Conab launches notice to hire freight of freelancers associated with cooperatives

The National Supply Company (Conab) announced on Monday (03) a new freight notice to contract the transport of 118 tons of milk powder from the municipality of Canoas, in Rio Grande do Sul, to Bernardino de Campos, in São Paulo.

The operation is aimed at cooperatives or associations of freelancers and is provided for in the new Law 13,713, dated August 24, 2018, which determines that Conab must contract road freight transport with a waiver of bidding for at least 30% of its annual freight demand.

In this first stage, the interested parties must deliver all the documentation until the 14 of September. The opening of the envelopes will be made on September 17, and two days later, the authorized ones will be announced. The envelopes intended to provide transport services will be opened on the 20th of the same month. The announcement of the final result will be on September 24th, starting at 9am.

Cooperatives or associations must carry out the transport service exclusively with their co-workers or associates duly registered with the National Land Transport Agency (ANTT). They must also comply with the conditions set forth in the notice (Notice No. 155), such as being in a regular situation in the Unified Supplier Registration System (SICAF), the Federal Public Sector Information Cad. Control of Delinquents of Conab (Sircoi).

The powdered milk to be transported was purchased by Conab through direct purchase of the Food Acquisition Program (PAA) from family agriculture. The product will be donated to entities and social-assistance organizations and other groups of care provided by the Ministry of Social Development (MDS).

This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.