Description
The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled (Committee), the Federal agency that oversees the Javits-Wagner-O?Day (Ability One) Program, is seeking a U.S. commercial manufacturer of Peel and Stick Non Skid traction materials, to partner with a selected nonprofit agency to furnish such products to the Federal Government under the Ability One Program. The products described must be 1) The Peel and Stick Non-Skid product must be available in fine resilient, medium resilient, general purpose, coarse and conformable surface textures. 2) The Non-Skid material must be available in clear, white, yellow, brown, black, and gray colors. 3) The Peel and Stick Non-Skid material must meet and/or exceed the FAR and other published Federal standards, including Executive Orders and applicable agency-unique requirements. To be considered for this commercial partner opportunity, the following criteria, at a minimum, must also 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) The self-stick adhesive backing must have a minimum application temperature of 40 F. The standard maximum service temperature must be 175 F; in applications where surfaces exceed 175 F, the manufacturer must have the capability of modifying the adhesive to withstand higher temperatures. 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 Ability One Program in the production process by supplying the Non-Skid traction material in roll stock for conversion into kits, pieces, and smaller rolls and instructing the non-profit 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. 4) The chosen commercial manufacturer must be willing to set a high priority for delivering the bulk 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 Ability One personnel to market the products to Government customers under the Ability One 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 14, 2008.