DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY 

HEADQUARTERS 

8725 JOHN J. KINGMAN ROAD 

FORT BELVOIR, VIRGINIA 22060-6221 

 

 

 October 5, 2023 

AMENDMENT NO. 001 (FY 2024 FERROMANGANESE)

TO

NEGOTIATED SOLICITATION FOR

STOCKPILE MATERIALS

UNDER

DLA-STOCKPILE MATERIALS-001-(NEGOTIATED)

The above referenced solicitation DLA-Stockpile Materials-001-(Negotiated), issued September 21, 

2017, is hereby amended to offer ferromanganese for sale under the Negotiated Solicitation. This 

amendment applies to the solicitation only for the offering of ferromanganese, as follows: 

1. Amendment No. 001 (FY 2023 Ferromanganese) is deleted in its entirety and replaced with this 

Amendment No. 001 (FY 2024 Ferromanganese). This current amendment is the only amendment 

under the Negotiated Solicitation that applies to the sales of ferromanganese. 

2. Replace the title “Contracting Officer” throughout the Negotiated Solicitation with the title “Stockpile 

Sales Officer.” For the sales of materials from the National Defense Stockpile, the Stockpile Sales 

Officer has the same duties, responsibilities and authorities as the Contracting Officer. Replace the 

term “Contractor” throughout the Negotiated Solicitation with the term “Customer.” 

3. The link for the online sales site used throughout the Negotiated Solicitation is updated to read:

 https://businessportal.dla.mil/irj/portal

4. Section A.1., Introduction (SEP 17), paragraph a., is deleted for ferromanganese and replaced with 

the following:

Section A.1., Introduction (FY 2024 Ferromanganese) (OCT 23), paragraph a.

a. The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), DLA Strategic Materials, is soliciting offers for the 

sale of approximately 13,195 short tons (ST) of high carbon ferromanganese in Fiscal 

Year 2024. The awarded amount will not exceed 13,195 ST and DLA reserves the right to 

award less. A separate notice will be provided to set the exact offering date and time. 

This notice will be provided to registered firms by email issued by DLA Strategic 

Materials. Offers must be submitted electronically through the DLA Strategic Materials 

online sales site at https://businessportal.dla.mil/irj/portal. In the event that DLA 

Strategic Materials is closed at that time, offers will be processed in accordance with 

Section C.6.d. of the Negotiated Solicitation.
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5. Section A.1., Introduction (SEP 17) is revised for ferromanganese to add the following as paragraph

c.: 

Section A.1., Introduction (FY 2024 Ferromanganese) (OCT 23), paragraph c.: 

c. Offers to purchase material under this Amendment No. 001 (FY 2024 Ferromanganese) to 

Solicitation DLA-Stockpile Materials-001-(Negotiated) (Negotiated Solicitation) may be 

made on a fixed price or formula price basis, with a thirty (30) calendar day or ninety (90) 

calendar day removal of material schedule for formula price Offers. For contracts awarded 

on a fixed price basis, the contract period shall be 30 calendar days. For offers which 

include fixed price and formula price items, any fixed price items awarded will be subject 

to the 30-calendar day contract performance and removal period. Formula price items and 

offers must be removed in accordance with Section E. All offers will be evaluated as 

specified in Section C.8. to the Negotiated Solicitation, as revised by this Amendment No. 

001 (FY 2024 Ferromanganese). 

6. Section A.3., Material Description (SEP 17), paragraph b., is deleted for ferromanganese and 

replaced with the following: 

Section A.3., Material Description (FY 2024 Ferromanganese) (OCT 23), paragraph b.: 

b. The material offered for sale under this Amendment No. 001 (FY 2024 Ferromanganese)

to Solicitation DLA-Stockpile Materials-001-(Negotiated) is high carbon 

ferromanganese. Item 0431 (Pile 61) is Grade B material (per ASTM Standard A99) and 

Item 1840 (Pile 19) is “off-spec Grade C” (per ASTM Standard A99). The manganese 

content for Item 1840 is slightly below the requirement for Grade C. The material is stored 

outside in bulk piles. The items are located at the former DLA Strategic Materials Pt. 

