SOURCES SOUGHT
89 -- Sources Sought for co-brand agreement for commercial grated parmesan cheese manufacturing partner
- Notice Date
- 4/23/2013
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 311999
— All Other Miscellaneous Food 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-04-23-13-02
- Archive Date
- 5/25/2013
- 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 nonprofit agency, is pursuing potential partnerships with U.S. commercial manufacturers of grated parmesan cheese 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 AbilityOne Procurement List (PL). The grated parmesan cheese must meet and/or exceed the FAR and other published Federal standards including Executive Orders and applicable agency-unique requirements. 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. 2.Offer purchase of grated parmesan cheese in bulk form. 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 AbilityOne Program in the production process by supplying the grated parmesan cheese in bulk form which the non-profit agency will machine package into finished form, 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-user customers. 5. Commitment to working cooperatively with AbilityOne personnel to market the products to government customers under the AbilityOne Program. It is preferred that the chosen manufacturer has a dedicated team for Federal Government sales and marketing. 6. 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. 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. The written 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 May 24, 2013. Responses should be directed to the contact listed in this Notice. Questions should be directed to Ryan Gold at 703-310-0401.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/JWOD/JWODCOP/COP01/CP-04-23-13-02/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: 1310 Braddock Place, Alexandria, Virginia, 22314, United States
- Zip Code: 22314
- Zip Code: 22314
- Record
- SN03043400-W 20130425/130423235021-83808a81f561f8e3a446f4b67c91b861 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
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