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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF NOVEMBER 19, 2003 FBO #0722
MODIFICATION

V -- CUSTOM PACK AND SHIP SERVICES

Notice Date

11/17/2003
 

Notice Type

Modification
 

Contracting Office

Defense Logistics Agency, Logistics Operations, DLA-DSS Corporate Contracting Office, 8725 John J. Kingman Road Suite 0119, Fort Belvoir, VA, 22060-6220
 

ZIP Code

22060-6220
 

Solicitation Number

Reference-Number-J64223072003
 

Response Due

12/19/2003
 

Archive Date

1/3/2004
 

Point of Contact

Brenda Geist, Contracting Officer, Phone (703)767-1172, Fax (703)767-1172,
 

E-Mail Address

brenda.geist@dla.mil
 

Description

The purpose of this amendment 0002 is to respond to vendor questions received to date. The date and time for the site visit will be posted within the next couple of weeks. If you are interested in attending a site visit, please submit your company name and the number of proposed attendees to Brenda.Geist@dla.mil no later than 21 November 2003. The following questions have been received to date. QUESTION: What equipment, space, software or hardware will be government furnished? ANSWER: This has not yet been determined ? we are looking for ideas on how we can better handle overseas shipments of commercial products. This would include allowing the customer to ship all items to a specific point and then transferring the lot to the OCONUS destination. QUESTION: What platform is used to support the EMALL website? ANSWER: The DOD EMALL is a loose integration of several tools including both government developed and commercial software. QUESTION: What software is currently being used to interface with EMALL to generate packing lists, shipping manifests and reports? ANSWER: The DOD EMALL has over 360 commercial catalogs available for purchase. Orders are placed on DOD EMALL and sent to the individual vendor. All Packing lists and shipping manifests are created by the vendor who is responsible for the transport of the goods. Many of the Vendors do not want to ship over seas. We are looking for a way to allow OCONUS customers to get their commercial product shipped oversea for an added price. Reports on DOD EMALL are created using Business Objects. QUESTION: Will the contractor be responsible for updating the EMALL website? ANSWER: Yes ? we would like in transit status of the shipments. QUESTION: Will the contractor be responsible for tracking vendor/supplier inventory? ANSWER: Yes ? we would like in transit status of the shipments. QUESTION: Is EMALL a pilot project? ANSWER: No we are a fully operational production system QUESTION: How long has EMALL been operational? ANSWER: Jan 1998. QUESTION: Who uses EMALL...for example, is it primarily individuals or purchasing officers? ANSWER: Both Individuals and Purchasing officers. QUESTION: What percentage of potential buyers use EMALL as their acquisition source? ANSWER: Currently very small but growing. We are an alternative buying site for the DOD. QUESTION: What other sources do buyers have available to them? ANSWER: Yes, DOD buyers currently use many web-sites. The Army, Navy and Marines are currently moving to encourage their credit card buyers to use DOD EMALL to consolidating their buying power and capture demand history on their transactions. QUESTION: Is there central receiving? ANSWER: Yes the DOD has 2 Consolidation Points. The east coast is at New Cumberland PA, The west coast is at Tracy CA. QUESTION: Is there more than one central receiving location? ANSWER: Yes the DOD has 2 Consolidation Points. The east coast is at New Cumberland PA, The west coast is at Tracy CA. QUESTION: Where is central receiving located? ANSWER: DOD has 2 Consolidation Points. The east coast is at New Cumberland PA, The west coast is at Tracy CA. QUESTION: Is there any reason to move central receiving? ANSWER: Military shipments have priority at these depots. Frequently commercial shipment are delay due to low priority. We are trying to give our customers more options. QUESTION: What are the shipping volumes (i.e. lbs/month) from central receiving? ANSWER: For EMALL these are unknown as we have few overseas shipments currently. QUESTION: What are the "hottest" items being shipped? ANSWER: For EMALL these are unknown as we have few overseas shipments currently. Request interested parties submit a capabilities statement not to exceed 20 pages, single-spaced to Ms. Brenda Geist (Brenda.geist@dla.mil) no later than 2:00 p.m., 8 Dec 2003.
 

Place of Performance

Address: 8625 JOHN J. KINGMAN ROAD, FORT BELVOIRE, VIRGINIA

Zip Code: 22060

Country: USA
 

Record

SN00471076-W 20031119/031117211559 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
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