V -- Freight Forwarding Services

This announcement, INL-05-Colombia, is for informational purposes only. The Government intends to negotiate and award a contract on a Hub Zone sole source basis to Robertson Freight Forwarding in Miami, Florida for freight forwarding services. The contractor shall provide freight forwarding services for the Narcotics Affairs Section (NAS), U.S. Embassy Bogota to receive various shipments to and from Colombia and to perform import/export and shipping requirements in support of NAS programs. The shipments will include but are not limited to; aircraft parts and components, hazardous materials, ammunition, vehicles and vehicle parts, building and facilities equipment and general commodities. The primary responsibility is to provide proper, timely and cost effective freight forwarding services. The Government requires the freight forwarder be located in the Miami, Florida area for economy of shipping to Colombia. If any interested Hub Zone entity wishes to be considered, please submit sufficient detail on warehouse and freight forwarding capabilities, location of facilities and past performance history on freight forwarding experience so that the Government can adequately evaluate to determine if the requirement can be met. This information must be received by 4 pm ET, January 26, 2005 to the attention of Mary Pat Hayes-Crow at [email protected].