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Classifi eds & Marketplace www.joc.com THE JOURNAL OF COMMERCE 61 REPRINTS NOTICE WEBCASTS Use the JOC Reprint Program to extend the marketing message of your ad or an article about your company! Reprints make great tradeshow hand-outs, sales collateral or press kit inserts. Both effective and affordable, reprints help you maximize your marketing presence! Contact Zachary Gorman now for a quote today! 646-679-3466 or zachary.gorman@ihsmarkit.com Remind. Refresh. R E P R I N T S Reinforce. In-depth analysis of vital issues from the industry's most trusted source. SIGN UP TODAY! For a list of upcoming topics, visit: JOC.com/webcasts Unlimited access to business-critical news and in-depth analysis that shippers need to know. Make JOC.com the go-to source for industry news and analysis for your organization or logistics department with our new enterprise licenses. Freight rates Carrier consolidation and alliances www.joc.com Trans-Pacific negotiations 19036 COL-RICE Colombia Rice Export Quota, Inc. NOTICE OF OPEN TENDER Independent bids are invited for rights to ship U.S.-origin rice to the Republic of Colombia duty-free under a tariff-rate quota (TRQ) granted by the Republic of Colombia to the United States under the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement. Bids must be submitted on Thursday, October 12, 2017 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) Shipment Period: October 13 – December 31, 2017 The following quantity is available: Total Volume for All HTS Nos. Colombian (metric tons, milled Colombian HTS Number equivalent basis) Duty Rice in Husk (Hull), Except for Seed 1006.1090 ) Husked (Brown) Rice 1006.2000 ) Rice Semi-Milled or Milled, Whether ) 15,197 Zero Polished or Glazed 1006.3000 ) Broken Rice 1006.4000 ) The product must be imported into Colombia between October 13 and December 31, 2017. TRQ Certificates will be awarded to the highest bidder(s). Any person or entity incorporated or domiciled, with a legal address, in the United States is eligible to bid. Bid quantities should be submitted in metric ton, milled rice equivalent using the following conversion factors: rough rice (rice in hull) = 0.71; brown rice (hulled) = 0.89; broken rice = 1. The minimum bid price is $30.00/metric ton. Bids must be submitted in dollars and cents per metric ton. Each bidder must submit a per formance security in the amount $50,000 or the total value of the bid(s), whichever is less. Potential bidders may obtain the required bid forms and bid instructions from: COL-RICE Administrator Economic Consulting Services, LLC 2001 L Street, N.W., Suite 1000 Washington, D.C. 20036, USA Phone: (202) 466 - 1159, Fax: (202) 466 - 9062 E-mail: col-rice@economic-consulting.com Web: https://www.col-rice.org Bids may be submitted electronically at https://www.col-rice.org, by e-mail at col-rice@economic-consulting.com, by fax to (202) 466-9062, or by hand delivery to the COL-RICE Administrator at the address listed above. Submission of a bid constitutes acceptance of all bid instructions and conditions. JOC0838