100,000 ONE LITER BOTTLED WATERS TO BE DELIVERED NO LATER THAN AUGUST 31, 2011. DELIVERIES WITHOUT PRIOR AR…

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100,000 ONE LITER BOTTLED WATERS TO BE DELIVERED NO LATER THAN AUGUST 31, 2011. DELIVERIES WITHOUT PRIOR ARRANGEMENTS BETWEEN THE CONTRACTOR AND THE FEMA DC-ATLANTA POINT OF CONTACT PROHIBITED. ALL BOTTLED WATER SHIPMENTS MUST MEET THE FOLLOWING SPECIFICATIONS: WATER SHOULD BE IN 1.0 LITER BOTTLES AND HAVE AN EXPIRATION DATE OF 24 MONTHS FROM TIME OF DELIVERY. WATER SHALL BE PACKED IN THE VENDOR S STANDARD COMMERCIAL CASTING, WHICH SHALL BE SHIPPED ON INDUSTRY STANDARD SIZE PALLETS (48 INCHES BY 40 INCHES, 4 WAY). PALLETS OF WATER SHALL BE FULLY COVERED ON ALL SIDES (EXCLUDING THE TOP AND BOTTOM) WITH A MINIMUM OF (10) LAYER OF STRETCH-WRAP. THE STRETCH WRAP SHALL EXTEND OVER THE TOP OF THE PACKAGED PRODUCT BY A MINIMUM OF SIX INCHES. MATERIAL SHALL BE STACKED SO THE TOTAL HEIGHT OF EACH PALLETS AND MATERIAL DOES NOT EXCEED 55 INCHES. PALLETS SHALL BE HARDWOOD AND DESIGNED FOR PICKUP FROM ALL FOUR SIDES. DUE TO THE MANY UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH CAN ARISE DURING DISASTER RESPONSE AND RECOVERY, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE WATER MAY BE MOVED SEVERAL TIMES, MAY BE DOUBLE-STACKED FOR STORAGE, AND MAY BE STORED IN WAREHOUSES OR STORED OUTSIDE WITH NO PROTECTION IN ALL TYPES OF WEATHER. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL ENSURE THAT THE WATER BOTTLES ARE PACKAGED TO WITHSTAND SUCH HANDLING AS WELL AS SEVERE CLIMATIC CONDITIONS. DELIVERY LOCATION: FEMA DC--ATLANTA, GA 3780 SOUTH SIDE INDUSTRIAL COURT ATLANTA, GA 30354 CONTACT INFORMATION: JAMES BULLARD, 404-279-6380.