SOURCES SOUGHT
75 -- Sources Sought for Potential Co-brand Partner for Slim Portable Clipboards with Internal Storage and Portable Clipboards with Internal Storage
- Notice Date
- 11/28/2012
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 326199
— All Other Plastics Product 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-11-28-12-01
- Archive Date
- 12/29/2012
- Point of Contact
- Ryan Gold, Phone: 703-310-0401
- E-Mail Address
-
rgold@nib.org
(rgold@nib.org)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- On behalf of the AbilityOne Program, National Industries for the Blind (NIB), a designated central non-profit agency, is pursuing potential partnerships with U.S. commercial manufacturers of portable clipboards with internal storage for the purpose of providing employment for people who are blind or severely disabled by furnishing such products to the Federal government. 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 U.S. AbilityOne Commission's Procurement List (PL). At a minimum, the portable clipboard must: 1. Be provided in different colors and sizes. •For the slim version: 9-1/2" W x 1-1/2" D x 13-1/2" H •For the regular version: 10-1/4" W x 1-3/4" D x 16-1/4" H 2. Have models with and without calculators. •With calculators the dimensions must be: 10-1/4" W x 2-1/2" D x 16-1/4" H 3. Include internal compartments to organize supplies. 4. Offer a securing mechanism that locks the clipboard, securing stored contents. 5. The product needs to be made from injection-molded plastic. To be considered for the commercial partner opportunity, the following criteria at a minimum must be met: 1.Possession of a recognizable brand name that can be demonstrated to have significant appeal through evidence of substantial sales and market share within the office products industry. 2.The ability to offer a complete line of portable clipboards with storage capabilities. 3.Willingness to enter into a multi-year agreement, which includes on-going technical and production assistance while enabling the selected non-profit agency to meet the suitability criteria of the AbilityOne Program in the production process by supplying the portable clipboard property rights to allow the item to be manufactured by an AbilityOne agency or in an unassembled form which the non-profit agency will machine package into finished form, thereby creating employment for people who are blind or severely disabled. 4.Chosen partner must agree to provide the injection molds for free, along with technical expertise. 5.Chosen partner must agree to co-market with the AbilityOne program, federally and commercially. 6.Commitment to working cooperatively with AbilityOne personnel to market the products to government customers under the AbilityOne Program. 7.Willingness to work with the selected non-profit agency, NIB and the U.S. AbilityOne Commission to ensure that the products' price to end-users is a fair and reasonable price. 8.Manufacturers' submissions must demonstrate that the specific products meet the various criteria, as well as indicate what functions the non-profit agency's employees would perform. The written submission should recommend ways to maximize the employment for people who are blind or severely disabled in the fulfillment of the products. Responses should be directed to the contact listed in this Notice. Questions should be directed to Ryan Gold at 703-310-0401.
- Web Link
-
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 1310 Braddock Place, Alexandria, Virginia, 22314, United States
- Zip Code: 22314
- Zip Code: 22314
- Record
- SN02938549-W 20121130/121128234543-e3d68fe4eafdadb08b42f09a87843535 (fbodaily.com)
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