Pleasant Depot in Pt. Pleasant, WV and at the DLA Strategic Materials Hammond Depot 

in Hammond, IN. A description of the material offered for sale and the analysis of the 

material will be posted on the DLA Strategic Materials website at: 

https://www.dla.mil/Strategic-Materials/Sales/Ferromanganese/

Information on the storage location is available at: 

https://www.dla.mil/Strategic-Materials/Resource/

7. Section A.5., Inspection (SEP 17) is amended to add the following for ferromanganese: 

Section A.5. Inspection (FY 2024 Ferromanganese) (OCT 23) 

a. Offerors or their designees are encouraged to inspect the material and take a grab sample, at 

their own expense. The grab sample shall not exceed 50 pounds. 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 Customer shall provide the Government with any analysis derived from the 

grab samples.

b. Requests for an appointment to inspect and/or to sample the material must be made by 

submitting a Material Sampling Request through the DLA Strategic Materials website at:

https://www.dla.mil/Strategic-Materials/Resource/SamplingRequests/

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

storage location.

8. Section C.3. Unit Pricing (SEP 17) is amended to add the following for ferromanganese: 

Section C.3. Unit Pricing (FY 2024 Ferromanganese) (OCT 23)

a. Prices for ferromanganese shall be expressed on a U.S. dollar and cent value per short ton 

(ST) to two decimal places.

b. The Offeror shall indicate a fixed price or formula price, a shipment frequency (monthly or 

quarterly) and a number of removal days on Section I.2. Offer Items (SEP 17) on the DLA 

Strategic Materials online sales site.

(1) If a fixed price is offered, the contract period shall not exceed 30 calendar days.

(2) If a formula price is offered for material stored at either depot location, Offerors 

may submit an offer on the basis of either a thirty (30) calendar day removal period 

(monthly) or a ninety (90) calendar day removal period (quarterly). In accordance 

with the minimum quantity requirements in Section C.5., below, only one removal

period type (thirty (30) calendar day or ninety (90) calendar day) may be selected for 

the minimum quantity required for an item.

(3) In accordance with Section C.5., Offerors must express the price for the minimum 

quantity of an item as a single fixed price or a single formula. For items which 

exceed the minimum quantity requirement, Offerors may express the price for the 

quantity offered either as a single fixed price or by using one or more formula.

Formula Pricing:

c. The Government’s preference is that the reference price for formula price offers be an 

average of the monthly benchmark low prices as follows:

(1) Platts Metals Daily high carbon ferromanganese 76% $/gt in-warehouse US; 

and;

(2) CRU/Ryan’s Notes Ferrous and Nonferrous News and Prices Ferromanganese - RN 

78% Imported NA Transaction, $/lt.

The $ / gt (or $ / lt) price will be converted to $ / st as follows:

$ / gt (or $ / lt) / 1.12 = $ / st

The monthly average price for the Platts Metals Daily benchmark shall be taken directly 

from the published monthly low price.

The monthly average price for the CRU/Ryan’s Notes benchmark shall be taken directly 

from the published monthly low price.

Summing the Platts Metals Daily and CRU/Ryan’s Notes monthly low average prices and 

dividing by two shall determine the monthly price (i.e., the monthly reference price).
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d. Formula price offers shall be expressed as a percentage above or below the reference price, 

as defined in Section C.3.c., above. The unit price (U.S. dollar and cent per ST) shall be

calculated by multiplying the contract percentage (e.g., 110%), which includes the premium 

or discount, by the prior month reference price. The unit price will be rounded to the 

nearest whole cent.

e. If a formula price is used with either a thirty (30) calendar day or ninety (90) calendar day 

removal schedule, the formula will be based on the prior calendar month average low price 

as indicated in Section C.3.c.

9. Section C.4. Price Adjustments for Specific Materials (JUN 17) does not apply to ferromanganese. 

Section C.4. Maximum Award Quantity (FY 2024 Ferromanganese) (OCT 23) is substituted for 

ferromanganese only: 

The maximum quantity awarded under this Solicitation Amendment will not exceed 13,195 short 

tons. The Government reserves the right to award less than 13,195 short tons. 

10. Section C.5. Minimum Quantity (JUN 17) is amended to add the following for ferromanganese: 

Section C.5. Minimum Quantity (FY 2024 Ferromanganese) (OCT 23)

For item number 0431, the minimum offer quantity shall be 2,000 short tons for the item on 

which an offer is submitted. An offer for less than the minimum quantity may render the Offeror 

ineligible for award.

For item number 1840, the minimum offer quantity shall be for the entire line item. An offer for 

less than the minimum quantity may render the Offeror ineligible for award.

