6515--770-22-2-803-0018 -Labels/Supplies- National CMOP

Is there an expectation that Line Item 6 is to be provided at No Charge? But Line Item 7 is not? My thought is that if these two products are on a "Replacement No Charge Program", then that is where the site will source them from. RESPONSE: The expectation is lines 6 and 7 are provided at no additional cost. Need to add @ No Charge (NC) to Line Item 7. Contracting remove 84 EA per YR (see V3). 84 is the total of LI 6 and 7. Page #11 Print head part # s need to be spelled out. Need to add page number in footer. (See V3 SOR). Add language Intermec Printer head Replacement program @ No Charge (NC) to LI 7 (see V3). RESPONSE: Page number 11 does not contain anything dealing with printheads. There are several grades (dots/per inch) of print heads available for these printers with wildly different costs. The PX4i heads probably need to be Intermec/Honeywell # 1-040083-900. These are 300 dpi heads that Murf. currently uses. The Px6i heads probably need to be Intermec/Honeywell # 1-040085-900. These are 300dpi heads that Murf. is currently using RESPONSE: The Mid-South CMOP only uses 300dpi heads. FYI: The Direct Thermal Label industry is in turmoil/chaos at the moment. Due to serious ongoing supply chain issues, there is a shortage of raw materials industry-wide. Label raw materials are being rationed to our label manufacturers/converters. The paper companies are not accepting any new orders or any new customers . Our current manufacturers are struggling to get enough raw materials to satisfy our existing CMOP contracts. As a result, price volatility is at an all-time high. In the last year there have been four raw materials price increases amounting to 32.5%. They seem to be coming every 3 months now. Our typical profit margin on CMOP labels is around 5% or less. So, the math is not in our favor. We have been supplying custom labels to the CMOPs for over 22 years now and there never has been a time like this. RESPONSE: I would recommend changing, Our typical profit margin on CMOP labels is around 5% or less. to Our typical profit margin on CMOP labels is very low if you plan to post it. Item four is not a question, but rather an industry statement and I would recommend using my statements below for market research purposes only. If you post four, I will make the change noted and reply with no question asked. COR Follow-up: Given the vendors statement, does this mean current GSA holders cannot honor their GSA schedules? Perhaps instead of an SDVOSB set-aside we should solicit full and open to ensure the most competition? Given the supply chain issues, I would agree that perhaps it is going to be difficult for SDVOSB s to provide the products at a fair and reasonable price. Considering 2 of the 3 SDVOSB vendors on GSA get their supply from the same vendor, it would be unrealistic in the current market to assume SDVOSB, VOSB, and/or SB can provide the provide at the quantities we need at a fair and reasonable price. Given there are large businesses on schedule that can provide labels too and taking into account industries comments above to the RFI, maybe it is in the government s best interest to go full and open. Is this an all or nothing RFQ? Can we bid on specific products only and not others? RESPONSE: I ll send this out to all three locations to determine how to respond. Given current market conditions, it may be better to allow vendors to bid on specific products. The downside of this we may not receive any quotes on the Intermec products. I believe the correct response will be vendors may bid on all 9-line items; or at a minimum, may bid online items 1-7 as a one group and lines 8 and 9 can be separate. But that s not confirmed. Line 3 specs indicate an annual use of 48 rolls each/24 boxes (4 rolls/box). The pricing page indicates 24 rolls/6 ea./box. Which is correct please? RESPONSE: The Pricing page is accurate with 4 rolls per cases and a usage total of 24 rolls that equals 6 cases. Corrected page 8 of SOR to 24 rolls (SOR R3.