Vehicle Wrap Sources Sought.docx

US Army Recruiting Command is seeking sources with the capability to produce/provide truck and trailer vinyl wraps, remove existing vinyl wraps and to install the new vinyl wrap at 47 locations across the continental United States.

Questions:

1. Does your company have the capability to produce vinyl wrap utilizing .eps graphic files provided by the Government.

2. Does your company have the capacity to remove existing vinyl wrap and install new wrap within 100 miles of the locations identified in Exhibit 1? (Address List)

3. If no locations are within 100 miles of our locations; could your company sub-contract and manage the installation at other locations?

4. How many vehicles could be wrapped per week at each site?

5. How much lead time would vendor need to schedule vehicles for wrapping?

6. Does your company have the ability to provide a mobile installation team? (potential increase in wrapping locations)

7. Are there regions of the country where vinyl wraps not able to be installed due to weather conditions (extreme heat, cold, moisture)?

8. What type of vinyl wrapping does your company use and or recommend for maximum life

9. What is the rough order of magnitude pricing be for each removal, wrap production and installation price be per vehicle/ trailer type.

10. Are there certain commercial or industrial practices that are more advantageous than other? (what should we know about wrapping that we may not know)

DRAFT Statement of Work

1. Scope: The contractor shall provide all labor, materials, and equipment to manufacture and install removable wrap-around graphics on various Government owned vehicles and trailers.

located at the locations identified in Exhibit 1 Trailer & Truck Quantities BN Addresses.

1.1. Work will be ordered by the Government through a purchase order.

The contractor shall only perform work on a vehicle if a purchase order has been issued by the contracting officer.

1.2. Work Location. The Contractor’s (or subcontractor’s) performance facility shall be within a 100 mile radius of locations in Exhibit 1 Trailer & Truck Quantities BN Addresses. The Government will deliver the vehicles to the contractor’s location.

1.3. Pre-Performance Coordination. Government will provide artwork to contractor. The contractor shall prepare a draft proof of the intended graphic and provide a copy to the POC at the USAREC G4, Building 1306, Fort Knox, KY, prior to producing the graphics. Once the POC reviews the draft graphic proof, the POC will send an e-mail approval to the contractor to produce the graphic. The POC will coordinate with the contractor on the date and time when the contractor will install the graphics on the designated vehicle.

1.4. Conduct of Personnel. The contractor shall be responsible for the performance and conduct of employees at all times if work is performed on a Government location. Any representative of the contractor entering a military installation, shall abide by the security regulations of the installation. Contractor employees may be denied entry to an installation by Military Police and/or Gate Security Guards if it is determined that such entry may be contrary to good order, discipline, or the security of the installation. The Military Police may remove any employee for reason of misconduct or security. Removal of employees does not relieve the contractor from the responsibility for the work defined in the contract. The use of alcoholic beverages or illegal drugs by contractor personnel is forbidden during performance of work under this contract or while physically on installation during duty hours.

1.5. Smoking Policy. Contractor personnel shall comply with smoking policies in federal buildings. Smoking is prohibited within 50 feet of any exit or entrance to the building. Contractor personnel shall place cigarette butts in proper containers and shall not dispose of butts at or near entrances and/or exits to any government facilities.

1.6. Warranty Provisions. The contractor shall warranty the wrap-around graphics for a minimum of one year from acceptance by the Government. The contractor shall provide a warranty replacing the graphics in the event of product defects to include manufacturing defects, clear coating, cracking, peeling, blistering, excessive dimension change and loss of adhesion.

1.7. The contractor shall return all Government-furnished materials, to include artwork CDs/DVDs, upon expiration of the contract, to the POC.

5. Specific Tasks:

5.1 The contractor shall remove any existing vehicle wrap and prepare all surfaces for the new wrap installation.

5.1.1 The contractor shall manufacture, install (apply) removable wrap-around graphics. Vehicle approximate measurements are at Technical Exhibit 1.

5.2. The current list of Government vehicles are specified in Technical exhibit 1. Reflective graphics are not acceptable.

5.3. The contractor shall measure vehicles prior to production of the graphics. The contractor shall produce graphics in accordance with the measurements obtained by the contractor.

5.4. The contractor shall review the artwork file provided by the Government, coordinate with the Government representatives to make any changes required, and obtain Government approval of the final design prior to printing the graphic. The contractor shall create a paper copy of the graphic design for the Government to review and approve.

