Distinctive Currency Paper

The Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) intends to issue a solicitation under full and open competition to procure Distinctive Currency Paper for the printing of U.S. Currency at its Washington, D.C. and Fort Worth, TX facilities. The solicitation will provide for multiple awards. The resulting contract(s) will be Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity multiyear contract with fixed price line items. The anticipated period of performance is January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2014. The solicitation will provide various award secenarios. Material samples will be required with the submission of a proposal.

Perspective offerors are advised that Public Law 100-440, Title VI 617(a) requires that a contract for the manufacture of distinctive currency paper for United States (U.S.) currency may not be awarded to any corporation or entity owned or controlled by persons who are not citizens of the U.S., nor may distincitve paper for U.S. currency be manufactured outsite of the U.S. For purposes of award of a contract, a corporation or other entity is presumed to be owned or controlled by citizens of the U.S. when domestic ownership or control constitutes at least 90%.

It is anticipated that the solicitation will be issued on or before February 1, 2010. A nintey (90) day solicitation response time is planned. 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 Jules Tchoujan telephonically at (202)874-1182 or via email at jules.tchoujan@bep.treas.gov.

The Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) intends to issue a solicitation under full and open competition to procure Distinctive Currency Paper for the printing of U.S. Currency at its Washington, D.C. and Fort Worth, TX facilities. The solicitation will provide for multiple awards. The resulting contract(s) will be Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity multiyear contract with fixed price line items. The anticipated period of performance is January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2014. The solicitation will provide various award secenarios. Material samples will be required with the submission of a proposal.

Perspective offerors are advised that Public Law 100-440, Title VI 617(a) requires that a contract for the manufacture of distinctive currency paper for United States (U.S.) currency may not be awarded to any corporation or entity owned or controlled by persons who are not citizens of the U.S., nor may distincitve paper for U.S. currency be manufactured outsite of the U.S. For purposes of award of a contract, a corporation or other entity is presumed to be owned or controlled by citizens of the U.S. when domestic ownership or control constitutes at least 90%.

It is anticipated that the solicitation will be issued on or before February 1, 2010. A nintey (90) day solicitation response time is planned. 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 at (202)874-3139 or kathleen.barton@bep.treas.gov.