Offshore Solicitations
Offshore Solicitations

Nick Skarzynski

Contract Specialist

Dairy, Grain and Oilseeds Branch
Overview

USDA CPP actively solicits bids for 

commodities to be delivered to OCONUS 

U.S. Territories

Some vendors may be hesitant to bid on 

such orders

CPP is actively seeking to increase interest 

in these orders by simplifying options
Overview

Vendors may choose to bid for delivery to 

either:

1. Final Destination (OCONUS)

2. Load Port (CONUS Transshipment Point)
Overview – Geography – Atlantic

CONUS Transshipment 

Port / Load Port

• Jacksonville, FL

• Port Everglades, FL

OCONUS U.S. 

Territories/ Final 

Destination

• Puerto Rico

• U.S. Virgin Islands
Overview – Geography – Pacific

CONUS Transshipment 

Port / Load Port

• Los Angeles, CA

OCONUS U.S. 

Territories/ Final 

Destination

• Hawaii

• Guam
Offshore Solicitations – Bid Procedure

Input relevant bid and vendor information

Select Submit
Offshore Solicitations – Bid Procedure

Ensure correct Solicitation is called up

Select Maintain Vendor Response
Offshore Solicitations – Bid Procedure

Select Create
Offshore Solicitations – Bid Procedure

Select Export in order to export the 

Solicitation Line Items to an excel file
Offshore Solicitations – Bid Procedure

Select All and format the entire 

spreadsheet
Offshore Solicitations – Bid Procedure

Offshore orders are indicated 

with a ‘Yes’ in the ‘Offshore’ 

column and corresponding entry 

in the ‘Load Port’ category which 

indicates the CONUS load port.
Offshore Solicitations – Bid Procedure

Column T ‘Load Port Price’

Used to enter a price to ship to 

the CONUS Transshipment Port

Column U ‘Price’

Used to enter a price to ship to 

the OCONUS Final Destination

It is possible to enter prices/bids 

for both
Offshore Solicitations – Bid Procedure

To bid to the CONUS 

Transshipment Port:

ONLY enter bid price in column T 

‘Load Port Price’
Offshore Solicitations – Bid Procedure

To bid to the CONUS 

Transshipment Port:

ONLY enter bid price in column T 

‘Load Port Price’

This feature will allow you to 

easily enter bids for offshore 

deliveries that will deliver to a 

CONUS port

Then save the file and close the 

spreadsheet
Offshore Solicitations – Bid Procedure

Select Import
Offshore Solicitations – Bid Procedure

Select Choose File and then 

navigate to the spreadsheet

Then select Upload
Offshore Solicitations – Bid Procedure

Select Check

If a bid was entered to ship to an OCONUS Final 

Destination, then a warning message will appear
Offshore Solicitations – Bid Procedure

To confirm the bid to the OCONUS Final Destination, 

check the box

Alternatively, re-export and edit the spreadsheet to 

ensure bid prices are entered into the correct column
Offshore Solicitations – Bid Procedure

Enter bid information
Offshore Solicitations – Bid Procedure

Answer bid Questions
Offshore Solicitations – Bid Procedure

You can verify that prices are entered by 

checking on the LI in the Conditions tab.

Bids to ship to CONUS Transshipment 

ports will display under the Amount 

Column
Offshore Solicitations – Bid Procedure

Once satisfied, select Submit
Summary

Bidders can easily submit bids on orders to 

offshore destinations without the hassle of 

arranging ocean transportation by opting to ship 

to a CONUS transshipment port

All interested parties are encouraged to submit 

bids
Questions?