11. Section C.8. Evaluation of Offers (SEP 17) is amended to add the following for ferromanganese: 

Section C.8. Evaluation of Offers (FY 2024 Ferromanganese) (OCT 23)

a. The evaluation factors are listed below in descending order of importance:

(1) Unit price

(2) Removal schedule

Offerors who request a ninety (90) calendar day removal schedule will be assessed 

a unit price deduction based on cost of storage and cost of money (i.e., interest) for 

evaluation purposes only. The Government will assume that the Offeror will 

make only one payment and one removal during the ninety (90) calendar day 

period and that the payment and removal will be at the end of the period. Cost of 

storage deductions will be calculated using the storage fee indicated in Section E.3 

Storage Charges (AUG 14). Cost of money deductions will be calculated using 

the interest rate for debts to the Government established by the Secretary of the 

Treasury as described in Section D.3. These deductions will only be used to 

evaluate competing offers and to compare unit prices and removal schedules. Once

evaluation deductions are calculated based on removal schedule, all Offerors will 

be evaluated on adjusted unit prices.
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The Government requires a minimum quantity of 10% of the offered quantity for 

each thirty (30) day removal period, or a minimum quantity of 20% of the offered 

quantity for each ninety (90) day removal period. Offerors who request a lesser 

percentage minimum quantity term will be assessed a unit price deduction based on 

cost of storage and cost of money for evaluation purposes only. 

b. To be considered, offers must meet the following minimum requirements:

(1) Submission of minimum quantities which comply with Section C.5.; 

(2) Submission of pricing which complies with the provisions of Section C.3.; and 

(3) Submission of a removal schedule which meets or exceeds the provisions of Sections

E.1. and E.2. 

12. Section D.1. Payment (SEP 17), paragraph f., is revised to add the following for ferromanganese: 

Section D.1. Payment (FY 2024 Ferromanganese) (OCT 23), paragraph f.

f. For contracts that use formula pricing, the Customer is advised to send payment for the 

quantity of material covered by a Pricing Declaration Worksheet (AUG 14) only after 

receiving confirmation from DLA Strategic Materials of the price to be used. The 

Customer must show the actual prices and computations it has used in the Pricing 

Declaration Worksheet (s) (AUG 14) it submits. DLA Strategic Materials will confirm 

the price within two business days of receipt of a completed Pricing Declaration 

Worksheet (AUG 14) by approving the Worksheet online. If the Customer fails to provide 

the requested level of detail, it may delay the confirmation of the price by DLA Strategic 

Materials. The Worksheet is available on the DLA Strategic Materials online sales site. 

See Section E.1., paragraphs c. through g. 

13. SECTION E – MATERIAL REMOVAL is re-titled to SECTION E – CUSTOMER

DECLARATION AND MATERIAL REMOVAL and is revised specifically forferromanganese, 

as follows: 

SECTION E – CUSTOMER DECLARATION AND MATERIAL REMOVAL (FY 2024 

FERROMANGANESE)

E.1. Contract Period and Customer Declaration (FY 2024 Ferromanganese) (OCT 23) 

a. For fixed price contracts, the contract period for any quantity of material awarded shall be 

30 calendar days and shall begin on the date of contract award.

b. For formula price contracts, the contract period is based on the quantity of material 

awarded and begins on November 1st, 2023. Sections E.1.b. through E.1.g. apply to 

formula price contracts only. 

 Removal Schedule

Award Quantity 

(Short Tons)

Contract Period 

(Calendar Days)

Up to 2,500 60 calendar days

2,501 – 5,000 120 calendar days

5,001 – 7,500 270 calendar days

More than 7,501 360 calendar days
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For formula price contracts: 

c. In order to notify the Government of its intent to ship awarded material, the Customer

shall submit a Declaration through the DLA Strategic Materials online sales site at

https://businessportal.dla.mil/irj/portal. The Declaration shall be prepared by completing 

the Pricing Declaration Worksheet (AUG 14) online to indicate the quantity of material 

to be priced and a calculation of the price using the Customer’s formula as stated in the 

contract. The Pricing Declaration Worksheet (AUG 14) may be accessed through the 

DLA Strategic Materials online sales site. The Customer shall submit one or more 

shipping requests for the quantity of material declared through the DLA Strategic 

Materials online sales site. The Customer shall submit a minimum of one Declaration as 

detailed in Section I.10 Proposed Removal Schedule (SEP 17) each thirty (30) or ninety 

(90) calendar day period, as appropriate. 

d. No later than the fifteenth (15th) day of each calendar month, the Customer shall furnish 

the Stockpile Sales Officer, in writing, one or more declarations of the quantity of material 

to be priced for that month. If the 15th calendar day of any calendar month is a DLA nonbusiness day, the declaration for that month shall be due on the next DLA business day. 

