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This is a product photograph file related to a solicitation by the State of Maine for dog tag manufacturing and delivery services. The image shows a hook, which appears to be a reference component for the S hooks specified in the contract requirements—50 S hooks are to be included per sealed transparent bag containing 50 dog tags strung on pliable wire.

The State of Maine solicited bids for the manufacture and delivery of 207,500 circular dog tags for the 2013 licensing year, with bids due July 6, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. local time and delivery required by September 15, 2012 to the third floor of the Deering Building in Augusta, Maine. Tags were to be manufactured from 0.050-inch blue aluminum, approximately 1 inch in diameter, with sequential numbering from 000001 to 207,500 etched inside a state-shape outline along with the year "2013" and the word "MAINE," with all edges filed, tumbled, or sanded to remove sharp edges. Award was to be made to the lowest responsible bidder based on commodity quality, specification conformity, delivery dates, and overall state interests, with consideration given to cash discounts of 20 days or more. All transportation charges were to be prepaid by the contractor, and the state was exempt from federal and state sales and use taxes; vendor inquiries regarding specifications were to be submitted through the official Question and Answer platform on the Solicitation Details View page.