SOURCES SOUGHT
79 -- Sources Sought for Co-Brand Agreement for a “Green” Floor Care Chemicals Manufacturer
- Notice Date
- 2/24/2011
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 424690
— Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers
- 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-02-24-11-03
- Archive Date
- 4/9/2011
- Point of Contact
- Michelle Grant, Phone: 703-310-0321
- E-Mail Address
-
mgrant@nib.org
(mgrant@nib.org)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- On behalf of The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled (Committee), 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 Green Floor Care Cleaning Chemicals for the purpose of providing employment for people who are blind or severely disabled by furnishing such products to the Federal government under the AbilityOne Program. 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 Committee's Procurement List (PL). At minimum, the following product requirements must be met: 1. A full line of green chemical cleaning products that includes but is not limited to: a. Floor cleaners b. Floor strippers c. Floor finishes 2. Product certifications should include one or more of the following: a. Green Seal b. EcoLogo c. DfE - EPA Design for the Environment 3. Meet and/or exceed the FAR and other published Federal standards, including Executive Orders and applicable agency-unique requirements. 4. Must not contain ozone depleting substances. To be considered for the partner opportunity, the following criteria at a minimum must be met by the commercial manufacturer: 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. Ability to offer a complete line of green floor care cleaning chemicals. 3. Manufacturers' response must include the material safety data sheets (MSDS) and general product information. 4. 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 delivering the green floor care cleaning chemicals to the nonprofit agency's facility in bulk form and instructing the nonprofit agency in proper techniques to complete the manufacturing and subsequent packaging of the products, thereby creating employment for people who are blind or severely disabled. 5. 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. 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 nonprofit agency, NIB and the Committee to ensure that the products' price to end-users is a fair and reasonable price. 8. All products must be manufactured and lab tested, certified and customer tested to be effective according to their purpose. 9. 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 March 25, 2011. Responses should be directed to the contact listed in this Notice. Questions should be directed to Michelle Grant at 703-310-0321.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/JWOD/JWODCOP/COP01/CP-02-24-11-03/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: 1310 Braddock Lane, Alexandria, Virginia, 22314, United States
- Zip Code: 22314
- Zip Code: 22314
- Record
- SN02386729-W 20110226/110224234346-ff300e153402800c998a9b6e49f3b943 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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