SOURCES SOUGHT
74 -- The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled (Committee), the Federal agency that oversees the AbilityOne Program, is seeking a commercial manufacturer of thermal label printers to partner with a selected nonprofit agency to f
- Notice Date
- 12/3/2009
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334119
— Other Computer Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Comm for Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, Committee for Purchase, Committee for Purchase, 1421 Jefferson Davis Highway, Jefferson Plaza #2, Room 10800, Arlington, Virginia, 22202-3259
- ZIP Code
- 22202-3259
- Solicitation Number
- CP-09-12-03-01
- Archive Date
- 1/23/2010
- Point of Contact
- Richard Hill, Phone: 703-310-0370
- E-Mail Address
-
rhill@nib.org
(rhill@nib.org)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled (Committee), the Federal agency that oversees the AbilityOne Program, is seeking a commercial manufacturer of thermal label printers to partner with a selected nonprofit agency to furnish such products to the Federal Government under the AbilityOne Program. The product requirements must include: Thermal printer process Able to accommodate up to 2-1/8" Label width Capable of printing graphics and bar codes Capable of acquiring and printing pictures through use of web camera Print at 300 DPI resolution Connect to a computer via a USB connection Print speed of approximately 1 label per second Compatible with Windows® 2000, XP, Vista, and MacOS X v10.2 or later Potential partner must also supply compatible thermal printing labels in various sizes To be considered for the commercial partner opportunity, the following criteria at a minimum must be met: 1) Possession of a nationally-known brand name that can be demonstrated to have significant appeal through evidence of substantial sales and market share: 2) A bility to offer a complete line of Thermal Label Printers; 3 ) Willingness to enter into a multi- year agreement, which includes on-going technical and production assistance while enabling the selected nonprofit agency to meet the suitability criteria of the AbilityOne Program in the production process by supplying the printers not fully assembled and instructing the non profit agency in proper assembly techniques to complete the manufacturing and subsequent packaging of the products, thereby creating employment for people who are blind or severely disabled; 4) The chosen commercial manufacturer must be willing to set a high priority for delivering the materials to the nonprofit agency in order to assure the agency of on-time deliveries to the end-use customers; 5) Commitment to working cooperatively with AbilityOne personnel to market the products to Government customers under the AbilityOne Program; 6) Willingness to work with the selected nonprofit agency, NIB or NISH and the Committee to ensure that the products' price to end-users is a fair and reasonable price; 7) All products must be manufactured and lab tested, certified and customer tested to be effective according to their purpose; 8) Manufacturers' submissions must demonstrate that the specific products meet the various criteria, as well as indicate what functions the nonprofit agency's employees would perform. Submission should recommend ways to maximize the employment for people who are blind or severely disabled in the fulfillment of the products. The deadline for response is January 8, 2010. Your assistance in this matter is greatly appreciated. Should you have any questions, please call Mr. Richard Hill at (703) 310-0370.
- Web Link
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(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/JWOD/JWODCOP/COP01/CP-09-12-03-01/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: 1310 Braddock Place, Alexandria, Virginia, 22314-1691, United States
- Zip Code: 22314-1691
- Zip Code: 22314-1691
- Record
- SN02016193-W 20091205/091203235717-43ced6d998e2979f89bfa5d88c6be029 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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