Non-Wearables Recruiting and Retention FY22 Contracts Statment of Work_Customer correction.docx

Statement of Work; Item Description; Salient Characteristics

BACKGROUND: The mission of the Virginia Army National Guard Recruiting and Retention Battalion (VARRBN) Marketing department is to provide direct advertising support to the recruiting and retention NCOs and the state Retention NCO with the primary purpose of ensuring benefit awareness to potential applicants and Soldiers and providing accurate feedback to unit commanders in order to positively encourage current Soldiers to continue membership in the organization.

In order for the VARRBN to meet its accession mission of 1148, a RRNCO has to talk to an average of 20 people in order to get a commitment that turns into an actual enlistment.

In order for the State Retention NCO to meet the retention mission of 618, he and his team must counsel an average of 1,000 Soldiers per year. High quality, visibly attractive give away items are necessary to attract potential recruits and show gratitude of service for the Soldiers that are retained.

OBJECTIVE: Procure recognized sport brand (i.e. Champion, Nike, Under Armor) t-shirts, sweat activated T-shirts and hoodies which are attractive to 17 -45 year old potential recruits and service members. All items shall meet the criteria specified below and include applicable logo(s). Logos and colorways will be provided to vendor after award. A proof from the vendor will be approved before any production begins.

1. All items shall be evenly divided and packaged and/or palletized by a quantity of nine

2. All clothing items shall be packaged and palletized by size

3. Deliveries shall be made between Tuesday – Thursday from 0800 -1700

4. Delivery shall be on a truck with a lift gate for all palletized products

5. Each item shall meet the salient characteristics identified below

Logo Reference:

Stacked Logo:

Black, White, & Gold Logo: State Motto Logo:

Salient Characteristics Non-wearables:

Survival Knife -500 (Retention)

· 8inch half straight half serrated blade

· Spring Assisted

· Lock for secure use and storage

· Pocket clip

· Glass breaker and Seatbelt cutter installed

· G – 10 Inlay

· Handle will feature National Guard and Unit Logos

Custom Grenade shaped Shakers – 440 ( Retention)

· 28-ounce capacity

· Blender Ball inside

· Secure screw-on lid with flip cap

· Wide mouth

· Large drink/pour spout

· Embossed ounce and milliliter markings

· Dishwasher safe

· Fits in standard car drink holder

· BPA-free

· Individually packaged

Bullet Bolt action Pen – 500 (Retention)

· Body of pen shall have stainless steel shell casing appearance while tip of pen should have stainless steel bullet appearance

· Pen opening and retracting mechanism should appear as that of a bolt action rifle

· Clippable

· Acid free refillable ink

· Black Ink that does not skip or smear

· One mile worth of writing ink or similar measurement for length/amount of writing ink capacity

· Fine Point

Draw String Bag – 500 (Retention)

· 17” H x13” W

· 100% Polyester

· Spot Clean

· Shoulder drawstring for over the shoulder wearing should have two sets of drawstrings that go over both the left and right shoulder and are double knotted to keep drawstring from displacing from the bag

· All logos and colorways will be provided upon request by vendor to produce proof

Custom Steel Tumblr’s -1,000 (Recruiting)

· Clear and Splash Proof lid, seals air-tight, BPA free-lid, that protects against splash or spills and is air-tight when sealed

· 20 ounce

· Dishwasher safe

· Matte Black High Quality Double Wall Tumbler with 304 grade stainless steel (18/8), no Sweat Design

· Double Wall Vacuum Insulated Stainless Steel Tumbler that maintains the temperature inside, either Hot or Cold.

· Tumblers designed to fit in standard sized cup holders.

· 3”x3” Virginia Army national Guard Logo with gold border Centered on cup

· Individually packaged Custom Steel Cups - 1,000 (Recruiting)

· 12 ounce cup with handle

· Black Matte and stainless steel finish with no sweat exterior design

· Dishwasher safe

· Double walled vacuum insulated

· Flip-top splash proof lid that is air tight when sealed

· Fits in standard cup holders

· 3”x3” Virginia Army national Guard Logo with gold border Centered on cup

· Individually packaged to be given as gifts

· All logos and color ways will be provided upon request by vendor to produce proof

Custom Protein Shakers – 1,000 (Recruiting)

· 28-ounce capacity

· Blender Ball inside

· Secure screw-on lid with flip cap

· Wide mouth

· Large drink/pour spout

· Embossed ounce and milliliter markings

· Dishwasher safe

· Fits in standard car drink holders

· BPA-free

· The bottle should have the National Guard’s “Greatest Generation is Now” colorway (This will be given to vendor after award to produce the proof)

· Individually packaged

Custom Sports Coolers – 36 (Recruiting)

· 10 gallon capacity

· High quality insulation to keep fluid cold

· Plastic drip-proof recessed push button spigot

· Pressure fit lid with molded-in contour handle

· Pure white plastic liner

· The body of the cooler should have the National Guard’s “Greatest Generation is Now” colorway (This will be given to vendor once after award to produce the proof)

· Virginia Army National Guard at least 12” by 12” above Spigot

Custom Pen with QR Code – 10,000 (Recruiting)

· Embedded QR code to NationalGuard.com/VA

· Designed to write anywhere regardless of climate or altitude

· Black Ink that does not skip or smear

· One mile worth of writing ink or similar measurement for length/amount of writing ink capacity

· Fine Point

· Retractable

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