Freight Forwarder for Not-for-Profit Export Association
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Request for Proposals
INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT FORWARDER
Food Export - Midwest and Food Export - Northeast are seeking one or more Freight Forwarders to work with our International Marketing Program as a Freight Forwarding Vendor. The Food Export Association of the Midwest USA (Food Export - Midwest) and Food Export USA - Northeast (Food Export - Northeast) are not-for-profit export associations and whose primary function is to develop export markets for midwestern and northeastern (respectively) producers and processors of value-added food and agricultural products. Our members include state agricultural promotion agencies from twelve midwestern and ten northeastern states. More details about the Associations along with some background is in the attached full Request for Proposals.
Food Export - Midwest and Food Export - Northeast are seeking one or more companies to assist with the implementation and management of our freight forwarding needs for select trade mission activities abroad. Food Export plans and organizes Focused Trade Mission activities for its U.S. suppliers of value-added foods and agricultural products in various international countries. The purpose of these activities is to encourage and facilitate the purchase of suppliers' U.S. products by meeting with and showcasing product samples to international buyers and importers. In the Scope of Work sections are more details regarding the projects which Food Export - Midwest and Food Export- Northeast are seeking assistance.
The contents of this Request for Proposal and Scopes of Work are confidential and business proprietary. They may not be re-used for any purpose, in whole or part, including any text, or related concepts, strategies or tactics described, without written permission from Food Export - Midwest and/or Northeast.
Attached please find the official Request for Proposal for details, requirements and deadlines.
The deadline to submit a proposal is Friday, January 9, 2015, 12:00pm Central time. Faxed or e-mailed proposals will be accepted.
Please send your submission to:
Food Export Association of the Midwest USA
Laura Buske, International Marketing Program Coordinator
309 W. Washington, Suite 600
Chicago, IL 60606
Tel: (312) 334-9200
Fax: (312) 334-9230
Email: LBuske@foodexport.org
Questions should be directed to: Vanessa Simsick, International Marketing Program Coordinator, Food Export - Midwest at 312-334-9200 or vsimsick@foodexport.org.
