Just as with my Quick Hitters on the FAR and GSAR, my Quick Hitter series on the DFARS is meant to simplify contracting business with the government. This time with DoD.
DFARS 247.270 Stevedoring Contracts
DFARS 247.270-1 Definitions
A commodity rate is per ton, and is calculated by dividing the hourly gang cost by the estimated amount of tons that can be handled in one hour.
Gang cost is the total wages paid to the gang in accordance with the union agreement at each specific port in addition to standard deductions.
Stevedoring is the loading or unloading of cargo onto a ship at a port.
DFARS 247.270-2 Technical Provisions
Because conditions very at different ports and even at the same port, there are no standardized technical provisions for stevedoring contracts.
DFARS 247.270-3 Evaluating Bids & Proposals
Offers must include tonnage rates for normal conditions, labor-hour rates not covered under commodity rates as well as a multiplier for hardship rates and the cost of equipment rental.
When I lived in Chicago, the guy who lived above me actually did this for a living. He said the stress was tremendous, but the money was absolutely fantastic. I knew the money was fantastic because he would take vacations for three months at a time. Shout out to Hoov.
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