Dichroic Materials (Pre-solicitation)
Award Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- BEP-RFP-16-0462
- Agency
-
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Department of the Treasury
- Awarded
- to Sicpa Securink Corp
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- Contract number
- TEPS1634765 Federal contract award
- NAICS code
- 541712 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- PSC
- Not on record
- Place of performance
- 14th & C Streets, S.W. Washington, District of Columbia 20228, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
Notice text
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Update #2 · Latest ·
The Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) is issuing a solicitation for research and development services to identify and develop pigments, inks, or materials with dichroic properties in reflected and transmitted light for a contractor to furnish all facilities, labor, and materials of for potential use in an overt security feature on future generations of U.S. currency that meets general USCP requirements.
It is anticipated that BEP may elect to award single or multiple contracts to several Offerors offering the greatest value to the Government. Interested Offerors are encouraged to register in FedBizOpps for electronic notification of the solicitation,amendments, and/or changes to this notice.
Please see the attached solicitation for more details. Written inquiries are to be addressed to Ines Lopez via email at Ines.Lopez@bep.gov and Kathleen Barton via email at Kathleen.Barton@bep.gov.
Update #1 ·
THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAR 5.203. THIS NOTICE IS FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY AND NO RESPONSE IS REQUIRED AT THIS TIME.
The Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) intends to issue a solicitation for the research and development services to identify and develop pigments, inks, or materials with dichroic properties in reflected and transmitted light for potential use in overt, visual authentication features on future generations of U.S. currency. For this requirement, dichroic materials are defined as those that exhibit a specific color, appearance, or visual effect when viewed under reflected light and a distinctly different color, appearance, or visual effect when viewed under transmitted light. Pigments, inks, and materials are required to maintain their dichroic characteristics when applied to currency, as well as meet Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) durability and Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) requirements. The Government may elect to award a single contract or multiple contracts. The Government anticipates that the resulting contract(s) will be firm fixed price with a base year and two option years.
Please see the attached draft Statement of Objectives (SOO) for details.
We anticipate issuing a solicitation on or about July 29, 2016. An unrestricted full and open competitive solicitation is planned for this requirement. The applicable NAICS code is 541712, Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology), with a small business size standard of 1,000 Employees.
Interested offerors are encouraged to register in FedBizOpps for electronic notification of the solicitation, amendments, and/or changes to this notice.
Inquiries are to be addressed to Ines Lopez via email at Ines.Lopez@bep.gov and Kathleen Barton via email at Kathleen.barton@bep.gov. NO PHONE CALLS, FACSIMILES, OR OTHER TYPES OF COMMUNICATIONS ARE AUTHORIZED FOR RECEIPT OF COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS IN RESPONSE TO THIS PRE-SOLICITATION.
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