Tarps_-_RFI_Questionnaire.docx

SELF-HELP TARP

QUESTIONNAIRE FOR VENDORS

All interested vendors are requested to answer the following:

1. For manufacturers:

0. What is your daily production and packaging rate/capability based on the specifications?

0. What is the lead time from receipt of order to first truckload completion?

2. For distributors:

a. What is your typical lead time from receipt of order to first truckload delivery to various locations? i.e. Atlanta region, Central California region, Mid-Atlantic region

3. General: Vendor-Managed Inventory (VMI)

a. Do you have capability to store denier and/or tarps? Please provide the quantity you can store.

b. Can they be stored up to a year? If not, how long?

c. What would be your unit cost for storage per tarps or pallet?

d. How many tarps per pallet?

4. Do you have tarps or a like item that meet FEMA’s specifications?

a. Can you provide woven tarps within the range of at least 1000 to 1200 Denier?

5. Are the tarps packaged according to the requirements in the specifications?

a. Any alternative packing: Rolled or boxed?

b. How many tarps on a pallet? Per truckload?

6. Does your tarp use an alternative to the grommets? And if so, will it secure the tarp properly and meet FEMA specs?

a. Could extra grommets and tarps grabbers be provided? If so, at what cost?

7. Are your tarps Trade Act Agreement (TAA) Compliant? Please provide a copy of TAA Compliant certification in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) (48 C.F.R. §§ 25.1101(c)(2) and FAR Clause 52.225–6).

a. What country were these tarps made?

b. Please provide a copy of all your certificate(s) and name of company who performed the testing.

c. Please provide a copy of the appropriate certification as per FAR Clause 52.225-6.

8. Is your company a small business? If yes, please specify the type (i.e. SB, WBE, DBE, SDB, VOSB, SDVOSB, WOSB, HUB, or 8(a)).