Sources Sought for Co-Brand Agreement for Hydration System and Components, MOLLE, CBRN

MANUFACTURER

• Manufacturer must identify, qualify, and manage suppliers and their compliant material to ensure adherence to all component and end item requirements.
• Must possess a nationally or industry known brand name that can demonstrate significant appeal through evidence of substantial sales.
• Demonstrate how it will assist the Commission’s designated nonprofit agency (NPA) to expand its line of Hydration System, MOLLE, CBRN (Chemical, Biological, Radioactive, Nuclear) and Hydration System, Components, Training Kit, 4PC, thus increasing blind work hours, while keeping expansion costs to the NPA at a minimum.  
• Willing to deliver bulk materials to the non-profit agency to assure the agency of on-time deliveries to federal government customer(s).
• Willing to enter into a multi-year agreement to include:
  • On-going technical and production assistance.
  • The necessary factory trained technical field support
  • Enabling the non-profit agency to meet the criteria of the AbilityOne Program to convert material, fill containers, label, assemble and package the products thereby creating employment for people who are blind or severely disabled.

• Demonstrate a commitment to working with the AbilityOne Program to market the product(s) solicited herein to Government customers. Preference is given to manufacturers who have a dedicated team for Federal Government sales and marketing.
• Be willing to work with the NPA, NIB, and AbilityOne to ensure that the price to the end-users is a fair and reasonable price.

Manufacturers’ submissions must demonstrate that proposed products meet the criteria listed above, as well as indicate what functions the nonprofit agency’s employees would perform.

The deadline for response is 6/24/2026.

The written, electronic responses should be directed to the contact listed in this Notice.

Questions should be directed by email to [email protected].  The subject line should begin with “Question: Sources Sought CP-05-26-2026-04Hydration System and Components, MOLLE, CBRN”

Information regarding the Commission can be found at www.abilityone.gov.  Specific information regarding co-brand agreements can be found by navigating the top left corner of the website.  Mouse over Laws, Regulations, and Policy and select Policy Memoranda.  Select Operation Memoranda, then select Memorandum Number 22.