Sources Sought for a Co-Brand Agreement for LED Wearable Safety Work Lights
On behalf of the U.S. AbilityOne Commission (Commission), the independent federal agency that administers the AbilityOne Program, National Industries for the Blind (NIB), a designated central nonprofit agency, is pursuing a potential partnerships with U.S. commercial manufacturer(s) of LED Wearable Safety Work Lights 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(s) 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).
At minimum, the following product requirements must be met:
LED Wearable Safety Work Light: Single colored LED Work Light is enhanced by a second colored LED work light.
Product Specification Requirement:
1. The devise must be rechargeable and durable: Water resistant, shock proof, IP 68 rated.
2. The devise must have long range visibility - rated up to 2 miles of visibility.
3. The devise must have a 360-degree illumination work light feature.
4. The unit must have low, medium and high brightness settings.
5. The devise needs to have an extreme battery life - rechargeable lithium ion battery using a micro USB charger that is included.
6. The unit must have a built-in neodymium magnet that securely attaches the device to all metal surfaces.
7. The unit needs to be lightweight, approximately 3 ounces.
8. The units must come in a variety of colors designed for different market applications including: Red & Blue - Law Enforcement, White & Yellow -Construction & Roadside Safety, White & Red - EMS, Rescue Operations, etc.
9. 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 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. 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 LED Wearable Safety Work Light 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.
3. 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.
4. Commitment to working cooperatively with AbilityOne personnel to market the products to government customers under the AbilityOne Program.
5. 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.
6. Manufacturer's submission 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 June 7, 2019.
The WRITTEN, ELECTRONIC, response should be directed to the contact listed in this Notice. Responses should address each of the product and manufacturer criteria specified above.
Questions should be directed, in writing, to Adrienne Hutchinson at ahutchinson@nib.org.
NOTE: The e-mail's subject line should begin with ‘Question: Sources Sought CP-05-06-19-02
LED Wearable Safety Wo
Adrienne Hutchinson, Phone 703-310-0348 , Email ahutchinson@nib.org