The first Declaration shall be due no later than November 15, 2023. The material to be 

shipped must be for at least the minimum and for not more than the maximum quantity as 

detailed in Section I.10 Proposed Removal Schedule (SEP 17). The Government must 

receive the Pricing Declaration Worksheet (AUG 14), one or more shipping requests, 

and payment for the designated removal no less than 5 Government business days prior to 

the desired date of shipment (however, see Section E.2.f. for the requirement for 

additional days for the final submission of this documentation at the end of the contract 

performance period). In accordance with Section D.1 Payment (SEP 17), paragraph f., the 

Customer is advised that DLA Strategic Materials will confirm the price within two 

business days of receipt of a completed Pricing Declaration Worksheet (AUG 14) by 

approving the Worksheet online.

e. If the contract has a thirty (30) calendar day removal schedule, a minimum of one Pricing 

Declaration Worksheet (AUG 14) must be submitted each thirty (30) calendar day period 

of the contract period. All material designated for each thirty (30) calendar day removal 

period must be shipped by the end of the thirty (30) calendar day period, except that all 

material awarded under the contract must be removed within the contract period. 

f. If the contract has a ninety (90) calendar day removal schedule, a minimum of one Pricing 

Declaration Worksheet (AUG 14) must be submitted in each ninety (90) calendar day 

period as designated in the contract. Multiple Pricing Declaration Worksheets (AUG 14) 

may be submitted. The Customer shall have 30 calendar days from the date that the 

Government confirms the pricing on the Pricing Declaration Worksheet (AUG 14) to 

remove the declared quantity of material, except that: (1) All material declared in a specific 

ninety (90) calendar day period must be removed within that period and; (2) All material 

awarded under the contract must be removed within the contract period. 

g. Regardless of the removal schedule (every thirty or ninety calendar days), the pricing 

formula on the Pricing Declaration Worksheet (AUG 14) shall be calculated using the 

low average prices from the calendar month prior to the Government’s receipt of the 

Pricing Declaration Worksheet (AUG 14), plus any premium or minus any discount, as 

indicated in Section C.3., above. The Pricing Declaration Worksheet (AUG 14) must be 

used in order to confirm the price with DLA Strategic Materials prior to payment. 
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E.2. Removal of Material (SEP 17)

a. For fixed price contracts, the Customer must remove all material within 30 calendar days 

from the date of contract award. If the Customer fails to pay for and remove the material 

on or before the last day of the contract period, the Customer will be considered 

delinquent, and no material will be shipped until payment for all remaining material has 

been received.

b. For formula price contracts, the schedule of minimum and maximum removal quantities 

shall be contained in the completed Section I.10 Proposed Removal Schedule (SEP 17), 

which shall be made a part of this contract as the contract removal schedule. The 

Customer must remove all material designated in a Pricing Declaration Worksheet 

(AUG 14) as specified in Section E.1, paragraphs c. through g., above.

c. If a Customer is awarded a different quantity than proposed in Section I.10 Proposed 

Removal Schedule (SEP 17), the final minimum shipping amount will be set in the 

awarded contract.

d. For formula price contracts, if the Customer fails to: (1) submit a Pricing Declaration 

Worksheet (AUG 14) as specified in Section E.1 and make payment in accordance with 

Section D.; or (2) pay for and remove the minimum quantity in accordance with Section 

I.10, the Customer will be considered delinquent and no material will be shipped until 

payment has been received for the minimum thirty (30) calendar day, ninety (90) calendar 

day, or declared quantity, as appropriate, whichever is greater. If the Customer has failed 

to complete removal of all of the material on or before the last day of the removal period 

(or the 30-calendar day period following confirmation by DLA Strategic Materials of 

pricing for a Pricing Declaration Worksheet (AUG 14), as appropriate), the Customer

will be considered delinquent, and no material will be shipped until payment for all 

remaining material has been received for that removal period. If the Customer has failed to 

complete removal of all of the material on or before the last day of the contract period, the 

Customer will be considered delinquent, and no material will be shipped until payment for 

all material remaining under the contract has been received.

e. Removal periods (thirty (30) or ninety (90) days), the contract period, and the 30-calendar 

day period following the confirmation of pricing for a Pricing Declaration Worksheet 

(AUG 14) include all calendar days. If the last day of any period is a Saturday, Sunday, or 

