Committee for Purchase from People who are Blind or Severly Disabled, 1215 Jefferson Davis Hwy., #310, Arlington, VA 22202-4302

79 -- ATTEMPT TO DEVELOP PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN COMMECIAL SUPPLIERS OF GLASS CLEANER (COMMERCIAL GRADE) AND NONPROFIT AGENCIES, AFFILIATED WITH THE JAVITS-WAGNER-O'DAY PROGRAM, EMPLOYING PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR HAVE OTHER SEVERE DISABILITIES. SOL CP-CBD-03 DUE 030698 POC Beverly L. Milkman, Executive Director (703) 603-7740 WEB: Committee for Purchase, http://cbdnet.access.gpo.gov/index.html. E-MAIL: Executive Director, bmilkman@jwod.gov. The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled (Committee) is pursuing partnerships with commercial manufacturers of glass cleaners (commercial grade) which meet the following criteria: 1) Possession of a nationally known brand name and a product that can be demonstrated to have significant appeal either through evidence of substantial sales or the results of a test market. 2) 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 make and/or package the product in question thereby creating employment for people who are blind or severely disabled. 3) Commitment to working independently with the JWOD team to market the product to Government customers under the JWOD Program. 4) Willingness to work with the nonprofit agency, NIB or NISH and the Committee to assure that the product's price to end users is a fair market price. Manufacturers' submissions must demonstrate that the specific product meets the various criteria, as well as indicate what functions the nonprofit agency employees would perform. The deadline for responses is March 6, 1998. (0035)

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