DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

HEADQUARTERS

8725 JOHN J. KINGMAN ROAD

FORT BELVOIR, VIRGINIA 22060-6221

 July 3, 2017

AMENDMENT NO. 001 (FERROCHROMIUM)

TO

BASIC ORDERING AGREEMENT SOLICITATION FOR

STOCKPILE MATERIALS

UNDER

DLA-STOCKPILE MATERIALS-001-(BOA)

The above referenced solicitation DLA-Stockpile Materials-001-(BOA), issued July 3, 2017, is hereby 

amended to offer ferrochromium for sale under the BOA Solicitation. This amendment applies to the 

solicitation only for the offering of ferrochromium, as follows: 

1. Section A.6., Inspection (JUN 17) is amended to add the following for ferrochromium:

Section A.6. (Ferrochromium) Inspection (JUN 17)

a. For low carbon ferrochromium. A Quoter may, at its own expense, visually inspect the

material at the storage locations. No sampling of low carbon material will be permitted. All

low carbon ferrochromium has been re-piled, re-sampled, and re-analyzed since it was

acquired. This material is sold based on this analysis of record only. Copies of the analyses

are available upon request.

b. For high carbon ferrochromium. A Quoter may, at its own expense, visually inspect the

material at the storage locations. Quoters, or their designees, are encouraged to inspect

material and take a grab sample, at their expense. Grab samples shall not exceed 50 pounds

per pile. Quoters shall provide a container for each required sample. The sample will be

obtained in the presence of and under the direction of a DLA Strategic Materials

representative. The Government does not warrant any samples to be representative of the

entire pile. The Contractor shall provide the Government with any analysis derived from the 

grab sample(s).

c. Requests for an appointment to inspect the low carbon ferrochromium and to inspect and/or

sample the high carbon ferrochromium material must be made by submitting a Material

Sampling Request through the DLA Strategic Materials Website at:

https://www.dla.mil/Strategic-Materials/Resource/Sampling-Requests.aspx

All information will be sent by email. The Government reserves the right to limit the

number of individuals granted access to the depot or storage location.

d. The Quoter, its agents and representatives shall comply at all times with the rules of the

storage location.
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2. Section C.4. Offer Price (JUN 17) is amended to add the following for ferrochromium: 

Section C.4. (Ferrochromium) Offer Price (JUN 17)

Quotes shall be expressed as a fixed U.S. dollar and cent value on either a per short ton contained 

chromium (STCr) basis for high carbon ferrochromium, or on a per pound contained chromium 

(LBCr) basis for low carbon ferrochromium.

3. Section C.5. Price Adjustments for Specific Materials (JUN 17) is amended to add the following 

for ferrochromium:

Section C.5. Price Adjustments for Ferrochromium (JUN 17)

a. All items of low carbon ferrochromium offered under this BOA Solicitation will be sold 

based on the analysis of record only. Copies of the Andrew S. McCreath and Son, Inc. 

analysis reports will be made available upon request.

b. For all items of high carbon ferrochromium, testing shall be for contained Chromium (Cr) 

only, and only if the Contractor requests testing under an awarded contract (see Section 

F.10 Analytical Determination for Ferrochromium (JUN 17) in this Amendment). Final 

price adjustments shall be completed after removal of material. Initial billing for each 

individual shipment shall be based upon the price determined at the time of the initial 

Shipping Request for the material. 

4. Section C.11. Tie Quote Procedures (JUN 17) is amended to add the following for ferrochromium:

Section C.11. (Ferrochromium) Tie Quote Procedures (JUN 17)

In the event that Quotes of an equal unit price are received and there is insufficient quantity of 

material to satisfy all tied Quotes, lots will be drawn to determine the successful Quoter(s) for 

award of the material.

5. Section E.2. Storage Charges (JUN 17), paragraph b., is deleted and revised specifically for 

ferrochromium, as follows:

Section E.2. (Ferrochromium) Storage Charges (JUN 17)

b. The storage charge is the greater of the following: (1) $0.0075 per LBCr for low carbon 

ferrochromium and $15.61 per STCr for high carbon ferrochromium (if a fraction of 

either unit remains, the charge will be for a full unit as appropriate to the type of 

ferrochromium) per 30 day period regardless of whether the material remains in storage a 

period of 30 days or less than 30 days; or (2) commercial storage charges, if applicable. 
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6. Section F.1. Request for Shipment (JUN 17), paragraph a., is deleted and following substituted

specifically for ferrochromium: 

Section F.1.a. (Ferrochromium)

a. Shipment of ferrochromium requires handling and outloading by and at the expense of the 

contractor. 

7. Section F.1. Request for Shipment (JUN 17), paragraph d., is not applicable to shipments of 

ferrochromium. The following paragraphs are added to Section F.1. Request for Shipment (JUN

17) for ferrochromium:

Sections F.1.h. – j. (Ferrochromium)

h. The Contractor’s designee shall perform any necessary procedure(s) to ensure cargo is 

safely secured prior to leaving the depot.

i. Outloading will be accomplished by truck. The Contractor will be responsible for any 

damage to the roads at the storage location above normal wear and tear. 

j. Upon completion of the outloading, the Contractor and/or its agent(s) and employees shall 

make certain that the storage site is clean and in a condition acceptable to the Government. 