Federal holiday, or the storage location is otherwise closed on those days, the removal 

period, the period of contract performance or the 30-calendar day period will be extended 

to the next DLA Strategic Materials business day.

f. For formula price contracts, regardless of the removal period (i.e., thirty (30) or ninety (30) 

days), the submission of the Pricing Declaration Worksheet (AUG 14), shipping request, 

and payment covering the final shipment under the contract must be received and approved 

by DLA Strategic Materials by a date that results in notification no less than ten (10) DLA 

Strategic Materials business days from the expiration of the contract to complete removal 

of all remaining material. Final documentation and payment which fail to provide for a 

minimum of ten (10) DLA Strategic Materials business days for DLA Strategic Materials to 

prepare for and schedule removal, may result in an assessment of charges in accordance 

with Section E.3 Storage Charges (AUG 14).
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E.3. Storage Charges (AUG 14)

a. Storage charges shall be assessed on (1) all material remaining unshipped from a Pricing 

Declaration Worksheet (AUG 14) after the end of a thirty (30) or ninety (90) calendar day 

removal period; after the 30-calendar day period (for a ninety (90) calendar day removal 

period) following the receipt of the Pricing Declaration Worksheet (AUG 14) by, and the 

confirmation of price by DLA Strategic Materials, as applicable; and/or (2) any and all 

material remaining unshipped after the last day of the contract period, as applicable. The 

Government reserves the right to remove any remaining material to another Government 

storage facility or to a commercial storage facility and be reimbursed by the Customer for 

any expenses incurred. The determination of whether to move the material to a Government 

or commercial facility rests solely with the Government. Storage charges continue to accrue 

until all the material has been removed in accordance with the Declaration or the end of the 

contract period, as applicable, or the contract is terminated for default, in which case the 

Customer will be liable for damages, as set forth in Section G.7. Default of the Solicitation.

b. The storage charge is the greater of the following: (1) $10.00 per short ton (if a fraction 

of a short ton remains, the charge will be for a full short ton) 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.

c. Storage charges will be invoiced upon shipment. Payment shall be due immediately.

d. Payment of storage charges shall not relieve the Customer of its obligation to removethe 

material in a timely manner. Acceptance of storage payments by the Government is not a 

waiver of the Government’s right to find the Customer to be in default for failure to 

remove the material (See Section G.7. Default).

14. Section F.1. Request for Shipment (SEP 17), paragraph a., is deleted and following substituted 

specifically for ferromanganese:

Section F.1.a. (Ferromanganese)

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

Customer.

15. Section F.1. Request for Shipment (SEP 17), paragraph h., is revised to add 500 short tons (ST), or 

if the location balance is less than this quantity, for the balance at the storage location, as the 

minimum quantity for requests for shipment of ferromanganese.

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

ferromanganese:

Section F.3. Weighing (Ferromanganese) (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

customer 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.
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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 Customer or its agent will provide certified scale tickets. 

The scale tickets will be provided by the Government or the Customer 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. 

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

entirety. 

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

percentage of 10% for ferromanganese.

19. Section F.7. Environmental Policy (OCT 16) is revised to change the title of the section to 

Section F.7. Environmental, Safety, and Occupational Health Policy (OCT 23). 

20. Section F.8. Environmental Protection (JUN 17), paragraph a. is revised and paragraph d. is 

added, specifically for ferromanganese:

Add the following as Section F.8. Environmental Protection (OCT 23), subparagraph a.(3):

a.(3) Ferromanganese products must be covered during transport.

Add the following as Section F.8. Environmental Protection (OCT 23), paragraph d.

d. Spill/Waste Handling and Disposal:

According to the ferromanganese Safety Data Sheet, care must be taken for proper cleanup of 

ferromanganese shavings/particulates/dust. Cleanup requires the use of proper personal 

protective equipment (PPE), such as goggles, a particulate/air-purifying respirator, and 

Nitrile/vinyl gloves as the shavings/particulates/dust are a hazard to human health. All 

shavings/particulates/dust must be properly collected as to not be allowed to enter any storm 

water system or sanitary sewer system drain due to their ecological hazards. All collected 

material must have applicable hazard label applied to transport container.

