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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF NOVEMBER 01, 2002 FBO #0334
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85 -- ATTEMPT TO DEVELOP PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN COMMERCIAL MANUFACTURERS OF SKIN CARE PRODUCTS AND NONPROFIT AGENCIES, AFFILIATED WITH THE JAVITS-WAGNER-O''DAY PROGRAM

Notice Date

10/30/2002
 

Notice Type

Sources Sought
 

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, VA, 22202-3259
 

ZIP Code

22202-3259
 

Solicitation Number

Reference-Number-CP-03-02
 

Archive Date

12/14/2002
 

Point of Contact

Emily Covey, Operations Analyst, Phone (703) 603-0660, Fax (703) 603-0655,
 

E-Mail Address

ecovey@jwod.gov
 

Description

The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled (Committee) is pursuing partnerships with U.S. commercial manufacturers of skin care products which meet the following criteria: 1) Possession of a nationally known brand name that can be demonstrated to have significant appeal through evidence of substantial sales. 2) Products must meet Greenseal Standard GS-37 and Executive Order 13134. 3) Must offer a full product line including handwashing, moisturizing, sanitizers, waterless hand cleaners and heavy duty soil cleaners and a dispensing system. 4) Formulations designed for use in food preparation areas must meet the current FDA regulations for those products. 5) All products considered "over-the-counter" drugs must meet up to date FDA labeling requirements. 6) The vendor must be willing to set a high priority in delivering the materials to nonprofit agency in order to assure that the agency will be able to make on-time deliveries to the customer. 7) All formula products must have been thoroughly lab tested and customer tested, be effective according to their purpose, have current MSD sheets, contain no ingredients considered unacceptably harsh or hazardous in their diluted (formula) state, and be eco friendly. 8) Willingness to enter into a multi-year agreement, which includes technical assistance, to have a nonprofit agency that meets the criteria of the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Program to assemble and/or package the products in question thereby creating employment for people who are blind or severely disabled. 9) Commitment to working independently with the JWOD team to market the products to Government customers under the JWOD Program. 10) Willingness to work with the nonprofit agency NIB or NISH and the Committee to ensure that the products' price to end-users is a fair and reasonable price. 11) 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. At this time only manufacturers need reply. No response is required from nonprofit agencies. The deadline for response is November 29, 2002.
 

Place of Performance

Address: 1421 Jefferson Davis Highway, Jefferson Plaza 2, Room 10800, Arlington, VA

Zip Code: 22202

Country: USA
 

Record

SN00195965-W 20021101/021030213035 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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