610 SAFETY WALK

****This requirement is a mandatory source for AbilityOne in accordance with FAR 8.704****. In accordance with FAR 8.704 Purchase Priorities. (a) The Javitis-Wagner-O'Day Act requires the Government supplies or services on the Procurement List, at prices established by the Committee, from AbilityOne participating nonprofit agencies if they are available within the period required. When identical supplies or services are on the Procurement List and the Schedule of Products issued by Federal Prison Industries, Inc., ordering offices shall purchase supplies or services in the following priorities: (1) Supplies: (i) Federal Prison Industries, Inc. (41 U.S.C. 48). (ii) AbilityOne participating nonprofit agencies. (iii) Commercial sources. (b) No other provision of the FAR shall be construed as permitting an exception to the mandatory purchase of items on the Procurement List. The Safety Walk is on the AbilityOne's Procurement List. Due to the FAR clause 8.704 this acquisition is being awarded to AbilityOne. The Safety Walk is set aside for full and open competition. The Air Force plans to procure one-hundred (100) rolls of 610 Safety Walk; Part Number: 7220-00-NIB-0041. Please ship 10 rolls per month for the next ten month of 610 Safety Walk. The Safety Walk should be received on the first of every month for the next ten months. Safety Walk from 3M Company. The Government does not own the data rights to the data or software code and cannot reproduce the Safety Walk. The Safety Walk is a proprietary product of 3M Company and no other company has the data rights to sell the Safety Walk. Contractor must be an authorized 3M Company distributor in which 3M provides Louisiana Association for the Blind the material to produce the safety walks for the Federal Government; verification will be made with the company. AUTHORITY: 10 U.S.C. 2304 (C)(1), JUSTIFICATION: SUPPLIES REQUIRED ARE FROM ONLY ONE OR A LIMITED NUMBER OF RESPONSIBLE SOURCE(S) AND NO OTHER TYPE OF SUPPLIES WILL SATISFY AGENCY REQUIREMENTS. THE PROPOSED CONTRACT ACTION IS FOR SUPPLIES AND SERVICES FOR WHICH THE GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO SOLICIT AND NEGOTIATE WITH ONLY ONE, OR A LIMITED NUMBER OF SOURCES UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 6.301-1. INTERESTED PERSONS MAY IDENTIFY THEIR INTEREST AND CAPABILITY TO RESPOND TO THE REQUIREMENT OR SUBMIT PROPOSALS. THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. HOWEVER, ALL PROPOSALS RECEIVED PRIOR TO THE CLOSING DATE ON THE SOLICITATION WILL BE CONSIDERED BY THE GOVERNMENT. A DETEMINATION BY THE GOVERNMENT NOT TO COMPETE THIS PROPOSED CONTRACT BASED UPON RESPONSES TO THIS NOTICE IS SOLEY WITHIN THE DISCRETION OF THE GOVERNMENT. INFORMATION RECEIVED WILL NORMALY BE CONSIDERED SOLEY FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING WHETHER TO CONDUCT A COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT. SPECIFICATIONS, PLANS, OR DRAWING RELATING TO THE PROCUREMENT DESCRIBED ARE INCOMPLETE OR NOT AVAILABLE AND CANNOT BE FURNISHED BY THE GOVERNMENT. THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT OWN THE DATA OR RIGHTS TO THE DATA NEEDED TO PURCHASE THIS ITEM FROM ADDITIONAL SOURCES.The solicitation will be issued on 14 December 2010. The Offer Due Date is 03 March 2011. The entire solicitation will be made available only on FedBizOpps (FBO) website at: http://www.fbo.gov. All current and/or future information about this acquisition, i.e. solicitation, amendments, purchase specification, and Q &A's will be distributed through FBO. Therefore, interested parties are responsible for monitoring this site to ensure they have the most up-to-date information about this solicitation. Questions regarding this acquisition should be emailed to Dayna Urquhart at contact@example.gov.