12 - Critical Information Specific to Schedule 81 IB

Schedule 81 I B: Packing & Packaging Supplies & Services Solicitation Number 2FYB-DJ-050008-B

Critical Information The information provided in this document is specific to Schedule 81 I B. Before submitting your offer, please ensure you have met all of the requirements outlined in this document that are applicable to the products or services you are offering, as well as any other applicable general requirements listed in the solicitation attachments.

Complete and upload this document with your offer.

Proposal Offerings:

List the number of items being offered under each SIN. (Note: The below format can be recreated to include more space for your responses.):

Total Number of Offerings: __________________ Delivery Time/Scope:

Expedited Delivery

|_|Hawaii, Alaska, and Puerto Rico |_|Worldwide |_|48 Contiguous States and DC |_|Hawaii, Alaska, and Puerto Rico |_|Worldwide

Exclusions/Requirements:

AbilityOne Program The AbilityOne Program is a federal procurement program that generates jobs for individuals who are blind or have another significant disability through the manufacturing of products or the provision of services required by federal personnel. Products and services on the AbilityOne Procurement List are mandatory for use by federal customers. The mandatory source requirement of the AbilityOne Program as outlined by the Javits-Wagner-O’Day (JWOD) Act (41 U.S.C. 46 – 48c) must be adhered by all schedule holders. Certain commercial products are considered “essentially the same” (ETS) as AbilityOne products. Because the AbilityOne products are mandatory purchases for federal customers, contractors are required to remove the commercial ETS items from its offer. If you offer products that are ETS as AbilityOne products, you are encouraged to become an authorized distributor of AbilityOne products. For more information on the AbilityOne Program and how to become an authorized distributor, please visit www.abilityone.gov. Point of contact at the AbilityOne Program is Mr. Eric Beale at ebeale@abilityone.gov or (703) 603-2119.

EPA Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines (CPGs) The offeror shall acknowledge and certify that the products applicable under the EPA CPG for recovered and post-consumer materials offered under this proposal meet or exceed the minimum content levels established under the Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines (CPGs) program managed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

If the products being offered meet or exceed the minimum content levels established under the Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines (CPGs) program then the offeror must furnish proof in the form of a copy of the certification from the manufacturer/supplier or a copy of the environmental organization’s certification in order for you to be allowed to display the appropriate environmental attributes. Per clause 552.238-72 (c) (2)(iv), the CPG compliance icon may be used in GSA Advantage to identify CPG compliant products only if these products meet or exceed the EPA recommended minimum recovered materials and post-consumer materials levels shown on the above CPG website. These items should also be identified in the offeror’s printed commercial catalogs, brochures, price lists and online product website.

If a product is not available that meets or exceeds the EPA recommended minimum recovered materials and post-consumer materials levels, then the product must be identified in the Proposal Price list under the EPA CPG column as containing the maximum recovered materials and post-consumer materials content levels practicable based on market availability. Specifically, show the percentage of the total recovered material and, if applicable, the percentage of post-consumer material content. If products are not subject to the CPG guidelines, then show N/A. Refer to CPG website at http://www.epa.gov/cpg The EPA maintains a list of EPA-designated products in their CPGs to provide Federal agencies purchasing recommendations on specific products in several Recovered Materials Advisory Notices (RMANs). Each RMAN contains recommended recovered and post-consumer material content levels for the specific products designated by EPA (40 CFR part 247 and EO 13423: Strengthening Federal Environmental, Energy, and Transportation Management). Visit the CPG web site at http://www.epa.gov/cpg to view the current list of products that must comply with Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines (CPGs). Also, CPG supporting documentations and background information (such as RMANs) can be found at http://epa.gov/cpg/backgrnd.htm Products offered under this contract that have environmental attributes, such as recovered materials, must be appropriately identified as required by General Services Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) 552.238-72, Identification of Products that have Environmental Attributes. In addition, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims (16 CFR part 260). These guides address environmental marketing and advertising practices. The FTC Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims can be found at http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_06/16cfr260_06.html

Offerors must acknowledge that they will comply with the exclusion(s)/requirements mentioned above and describing what kind of blocking system they will have in place under their order entry system.

Description of Blocking System:

The person whose signature appears below is authorized to make the commitments noted above.

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PRICE PROPOSAL and SCA Matrix: All identified SCA eligible labor categories must be mapped to the appropriate SCA Equivalent Code and Title (available at http://www.wdol.gov). Utilize the spreadsheet format referred to as SCA Matrix in the solicitation. All offerors should be taking into consideration wage determination rates when submitting proposed pricing.