ARNG Trademark & Licensing Program
Added: Jun 06, 2013 3:15 pm
ARNG TRADEMARK & LICENSING PROGRAM OVERVIEW INTRODUCTION THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS BEING ISSUED FOR PLANNING AND MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION. RESPONSES TO THIS NOTICE ARE NOT CONSIDERED AS OFFERS AND CANNOT BE ACCEPTED BY THE GOVERNMENT TO FORM A BINDING CONTRACT. THE GOVERNMENT WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY COSTS INCURRED BY INTERESTED PARTIES RESPONDING TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT. The Army National Guard brand and its licensing represent a potential recruiting tool. As purchasers of Army National Guard branded products display them in public, other people will see and recognize the brand thereby creating positive and long-lasting impressions that will increase recruiting numbers. However, in order to ensure that its branded merchandise represents values that the Army National Guard finds important, it must exercise control over all articles that display this brand. To accomplish this control, the Army National Guard seeks one company that will be trademark licensor, brand manager, regulator, inspector, and auditor. OBJECTIVES 1. The company shall promote the ARNG's image through the display of Government-approved ARNG-branded merchandising materials equivalent to what should be expected with a Fortune 500 company's licensing program. 2. The company shall update the existing written strategy on how best to create a trademark licensing agency. This will include updated research and analysis of ARNG and intellectual property; an updated brand communication review; updated strategic licensing plan of action, updated matrix development and implementation; updated category analysis and recommendations; updated company target list recommendation; & updated recommended licensing strategic approach. The updated strategy will be implemented by the agency once approved by the contracting officer's representative (COR). 3. The company shall provide an updated version of the current quote mark Brand Style Guide quote mark on how best to market products. It will include an updated retail analysis and recommendations. Once approved by the COR, this updated Brand Style Guide will be developed, implemented, published, and make available to all prospective manufacturers. 4. The company shall provide consulting services and communication between both the COR and between prospective manufacturers. 5. The company will vet potential licensees as directed by the COR. Establish comprehensive article controls especially regarding the article country of origin and its manufacture, and creation of licensed product lines that support the core message of ARNG. 6. The company will police the marketplace to ensure that there is no product infringement. 7. The company shall provide a user-friendly online collaboration tool to allow for expedited and transparent review of all creative and important licensing decisions. This online collaboration tool shall be password protected and have the ability to securely store a record of all relevant creative and licensing decisions. The online collaboration tool must be approved by the COR before it is implemented. Site must allow for ARNG to have full control and approval over all artwork. 8. The company shall develop, build and operate an ecommerce site that is capable of selling merchandise on the internet. The ecommerce site will have 3 audiences; (1) ARNG only, (2) AFFES only, and (3) the general public. This may include co-locating the ecommerce site at www.nationalguard.com in order to facilitate customer activity with recruiting & retention activities. 9. The company shall develop, build and operate an online portal tool to create hang tags and/or holograms to support the designation of quote mark official merchandise quote mark of the Army National Guard (ARNG). The portal should allow for the storage and access of high resolution trademarks and provide accounts to licenses to allow them access to these hang tags and/or holograms. The online portal tool must be password protected password protected and have the ability to securely store a record of all relevant creative and licensing decisions. The online portal tool must be approved by the COR before it is implemented. 10. The company shall conform its business and accounting practices to comply with all DoD guidance (both current and future) related to the financial management of royalty payments associated with the licensing program. NGB will receive royalty money directly from manufacturer. Royalty monies will not flow through the company. 11. Development of comprehensive internal and external marketing and public relations campaigns. 12. Presence at all major trade shows to establish presence in the licensing space while cultivating new trademark licensing opportunities. 13. Conduct a post-award meeting within ten (10) business days of the contract award date. The meeting will introduce the Government to the members of the contractor team responsible for execution of the program. The contractor will address the steps, processes, milestone plan, and other objectives intended to complete the program successfully. The contractor will write and distribute an After-Action Report, within 24 hours after the meeting, to the Government that will define the responsibilities assigned. 14. Write and distribute an After-Action Report to the COR within 24 hours after any and all meetings with the Government. 15. Key personnel: The Government considers a maximum of two (2) personnel critical to the success of this contract and they are therefore considered quote mark Key Personnel. quote mark The key personnel are the individual(s) responsible for the contract oversight within the company's headquarters. These individual(s), titled Contract Manager(s), will be identified by phone, email, and address in the contractor's QA/QC plan. One CM will be responsible for the performance of the work. The name of this person and an alternate who shall act for the contractor when the manager is absent shall be designated in writing to the KO and designated as key personnel. The CM or alternate shall have full authority to act for the contractor on all matters relating to the daily operation of this contract. The contractor's CM will provide the required information and data that will determine whether performance standards were achieved. This will be provided to the Government in accordance with this SOO. The planned NAICS (North American Industry Classification System) code for this requirement is 533110. All interested Contractors shall provide in writing, a notice stating their positive intention to submit a bid no later than 20 June 2013. This notification, which shall not exceed five (5) typewritten pages, must include: (1) Positive statement of intent to bid. (2) A completed and signed Sources Sought Information Request Form (attached). Contractors should indicate their interest to the Contracting Officer, in writing as early as possible, but no later than 4 p.m., 20 June 2013. Information shall be provided by e-mail to Mr. Geoffrey B. Pennoyer at geoffrey.b.pennoyer.civ@mail.mil. THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS BEING ISSUED FOR PLANNING AND MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION. RESPONSES TO THIS NOTICE ARE NOT CONSIDERED AS OFFERS AND CANNOT BE ACCEPTED BY THE GOVERNMENT TO FORM A BINDING CONTRACT. THE GOVERNMENT WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY COSTS INCURRED BY INTERESTED PARTIES RESPONDING TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT. Additional Info: Additional documentation Contracting Office Address: National Guard Bureau NGB-ZC-AQ 111 S George Mason Dr Arlington VA 22204-1373 Place of Performance: Arlington, VA Point of Contact(s): Geoffrey B. Pennoyer, 703-607-1003 REFERENCES (1) DOD Directive 5535.09 (December 19, 2007) ASD(PA) GENERAL INFORMATION 1. Period of Performance - 1-year base plus 4 1-year options.
