shall be furnished by the Contractor upon receipt of award: Evidence of the following kinds and minimum amounts of insurance covering work herein to be performed by the Contractor. The Contractor shall maintain at least the minimum coverage stated below throughout the contract period. Each policy shall contain an indorsement that cancellation or material change in the policy shall not be effective until after a 30-day written notice is furnished to the Contracting Officer.

(1) Workmen's Compensation Insurance $*.

(2) Comprehensive General Liability Insurance $*.

(3) Automobile Liability Insurance $*.

(End of clause)

*The insurance coverage specified in 10-501 is the minimum insurance required. Additional coverage and higher limits may be required by the Contracting Officer.

7-1601.9 Performance.

PERFORMANCE (1977 APR)

(a) The services called for hereunder shall be performed in conformance with the latest issue of MIL-STD 212, "Preparation of Household Goods for Shipment or Storage and Related Services," in effect on date of the solicitation, for Schedules I and II, unless otherwise directed by the Contracting Officer. The following are desired minimum stowage factor standards in stuffing of shipping containers:

(1) For Federal Specification PPP-B-580 containers 5.7 net lbs. per gross cubic foot of |

container cube.

(2) For air cargo containers 8.9 net lbs. per gross cubic foot of container cube.

Failure to meet the above standards may be cause for rejection of the services performed unless the Contractor can demonstrate the standards cannot be met. (The term “stuffing" as related to containers means loading of personal property into shipping containers.)

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(b) Labor employed to perform pickup and delivery, inventorying, packing, crating, weighing, marking, loading, drayage, unpacking, blocking, bracing, and other services described herein shall be competent in the performance of such services.

(c) Inventory of shipment shall be accomplished pursuant to provisions of the latest issue of MIL-STD 212 in effect on date of solicitation.

(d) All services shall be performed in accordance with the priority order established by the Contracting Officer.

(e) MIL-STD 212, "Military Standard-Preparation of Household Goods for Shipment and Storage and Related Services," and applicable specifications referred to therein are available for reference in the local procurement or transportation offices.

(f) When pickup of shipments is part of line-haul service, the Contractor shall perform loading on freight carrier's equipment at Contractor's facility.

7-1601.10 Time Requirements.

TIME REQUIREMENTS (1970 MAY)

(End of clause)

(a) The Contractor shall commence containerization of household goods or unaccompanied baggage at owner's residence or Contractor's facility on the date specified by the Contracting Officer. If containerization is ordered at Contractor's facility, the household goods or unaccompanied baggage shall be picked up on the date and within the hours specified. Unless a longer period is authorized by the Contracting Officer, the maximum containerization time allowed at the Contractor's facility shall be three (3) working days following specified pickup date for household goods and two (2) working days following specified pickup date for unaccompanied baggage.

(b) The Contracting Officer or his designated representative shall normally give the Contractor notice to commence containerization or to pick up household goods or baggage shipments at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to the date specified.

(c) Delivery or removal of household goods or unaccompanied baggage to or from owner's residence, or containerization of household goods or unaccompanied baggage at owner's residence, shall commence between the hours of 8:00 a.m.-12m. (noon) or 12m. (noon) - 5:00p.m. as specified, Monday through Friday, officially declared National, State or local holidays excluded. The Contracting Officer may authorize performance of services at other times when agreed to by the owner or his authorized agent and the Contractor.

(d) The Contractor shall accept and pick up inbound shipments of household goods, or unaccompanied baggage, effect delivery thereof to the destination, and shall unload and unpack the same on the date and within the hours specified by the Contracting Officer during the working hours set forth above. The Contractor will notify the Contracting Officer upon arrival of a shipment but no later than the morning of the next workday. Delivery shall be effected within two (2) working days following date of receipt or notification of arrival unless otherwise specified.

7-1601.11 Demurrage.

(End of clause)

DEMURRAGE (1970 MAY)

The Contractor shall be liable for all demurrage, detention, or other charges accruing as a result of his failure to load or unload trucks, freight cars, freight terminals, vessel piers, or warehouses within the free time allowed under applicable rules and tariffs.

(End of clause)

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7-1601.12 Vans.

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VANS (1970 MAY)

Vans used in transporting unpacked and uncrated furniture shall be of the closed type and shall be supplied with sufficient clean pads, covers, and any other equipment to protect personal property adequately during transit and delivery. Vehicles used in transporting containerized personal property may be of the open type provided, a weatherproof tarpaulin is used to protect the ship

ment.