Any debris or foreign matter generated through the use of materials and/or equipment 

brought into the storage area to facilitate the outloading shall be removed from the storage 

location by the Contractor and/or its agent(s) at the Contractor’s expense.

8. Section F.1. Request for Shipment (JUN 17), paragraph f., is revised to add 250 short tons (ST), or 

an entire line item, whichever is less, as the minimum quantity for requests for shipment of 

ferrochromium.

9. Section F.3. Weighing (JUN 17) is deleted in its entirety and the following inserted for 

ferrochromium:

Section F.3. (Ferrochromium) Weighing (SEP 15)

a. Conveyance (truck, van, or railroad cars as applicable by location) shall be light (tare) and 

heavy weighed (gross), with the tare weight of the conveyance deducted to arrive at the net 

weight of the material. The stenciled tare weight of a railroad car and the actual tare weight 

of trucks or vans shall be used. Weighing shall be done by and at the expense of the 

contractor when public or rail scales are used. All weighing shall be witnessed by a 

Government representative, with the exception of weighing on railroad scales which will be 

witnessed by the railroad. Weighing shall be done on the nearest railroad scale or the depot 

truck scale, if available. If the depot truck scale is not available, then weighing shall be 

done on the nearest state certified public truck scale.

b. A Government representative shall certify the correctness of the weighing method and that 

the truck scales have been inspected and certified. If the depot truck scale is used for 

weighing, the Government will provide the certified scale tickets. If a public truck scale is 

used for weighing, the Contractor or its agent will provide certified scale tickets. The scale 
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tickets will be provided by the Government or the Contractor or its agent, as applicable, 

within ten Government business days after the entire requested release quantity has been 

shipped, or at the end of each week’s shipment, whichever is sooner. 

c. Weight certificates shall be provided at the expense of the Government. Weight indicated

on the scale tickets shall be the final determinative weight for payment purposes.

10. Section F.4. Weight Discrepancy (JUN 17) does not apply to ferrochromium and is deleted in its

entirety.

11. Section F.6. Adjustment for Variation in Quantity or Weight (JUN 17) is revised to add a

percentage of 10% for ferrochromium.

12. The reference to Section I.10. Special Certifications (JUN 17) is deleted. There are no special

certifications required for ferrochromium.

13. Add the following as Section F.10 Analytical Determination for Ferrochromium (JUN 17):

Section F.10. Analytical Determination for Ferrochromium (JUN 17).

a. In the event sampling and analysis of high carbon ferrochromium items is desired under a

resultant contract, the Contractor shall give notice in writing by email submission of a

request for contract modification (on the Contractor’s letterhead) to the Contracting Officer

at DLA. Email requests shall identify the sampler/analyst and shall provide contact

information. These requests shall be sent to the Contracting Officer at

SMContracting@dla.mil. Analytical determination shall be for contained Chromium only.

The name and contact information of the Contractor’s designated sampler/analyst shall also

be included with the request(s) for shipment. This information shall be entered as part of

the Shipping Request. If the sampler/analyst has not been previously approved by DLA

Strategic Materials, a sampling plan developed by the sampler/analyst is also required.

b. If sampling of high carbon ferrochromium is requested, all material must be sampled by a

DLA Strategic Materials approved sampler/analyst at the time of outloading from the DLA

Strategic Materials storage location where the material is stored. All sampling must be

performed at the Contractor’s expense and in the presence of a DLA Strategic Materials

representative. The approved sampler/analyst’s results shall be used for final payment

purposes and for any price adjustments under the contract for high carbon ferrochromium.

Copies of the results shall be forwarded to:

ATTN: DLA Strategic Materials

Directorate of Material Management

8725 John J. Kingman Road

Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-6223 

FAX (703) 767-7608 

Five (5) working days notice is required prior to the commencement of sampling of high 

carbon ferrochromium items. 
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c. If the Contractor does not request sampling and analysis of high carbon ferrochromium for

contained Chromium under the contract, the DLA Strategic Materials analysis of record

will be used for payment purposes.

d. The Contractor shall make the necessary arrangements to procure the services of the

independent sampler/analyst and the Contractor shall bear the cost of these services.

e. For high carbon ferrochromium items, analysis certificates shall be furnished

simultaneously to both parties by the independent sampler/analyst.

f. For low carbon ferrochromium, all material shall be sold based on the DLA Strategic

Materials analysis of record. This material has been re-piled and re-sampled for chromium

content and carbon content for low carbon ferrochromium by Andrew S. McCreath and

Son, Inc. since it was acquired. Copies of the analysis reports will be made available upon

request. The analysis of record will be used for payment purposes.

14. Except as provided herein, all other terms and conditions of DLA-Stockpile Materials-001-(BOA)

remain unchanged and in full force and effect. The Quoter must acknowledge receipt of this

Amendment by checking the box below. By acknowledging this Amendment, the Quoter accepts the

terms and conditions of BOA Solicitation DLA-Stockpile Materials-001-(BOA), as amended by this

Amendment No. 001 (Ferrochromium) and the Acceptance Letter.

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