W9133L13R0027 Department of the Army National Guard
Solicitation 1/1
6/6/13, 3:15 PM Lamar PCTOC
Added: Jun 18, 2013 12:49 pm
SYNOPSIS DESCRIPTION:
The Rocky Mountain Acquisition Center (RMAC), Network Contract Office 19 (NCO-19) is seeking solicitation for offers (SFO) to lease approximately 1,200-1,500 rentable square feet of clinical and related space for use by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the establishment of a Primary Care Telehealth Outreach Clinic (PCTOC) in Lamar, CO. The PCTOC will be administrated by the Eastern Colorado Healthcare System (ECHCS). The clinic will be open between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m, Monday through Friday with possible weekend and evening hours.
THE VA IS ISSUING THIS SOLICITATION FOR OFFER IN ACCORDANCE WITH
FAR PART 15 WHERE THE LEASE WILL BE AWARDED TO THE OFFEROR
WHOSE OFFER, CONFORMING TO THIS SOLICITATION; WILL BE THE MOST
ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE GOVERNMENT, PRICE AND OTHER FACTORS
CONSIDERED. THE FOLLOWING AWARD FACTORS, LISTED IN DESCENDING
ORDER OF IMPORTANCE, SHALL BE USED TO EVALUATE OFFERS:
Factor 1 - Location of Proposed Site; Factor 2 - Technical Factors including condition/quality of building, building design, physical accessibility; Factor 3 - Price consisting of shell rent, operating costs, build-out costs, tenant improvement allowance; Factor 4 - Past Performance; Factor 5 - Promotion of energy efficiency and use of renewable energy. All non-priced factors, (Location, Condition of Building and Capability of Proposed Space to Meet existing VA Space Requirements) when combined, are significantly MORE important than Price.
NOTE: A Space Requirement Plan is attached to the Solicitation for Offer document and provides a comprehensive space breakdown.
NAICS Code 531110, Real Estate Rental or Leasing of Residential Building, is applicable to this acquisition with a Business Size Standard of $6.5 million. The solicitation will be issued via FedBizOpps at http://www.fedbizopps.gov/. Telephone requests will not be accepted. Electronic SFO packages can be requested via e-mail at mark.moriarty@va.gov. The solicitation will be posted on or about June 18, 2013 with a closing date of July 3, 2013. The offer due date is July 15, 2013, 4:30 pm (MST) and offers can be e-mailed. All potential offerors are reminded that in accordance with FAR 52.212-4(t) all contractors are required to be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) database in order to conduct business with the Federal government. Lack of registration in the SAM database will make an offeror ineligible for award. The website is located at http://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM. The Government anticipates award of a single lease contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offerors whose offer conforms to the solicitation and is most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered.
VA25913R0570 Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 19
Pre-Solicitation 1/1
6/18/13, 12:49 PM Miscellaneous / Patent License Agreement
Added: Dec 16, 2013 4:56 pm
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) intends to procure a patent license agreement from Polyplus-Transfection, Bioparc, Boulevard Sebastien Brant 67401 Illkirch Graffenstaden, France. Polyplus-Transfection is the only vendor with the US Patent No. 6,013,240 covering DNA transfection techniques. This will be a firm fixed price contract in accordance with the statutory authority for this sole source requirement 41 U.S.C. 253 (c) (1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1 only one source available, no substitutions possible, and this item contains proprietary data/patent information. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; QUOTATIONS ARE NOT BEING REQUESTED, AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. The incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2005-70, dated September 30, 2013. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 533110, which has a size standard of 7.0 in millions of dollars. All responsible sources who feel they can meet these requirements shall submit an offer that will be considered by the Agency. A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Offers must be submitted no later than 5:00 P.M. Eastern Standard Time Thursday, December 26, 2013 through the U.S. Postal Service at the address of NIH/NIAID/AMOB, 10401 Fernwood Road, Room 2NE52F, MSC 4811, Bethesda, MD, 20892-4811. Email and fax submissions are acceptable. Point of contact concerning this requirement is James Kish can be reached by phone and 301-402-2282, or e-mailed to jkish@niaid.nih.gov. Collect calls will not be accepted
NIAID-NOI-14C-1658625 Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health
Special Notice 1/1
12/16/13, 4:56 PM