(End of clause)

7-1601.13 Drayage.

DRAYAGE (1977 APR)

(a) Drayage under the Schedules of Items in this contract shall include all outbound or inbound hauling of loose articles, containerized shipments and empty Government containers within the area of performance as defined in the clause entitled "Contract Areas of Performance." Each area includes the Contractor's facility, storage warehouse other than Contractor's facility, frequently used air and surface transportation terminals, military installation shipping offices and ocean or river terminals/piers. The price of each item of service includes drayage within the area awarded, unless otherwise provided in the item.

(b) Repositioning of empty Government containers within the contractual area of performance, shall be as directed by the Contracting Officer or his designated representative at no additional cost to the Government.

(End of clause)

7-1601.14 Liability.

LIABILITY (1977 APR)

(a) "Article" means any shipping piece or package and its contents. (b) If notified within one (1) year after delivery that the owner has discovered loss of or damage to his property, the Contractor agrees to indemnify the owner for loss of or damage to the owner's property which arises from any cause while it is in the Contractor's possession as follows:

(i) Non-negligent Damage. The Contractor shall indemnify owners for any loss of or damage to their property which results from any cause, other than the Contractor's negligence, at a rate not to exceed sixty cents ($.60) per pound per article.

(ii) Negligent Damage. When loss or damage is caused by the negligence of the Contractor, he shall be liable for the full cost of satisfactory repair or for the current replacement value of the article. The Contractor shall make prompt payment to the owner of the property for any loss or damage for which the Contractor is liable.

(c) In the absence of evidence and/or supporting documentation which fixes responsibility on origin or destination contractor, liability for damage or loss which is recorded upon delivery out of containers which bear no outward indication of damage while in custody of carriers, will be equally shared by origin and destination contractor.

(End of clause)

7-1601.15 Erroneous Shipments.

ERRONEOUS SHIPMENTS (1977 APR)

(a) It shall be the responsibility of the Contractor at his expense to have articles of personal property which he inadvertently packed with goods of other than the rightful owner forwarded to the rightful owner by the quickest means of transportation, as selected by the Contracting Officer.

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(b) Further, it shall be the responsibility of the Contractor to insure that all shipments have been stenciled correctly. When a shipment is forwarded to an incorrect address due to incorrect stenciling by the Contractor or his personnel, the shipment shall be returned with the least possible delay to its rightful owner by a mode of transportation selected by the Contracting Officer. The Contractor shall be liable for all costs incurred including charges for preparation, drayage and transportation.

(c) It shall be the responsibility of the Contractor to deliver to the designated air or surface terminal all pieces of a shipment, in one lot, at the same time. Pieces of one lot not included in delivery and remaining at Contractor's facility after the departure of the original shipment shall be forwarded to the owner with the least possible delay by a mode of transportation selected by the Contracting Officer or his designated representative. The Contractor shall be liable for all additional transportation costs incurred in excess of what it would have cost the Government had the entire lot been shipped at the same time.

(End of clause)

7-1601.16 Additional Marking Instructions.

ADDITIONAL MARKING INSTRUCTIONS (1970 MAY)

(a) All containers of professional books, papers or equipment shall be stenciled "Professional Books, Paper, Equipment" and their weights shall be shown separately on packing lists. (b) Unaccompanied baggage containers shall be marked as such.

7-1601.17 Weight Certificates.

WEIGHT CERTIFICATES (1970 MAY)

(End of clause)

A weight certificate, in triplicate, from a certified scale or weighmaster shall be submitted to the transportation officer for all outbound shipments.

(End of clause)

7-1601.18 Report of Lost/Damaged Material.

REPORT OF LOST/DAMAGED MATERIAL (1977 APR)

It shall be the responsibility of the Contractor when making delivery to prepare a separate report listing all articles lost or damaged and describing such loss or damage. This report will be forwarded to the transportation officer within seven (7) working days after the delivery of the goods.

(End of clause)

7-1601.19 Subcontracting.

SUBCONTRACTING (1970 MAY)

The Contractor shall not subcontract without the prior written approval of the Contracting Officer. The facilities of any approved subcontractor shall meet the minimum standards required by this contract.

(End of clause)

7-1601.20 Additional Services.

ADDITIONAL SERVICES (1977 APR)

Additional services not included in the schedule, but required for satisfactory completion of services ordered under this contract shall be provided at a rate not in excess of the rate for like services as contained in applicable Military Rate Tenders or in the absence of a Military Rate Tender, applicable tariff in effect at time of order.

(End of clause)

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