5.4.1 Artwork File. The Government will provide the contractor with art files for the graphic wrap design, these files will remain the property of the government The contractor shall review the artwork provided by the Government and notify the Government Point of Contact of any problems or issues within five calendar days of receiving the artwork file. The contractor’s wrap-around graphics will meet the Army style colors as outlined in the Pantone Color Guide (such as, black consisting of C40/M30/Y20/K100/R0/G0/B0 and Army Gold Pantone 123c consisting of C0/M15/Y90/K0). The contractor shall submit a graphic print sample for color review to the USAREC G4, Building 1307, Fort Knox, KY 40121, (number to be provided upon contract award. The graphic print will be approved by the Government prior to printing of any graphic being manufactured.

5.5. The contractor shall utilize a UV protected material or similar product for the wraps which include the following: Base Self-adhesive material -Adhesive features - air release, easy to apply, long term removable, slidable. Adhesive type - acrylic based, pressure activated, Color – white, Application surfaces – compound curves, flat, flat with rivets, Durability - 7 years and Film Type - cast opaque. The Over laminate should have a Thickness - 2.0 mil, Adhesive color - optically clear, Adhesive type - acrylic based, pressure sensitive. Durability - 4 years, Film Type - Cast, optically clear and the Finish - high gloss.

5.6. The wrap-around graphics will be positional when tacking and the adhesive will adhere and bond the material to the surface when pressure-activated. The contractor shall wrap vehicles from the back to the front, with the front panel overlapping the rear panel, to prevent lifting during operation. The contractor shall adhere graphic panels so that all seams are flat, material has bonded with surface, and seams are sealed. The contractor shall overlap seams not more than ½” inch and not less than ¼”. Seams will present a uniform appearance, cuts will be straight, and the wrap will not be spliced on any corner. All seams will be overlapped from front to rear.

5.7. The contractor’s wrap-around graphics shall not crack in temperatures below 32 degrees Fahrenheit and shall withstand high-pressure washing performed at standard truck washing facilities.

5.8. The contractor’s wrap-around graphics shall be removable a minimum of one year after installation without damaging the vehicle surface.

5.9. The contractor shall install graphics so that the graphics adhere to flat, riveted, moderately curved (concave or convex) or corrugated surfaces on the vehicle.

5.10. The contractor shall not wrap any bumpers on the vehicles.

5.11. The contractor shall install graphics at a minimum as follows:

5.11.3. Pickup Trucks. Trucks (Ford F-450’s, ) will be wrapped on all sides as depicted in design.

5.11.4. Trailers will be wrapped on all sides as depicted in the design.

5.12. Removal of Graphics. The contractor shall remove any existing wraps from the vehicles and prepare surface for new wrap installation.

TECHNICAL EXHIBIT 1

Integrity Trailers 7x14 (84 Each) (Remove wrap & wrap with new graphics):

(See Exhibit A for photos of this trailer type) Rear Door (U.S. Army Logo) - L: 2 feet, 7 inches W: 2 feet, ¾ inch Side Door Passenger Side (U.S. Army Logo) - L: 2 fee, 1 inch W: 2 feet, 1 inch Flip Door Passenger Side (Tech Logo) - L: 7 feet, 10 ¼ inches W: 3 feet, 10 ½ inches Driver Side (Cyber Logo) - L: 13 feet, 9 inches W: 6 feet, 9 ¼ inches Rear Door opens in one piece downward and there is a service door on the passenger side and a flip up door on passenger side.

Look Element EWLC, 7x 14 (164 Each) (Remove wrap & wrap with new graphics):

(See Exhibit B for photos of this trailer type) Rear Door opens in one piece downward and there is a service door on the passenger side.

Rear Door (U.S. Army Logo) - L: 24’ W: 32” Side Door Passenger Side (U.S. Army Logo) - L: 24’ W: 32” Passenger Side (Make the cut Logo) - L: 78” W: 52” Driver Side (Discover the Leader Logo) – L: 78” W: 52” Driver Side (U.S. Army Logo) - L: 24’ W: 32”

2020 United Trailers USHGN-8.532TA70 (10 Each), (Gaming Trailer) (See Exhibit C for photos of this trailer type) W: 103.75” L : 336” H: 146” Rear Door opens in one piece downward, entry Door on passenger side, service Door for Generator on Drivers Side above goose neck

F450 (Remove wrap & wrap with new graphics in FY 24): GSA (See Exhibit D for photos of this trailer type) 2019 Ford F450 Crew Cab 4 door Pickup Truck (10 Each) Driver Side (Full Wrap) L: 255” W: 33” Passenger Side (Full Wrap) L: 255” W: 33” Rear Passenger Windows (Full Wrap) L: 19” W: 28” Hood (Army Logo) L: 21” W: 19” Tailgate (Army Logo & Wording) L: 10” W: 19”