SOURCES SOUGHT
80 -- Sources Sought for Co-Brand Agreement for Professional Grade Paint Accessory Paint Brushes
- Notice Date
- 5/29/2012
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 339994
— Broom, Brush, and Mop 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-05-26-12-02
- Archive Date
- 6/30/2012
- Point of Contact
- Damayra Duporte, Phone: 703-310-0522
- E-Mail Address
-
dduporte@nib.org
(dduporte@nib.org)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- On behalf of The U.S. Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled (Commission), the independent Federal agency that administers the AbilityOne Program, (National Industries for the Blind (NIB), a designated central nonprofit agency, is pursuing potential partnerships with U.S. commercial manufacturers of professional grade paint accessory products for the purpose of providing employment for people who are blind or severely disabled. If successful, the result will be a co-brand agreement between the manufacturer and the AbilityOne Program, and its registered brands. The ultimate expectation is that the co-branded product will be placed on the Commission's Procurement List (PL). The Professional Grade Paint Accessory Paint Brushes must meet and/or exceed FAR and other Federal Government published standards, Executive Orders and Federal Agency requirements. At a minimum, the following criteria must be met: 1.Possession of a nationally known Paint Accessory brand name that can be demonstrated to have significant appeal through evidence of substantial sales. 2.Product Specific Criteria: *To ensure professional grade, the brushes must be of excellent quality of synthetic or natural bristle that provide superior coverage with all types of paints and enamels, and are durable and can be cleaned easily. They must be ergonomic and have comfortable, short handles (no more than 3") that reduce wrist stress and aid in reaching areas of tight access. * Short Plastic Handled Brush - Handles and Ferrules only to be provided in an unfinished state and (handles) must be made of a minimum of 50% recycled material. Handles must be designed for hard-to-reach areas. Color should be matte black (ferrules to be gold). Brush Head (Ferrule & Filament) Dimensions should be approximately 4" x 2" x.25" and the handle should be approximately 3" for the 1-1/2" and 2" brushes to accommodate existing packaging. * Short Flexible Handled Brush - Handles and Ferrules only to be provided in an unfinished state. Handles must be flexible for easy gripping and designed for hard-to-reach areas. Color should be purple (ferrules to be gold). Brush Head (Ferrule & Filament) Dimensions should be approximately 3.875" x 2" x.5" and the handle should be approximately 2.75" for the 2" brush to accommodate existing packaging. 3.The chosen manufacturer must be willing to set a high priority for delivering bulk materials to the non-profit agency in order to assure the agency of on-time deliveries to the federal government customer(s). 4.All products must be manufactured and lab tested, certified and customer tested to be effective according to their purpose, have current Material Safety Data sheets if necessary, and meet certifications with corresponding documentation designated by customers. 5.A willingness to enter into a multi-year agreement which includes on-going technical and production assistance and the necessary factory trained technical field support while enabling the non-profit agency to meet the criteria of the AbilityOne Program to convert material, fill containers, label, assemble and package the products thereby creating employment for people who are blind or severely disabled. 6.Commitment to working independently with the AbilityOne Program to market products to Government customers under the AbilityOne Program and its SKILCRAFT brand. It is preferred that the chosen manufacturer has a dedicated team for Federal Government sales and marketing. 7.Willingness to work with the non-profit agency, NIB and the Commission to ensure that the price to the end-users is a fair and reasonable price. 8.Willingness to work with the non-profit agency and provide unfinished product so that blind labor can be added and omit brand from external packaging (can appear on product) to accommodate an already established packaging/brand design that is used for an existing product line-up. 9.Manufacturers' submissions must demonstrate that proposed products meet the various criteria, as well as indicate what functions the nonprofit agency's employees would perform. The deadline for response is June 29, 2012. Responses should be directed to the contact listed in this Notice. Questions should be directed to Damayra Duporte Pérez at 703-310-0522.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/JWOD/JWODCOP/COP01/CP-05-26-12-02/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: 1310 Braddock Place, Alexandria, Virginia, 22310, United States
- Zip Code: 22310
- Zip Code: 22310
- Record
- SN02760257-W 20120531/120529235230-e48425e22b79a2f807f2589aa0de3ad9 (fbodaily.com)
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