Sources Sought for a Co-Brand Agreement for Feminine Urinary Device

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 a Feminine Urinary Device and kit 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: Female external urinary diversion device is environmentally sound, palm sized, feather light, and reusable; anatomically designed funnel with 6" extension tube; when placed against your body, allows you to relieve your bladder while standing; complete with easy to follow directions and attractive travel case, nothing to wear, empty or replace. Available in the following colors NATO Green, Dessert Sand, Black, and Orange Female Urinary Diversion Device kit with pocket sized waste bag. Female external urinary diversion device; environmentally sound, palm sized, feather light, and reusable; anatomically designed funnel with 6" extension tube; when placed against your body, allows you to relieve your bladder while standing; complete with easy to follow directions and attractive travel case, nothing to wear, empty or replace. The Kit comes with a pocket-sized waste bag. Private, easy to use, discreet, non-spill, odor free with rapid performing absorbent granules that convert fluid into a biodegradable gel. Holds 1 liter of fluid. Available in the following colors NATO Green, Dessert Sand, Black, and Orange. 1. A line that include one or more of the items below, but is not limited to: a. Product Names and Description 2. 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 to the nonprofit agency's facility in the 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 November 16, 2018 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 contact@example.gov NOTE: The e-mail's subject line should begin with - Question: Sources Sought CP-10-17-18-01 Product Name/Category'