RFI Questions IPP Promotional Items.docx

This document is a Request for Information (RFI) Questions and Answers regarding FY 26 IPP Promotional Items for the Alabama National Guard Integrated Prevention Program. The RFI clarifies key requirements for a new contract (no incumbent) involving the procurement and customization of promotional items to raise awareness of the Alabama National Guard's Integrated Prevention Program.

The solicitation (W50S6M26QA010) requires quotes for a comprehensive range of promotional items including 1,000 black beanies, 200 black baseball caps, 1,740 t-shirts in multiple colors (heather green, purple, and ocean blue) in various sizes, 500 mouse pads, 500 laundry bags, 2,000 water bottles in multiple sizes and colors, 4,000 stylus pens in four colors, 300 car sunshades, 800 sanitizer bottles with carabineers, and 144 army brown sweatshirts. All items must display IPP logos and program-specific logos (Workplace Violence, Family Violence, Sexual Violence, and Self-Directed Harm). The Buy American Act applies to this solicitation. Contractors must submit complete quotes for all items with no partial quotes accepted; however, equivalent products meeting or exceeding stated specifications are acceptable, as are alternative brand substitutes. T-shirt specifications call for dry fit material preferred, with 50/50 cotton-blend acceptable. Contractors must provide official IPP logo files in vector formats (AI, EPS, SVG) or high-resolution PNG and must submit artwork proofs for customer approval prior to production. The contracting officer is the Department of the Army Alabama Army National Guard.