21. SECTION H – DEFINITIONS (SEP 17) is revised specifically for ferromanganese to delete 

paragraphs b., c., d., and e. and replace with the following, and to change paragraph i. to add 

additional definitions for ferromanganese: 

SECTION H – DEFINITIONS (FY 2024 Ferromanganese) (OCT 23), paragraphs b., c., d., and e.: 

b. The term “Stockpile Sales Officer” means a person with the authority to enter into, 

administer, and/or terminate sales contracts for National Defense Stockpile Materials 

and to make related determinations and findings. 

c. The terms “Offeror”, “Purchaser”, “Contractor”, or “Customer” may be used 

interchangeably. 

d. The term “Acceptance Letter” means the letter, signed by a Stockpile Sales Officer, 

indicating that the Government has approved the Customer’s single-point registration.
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e. The term “Sale of Government Property Negotiated Sales Contract” means the form 

used by a customer to submit an Offer to the Government in response to an offering under 

the Negotiated Solicitation and Amendments thereto. A sample of Section I.1. Sale of 

Government Property Negotiated Sales Contract is shown on page 36 of the Negotiated 

Solicitation. The Section I.1. Sale of Government Property Negotiated Sales Contract

will be generated when the Offeror submits an Offer online through the DLA Strategic 

Materials online sales site https://businessportal.dla.mil/irj/portal. 

SECTION H – DEFINITIONS (FY 2024 Ferromanganese) (OCT 23), paragraphs i. through o.: 

i. The term “benchmark” is a generally accepted, public index used to determine an 

approximate value that is used as a guideline in pricing a commodity. Benchmarks are 

determined by a publication which has surveyed industry participants on their 

consummated transactions. Under Solicitation DLA-Stockpile Materials-001- 

(Negotiated), Amendment No. 001 (FY 2024 Ferromanganese), the accepted 

benchmarks are Platts Metals Daily high carbon ferromanganese 76% $/gt in-warehouse 

US and CRU/Ryan’s Notes Ferrous and Nonferrous News and Prices Ferromanganese - 

RN 78% Imported NA Transaction, $/lt. For both of these publications, the reference price 

for formula price offers shall be an average of the monthly benchmark low prices. See 

Section C.3. 

j. The following abbreviations have the meanings shown: 

gt – gross ton 

lt – long ton 

st – short ton 

RN – CRU/Ryan’s Notes 

NA – North America

The abbreviations “st” and “ST” both refer to “short ton” and may be used interchangeably.

k. The term “contract period” represents the entire period of performance for the contract. For 

fixed price contracts, this period is 30 calendar days from the date of contract award. For 

formula price contracts, this period will begin on November 1, 2023, and the length of this 

period will be determined in accordance with the requirements of Section E. of this 

Solicitation.

l. The term “removal period” means the time a Customer has to pay for, outload, and remove 

all designated material under each Declaration. This term does not apply to fixed price

contracts. For formula price contracts, a removal period will be for either thirty (30) or 

ninety (90) calendar days. 

m. For the purposes of the submission of a removal schedule in Section I.10 of this 

Solicitation, the terms “thirty (30) calendar days” and “monthly” may be used 

interchangeably and have the same meaning. The terms “ninety (90) calendar days” and 

“quarterly” may also be used interchangeably and have the same meaning. 

n. The term “Declaration” means the Customer’s notification to the Government of its intent 

to ship awarded material in accordance with Section E.1. This notification is accomplished 

through the preparation and submission by the Customer of the Pricing Declaration 

Worksheet (AUG 14) which is available on the DLA Strategic Materials online sales site 

and will be included in any subsequent contract. The Customer must show the actual 

prices and computations it has used in the Pricing Declaration Worksheet (s) (AUG 14)

it submits.
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o. The Pricing Declaration Worksheet (AUG 14) is the document used by the Customer in 

order to submit a Declaration online. This form is also used by the Government and the 

Customer in order to confirm the price of the quantity of material on the Declaration. The 

terms “Pricing Declaration Worksheet (AUG 14)” and “Declaration” may be used 

interchangeably. 

22. The reference to Section I.10. Special Certifications (JUN 17) in the Negotiated Solicitation is

deleted and Section I.10 Proposed Removal Schedule (SEP 17) is substituted for

ferromanganese.

Section I.10 Proposed Removal Schedule (SEP 17). 

Offerors must enter their proposed removal schedules on a thirty (30) calendar day or ninety (90) 

calendar day basis on the DLA Strategic Materials online sales site at:

 https://businessportal.dla.mil/irj/portal

23. Except as provided herein, all other terms and conditions of DLA-Stockpile Materials-001- 

(Negotiated) remain unchanged and in full force and effect. The Offeror must acknowledge receipt 

of this Amendment by checking the box below.

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Certified: (By checking this box, you are certifying that you accept the 

contents of the certification and that all input is correct.)