SOLICITATION NOTICE
93 -- Pre-solicitation for Color shifting Ink
- Notice Date
- 8/29/2011
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 325910
— Printing Ink Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Treasury, Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP), Office of Acquisition, 14th & C Streets, S.W., Washington, District of Columbia, 20228
- ZIP Code
- 20228
- Solicitation Number
- BEP-11-0005
- Point of Contact
- Kathleen A. Barton, Phone: (202)874-3139
- E-Mail Address
-
Kathleen.Barton@bep.treas.gov
(Kathleen.Barton@bep.treas.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- I. OVERVIEW: THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE. THIS NOTICE IS FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY AND NO RESPONSE IS NEEDED AT THIS TIME. The Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) is seeking sources to provide Color Shifting, Cylinder-wipe, Non-heatset, Intaglio, Sheet-Fed Currency Ink in accordance with BEP specification I: CSI-1D, dated July 14, 2011. The color shifting ink is used in the manufacture of United States paper currency at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) in the Eastern Currency Facility (ECF) in Washington, DC and the Western Currency Facility (WCF) in Fort Worth, TX. The Government may elect to award a single contract or multiple contracts to one or two offerors respectively offering the greatest value to the Government. The Government anticipates that the resulting contract(s) will be Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract(s) with fixed price line items. The period of performance will be one (1) twelve (12) month base period and four (4) twelve (12) month option periods. The anticipated period of performance is July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2017. The solicitation may provide various award scenarios. The combined facilities estimated quantities for the period of performance (Base and 4 options year) are as follows: Base Period 9,757 lbs Option Period I 9,738 lbs Option Period II 9,738 lbs Option Period III 9,738 lbs Option Period IV 9,738 lbs Material samples will be required with the submission of a proposal. Each offeror will be required to submit an eighteen (18) pound sample (one pail) of the copper to green color shifting ink (BEP stock item no. 1I001276) and an additional four (4) ounce representative sample. The solicitation will contain instructions on the submission of material samples. The specification may include the following stock item number for color shifting ink. Stock Item Number Description 1I001164 Green to Black Ink 1I001276 Copper to Green Ink 1I001279 Green to Violet Ink 1I001379 Gold to Green Ink It is anticipated that the solicitation will be issued on or around September 20, 2011 under unrestricted full and open competition. All responsible sources may submit an offer which will be considered by the Agency. A ninety (90) day solicitation response time is planned. The NAICS code is 325910 with the corresponding small business size standard of 500 employees. Interested offerors are encouraged to register for FedBizOpps electronic notification for issuance of the solicitation, amendments, and/or changes to this notice. Questions regarding this procurement should be addressed to Kathleen Barton via email at kathleen.barton@bep.gov. Telephonic requests will not be honored. NOTHING HEREIN SHOULD BE MISCONSTRUED AS A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS, QUOTES, OR BIDS.
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