Ball_Fabrics_-_Single_Source_Letter.pdf
PDF 244 KB Posted
- Attached to
- OPEN ExtremeScreen Windscreen
- Solicitation number
- SS25-15
- Issued by
- Florida
About this file
This document is a sole source letter from Ball Fabrics to the City of Winter Park, Florida, regarding their ExtremeScreen Windscreen product. The letter proposes a unique windscreen solution with distinctive features, including a 7-year warranty (compared to competitors' 5-year warranties), a specialized knit pattern that allows maximum air flow while minimizing load on fences and fasteners, and a design that acts as a shock absorber during wind gusts. The product is constructed from solid polyethylene monofilament with high UV inhibitors, which prevents moisture absorption and dry rot, ultimately reducing maintenance by up to 95%.
Ball Fabrics positions their ExtremeScreen as a patented, sole-source product that cannot be obtained from other windscreen manufacturers. The company emphasizes the product's superiority through its unique design, which provides an 80% visual block while significantly reducing stress on fencing infrastructure. By highlighting testimonials from existing customers and pointing to the product's unmatched features, Ball Fabrics argues for direct procurement without competitive bidding. The letter is specifically addressed to Mike McCosker at the City of Winter Park, suggesting a targeted sales approach for a potential municipal contract.
View the file
Other files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| ExtremeScreen_Windscreen.pdf |
On GovTribe
Work with this file
- Download the original file
- Contacts named in this file
- Similar government files
- Ask GovTribe AI about this file
Text version
510 W Arizona Ave De Land, FL 32720 Email info@ballfabrics.com | www.ballfabrics.com | Phone 386-740- 7212 · Toll Free 866-360-1008 | Fax 386-740- 7206
September 27th, 2024
Re: ExtremeScreen Windscreen
City of Winter Park Attn: Mike McCosker
Dear Mike, Ball Fabrics is pleased to offer you our ExtremeScreen Windscreen Product. The ExtremeScreen Windscreen is the most unique and revolutionary Windscreen product the industry has ever seen. Listed below are the key features that makes ExtremeScreen so superior:
1) Only Windscreen with a 7 Yr Warranty (Next Closest is 5 Yrs)
2) The product was specifically designed with a unique knit pattern that allows for maximum air flow while putting very little load on the fence as well as the Fasteners and Grommets. Because of this unique feature, ExtremeScreen will reduce maintenance by as much as 95%.
3) The unique design allows the Windscreen to have a very slight give or stretch so when the wind gust where normally fasteners might break or a fence might come down, the Windscreen acts as a shock absorber which relieves that wind load which also adds to the reduction in broken fasteners.
4) From a longevity standpoint, what causes most Windscreens to deteriorate over time is the UV rays as well as dry rot. ExtremeScreen is constructed from a solid polyethylene monofilament, and has a very high concentrate of UV inhibitors built into the formula when the yarn is produced. Being a solid monofilament there is no moisture absorption so the product will not dry rot which is what happens to all other windscreens.
When you factor in these features there is no other windscreen that can give you an 80% visual block while reducing the load on the fence and the fasteners in such a significant way. We have testimonials from many customers that have the ExtremeScreen product, and every customer tells us their maintenance on the ExtremeScreen has been reduced to almost no maintenance. Considering the total reduction in maintenance the significantly reduced load on the fence, and the superior longevity, there is no Windscreen that comes close to comparing to the ExtremeScreen Product. In addition, because of ExtremeScreen’s unique design and the much needed solutions the product offers, the ExtremeScreen is Patented and we are the Sole Source.
There has never been a Windscreen Product that had enough difference/benefits that were unique and beneficial enough to even consider being Patented.
Because Ball Fabrics is the sole manufacturer of ExtremeScreen and we are the only company offering a product like this, we believe that sole sourcing this product is justifiable, as you cannot get a windscreen product similar, with these unmatched features from any other Windscreen Company.
Larry Ball President mailto:info@ballfabrics.com http://www.ballfabrics.com/
File details come from the government source that posted it. Updated .