PICK UP, TRANSPORTATION, AND DISPOSAL OF TRASH / GARBAGE / FOOD WASTE

Notice to Offerors Regarding Logistics Cost Sharing (LCS) Program: This solicitation is conducted under the LCS program and will result in a contract between the Government of the Republic of Korea (ROK) and the contractor. ROK will directly pay the contractor. No appropriated funds of the United States (US) shall be obligated for payment due under this contract. In accordance with the International Agreement between the US and ROK, titled "Amendment to the Implementing Agreement between the United States Forces Korea and the Republic of Korea Ministry of National Defense Concerning Logistics Cost Sharing" (hereinafter "International Agreement"), signed by the parties on 14 October 2015: "The parties hereby agree that all LCS work must be accomplished in the ROK or its territorial waters and that all equipment and supplies that are to be acquired with ROK Government funds shall be manufactured in the ROK, and all LCS service work shall be carried out by Korean contractor(s), the Korea Railroad Corporation, or the ROK military. The term - Korean contractor(s)' is defined as an entity, that, including its parent, is a domestic corporation under the Korean Tax Act and whose domestic status is recorded in the Certified Copy of Register or its successor document. A parent is defined as an entity that holds more than 50/100 of the total issued and outstanding shares in another company, as reflected in the Stock Change Certificate." See Section L, Instructions to Offerors, for submission requirements related to LCS solicitations.