SPECIAL NOTICE
75 -- Proposed addition of Pen, Free Ink, Rollerball, Latex Free Rubber Grip to the Procurement List of the Committee for Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled
- Notice Date
- 3/10/2010
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 339941
— Pen and Mechanical Pencil Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Comm for Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, Committee for Purchase, Committee for Purchase, 1421 Jefferson Davis Highway, Jefferson Plaza #2, Room 10800, Arlington, Virginia, 22202-3259
- ZIP Code
- 22202-3259
- Solicitation Number
- CP-03-10-10-01
- Archive Date
- 4/8/2010
- Point of Contact
- Michael R. Jurkowski, Phone: 7036032117
- E-Mail Address
-
mjurkowski@abilityone.gov
(mjurkowski@abilityone.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This notice DOES NOT constitute a request for information, quote, or proposal for procurement of products or services. It concerns an action which may affect the current procurement of Pen, Free Ink, Rollerball, Latex Free Rubber Grip by the Federal Government. The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled is an independent agency of the Federal Government. The Committee, under the authority of the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act of 1971, provides employment opportunities for persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities through Federal Government purchases from nonprofit agencies employing such individuals. Those products which are required to be purchased by the Federal Government under the AbilityOne (formerly JWOD) Program are added to the Committee's Procurement List (PL). You can view the PL on our website at www.abilityone.gov. Once a product is added to the PL to be provided by a nonprofit agency, no other product determined to be essentially the same can be sold to the Federal government. However, the new SKILCRAFT branded product can be bid and sold to the Government by any authorized dealer. The Committee has been asked to consider adding the broad Government requirement for the following product to the PL: NSN: 7520-00-NIB-1928 Name: PEN, FREE INK ROLLER BALL, RUBBER GRIP BLACK 0.5 MM DESCRIPTION: Roller ball pen with latex free comfort grip contains water- and fade-resistant acid free liquid pigmented ink for the exceptionally smooth writing experience of a gel pen combined with the strength and durability of a ball point pen. Designed for precise writing even through carbon copies, these pens write with clean, distinct lines. NSN: 7520-00-NIB-1929 Name: PEN, FREE INK ROLLER BALL, RUBBER GRIP BLUE 0.5 MM DESCRIPTION: Roller ball pen with latex free comfort grip contains water- and fade-resistant acid free liquid pigmented ink for the exceptionally smooth writing experience of a gel pen combined with the strength and durability of a ball point pen. Designed for precise writing even through carbon copies, these pens write with clean, distinct lines. NSN: 7520-00-NIB-1930 Name: PEN, FREE INK ROLLER BALL, RUBBER GRIP BLACK 0.7 MM DESCRIPTION: Roller ball pen with latex free comfort grip contains water- and fade-resistant acid free liquid pigmented ink for the exceptionally smooth writing experience of a gel pen combined with the strength and durability of a ball point pen. Designed for precise writing even through carbon copies, these pens write with clean, distinct lines. NSN: 7520-00-NIB-1931 Name: PEN, FREE INK ROLLER BALL, RUBBER GRIP BLUE 0.7 MM DESCRIPTION: Roller ball pen with latex free comfort grip contains water- and fade-resistant acid free liquid pigmented ink for the exceptionally smooth writing experience of a gel pen combined with the strength and durability of a ball point pen. Designed for precise writing even through carbon copies, these pens write with clean, distinct lines. NSN: 7520-00-NIB-2095 Name: PEN, FREE INK ROLLER BALL, RUBBER GRIP, 0.5 MM, RED, DOZEN DESCRIPTION: Roller ball pen with latex free comfort grip contains water- and fade-resistant acid free liquid pigmented ink for the exceptionally smooth writing experience of a gel pen combined with the strength and durability of a ball point pen. Designed for precise writing even through carbon copies, these pens write with clean, distinct lines. NSN: 7520-00-NIB-2096 Name: PEN, FREE INK ROLLER BALL, RUBBER GRIP, 0.7 MM, RED, DOZEN DESCRIPTION: Roller ball pen with latex free comfort grip contains water- and fade-resistant acid free liquid pigmented ink for the exceptionally smooth writing experience of a gel pen combined with the strength and durability of a ball point pen. Designed for precise writing even through carbon copies, these pens write with clean, distinct lines. Should this item be added to the PL, the contracting agency will be GSA/Federal Supply Service, Office Support Center - Paper Products, New York, NY. Before adding a product to the PL, the Committee considers the potential impact that removal from commercial channels of this product, as well as similar products, would have on the sales of the firms that are currently providing Pen, Free Ink, Rollerball, Latex Free Rubber Grip to GSA and the extent to which the potentially affected suppliers are dependent on the income. Similar products are: NSN: 7520-00-NIB-1928 Similar Product Stock Numbers: ZEB 42810, PIL 35470, BIC Z4N11-BK NSN: 7520-00-NIB-1929 Similar Product Stock Numbers: ZEB 42820, PIL 35471, BIC Z4N11-BE NSN: 7520-00-NIB-1930 Similar Product Stock Numbers: ZEB 42910, PIL 35570, BIC Z4CV11-BK, N1OM96450, N1OM96444 NSN: 7520-00-NIB-1931 Similar Product Stock Numbers: ZEB 42920, PIL 35571, BIC Z4C11-BE, N1OM96449, N1OM96451 NSN: 7520-00-NIB-2095 Similar Product Stock Numbers: ZEB 42830, PIL 35472, BIC Z4N11-RD NSN: 7520-00-NIB-2096 Similar Product Stock Numbers: ZEB 42930, PIL 35572, BIC Z4C11-RD In order for the Committee to be able to assess the potential impact on affected companies, it is important that these firms report the following information to the Committee: 1) Total Revenues accrued from all sources for the most recent 12-month time period. When assessing impact on a commercial firm, the Committee takes into account the revenues of the parent, subsidiary, and affiliated corporations. If your company is a parent, subsidiary, or affiliated corporation to another corporation, please identify the other corporation to which the company is related, the nature of the relationship, and the other corporation's total revenue data. 2) Revenues accrued by providing Pen, Free Ink, Rollerball, Latex Free Rubber Grip to GSA for the same most recent 12-month period 3) The length of time the potentially affected firm has been providing these products to GSA. The information prescribed above must reach the Committee no later than March 24, 2010 and can be submitted in letter format. If information is not received by the date requested, the Committee could conclude that potentially affected firms have determined that there will be no severe adverse impact should the listed products be added to the PL. It is only with this information that the Committee can perform an accurate impact analysis. Your letter can be returned either by mail to the address on this notice or by fax to (703) 603-0655. You may also provide any other information you deem appropriate. If any of the information you provide is proprietary, please advise us in your reply, and we will ensure that it is safeguarded from disclosure. When assessing impact on a commercial firm, the Committee takes into account the revenues of the parent, subsidiary, and affiliated corporations as well. If a company is a parent, subsidiary, or affiliated corporation to another corporation, please identify the other corporations to which the company is related, the nature of the relationship, and the other corporations total revenue data. General information concerning the Committee and its authority can be found in Title 41 United States Code, Sections 46-48c, or Title 41 Code of Federal Regulations, Chapter 51. Both of these references can be found on the Committee's website at www.abilityone.gov. If you have specific questions or require further explanation concerning this letter or the addition of the above-referenced product to the PL, please contact Mike Jurkowski at (703) 603-2117.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 1421 Jefferson Davis Highway, Jefferson Plaza II Building, Arlington, Virginia, 22202-3259, United States
- Zip Code: 22202-3259
- Zip Code: 22202-3259
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