Ink Tackmeter
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 2031ZA21Q00224
- Agency
- Bureau of Engraving and Printing Department of the Treasury
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 334513 Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables
- Place of performance
- Washington, District of Columbia 20228, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Bureau of Engraving and Printing published a Special Notice seeking three-roller rotary tackmeters to measure physical and rheological properties of inks used in banknote currency manufacturing. The BEP designs, engraves, and prints U.S. banknotes and other security products at facilities in Washington, D.C. and Fort Worth, Texas.
The Special Notice objectives are to procure new tackmeters that can test both non-ultraviolet and ultraviolet inks to support quality assurance of BEP manufactured and vendor supplied inks. Responses are set aside for small businesses and due by July 30, 2021. Offerors must provide tackmeters, installation, training, maintenance, calibration, and travel costs over a potential five-year ordering period to equip the BEP's Ink Lab and Ink Mill facilities. Eligible contractors will have through July 30th to submit responses for consideration under this combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items.
Notice text
The Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) is a component of the Department of the Treasury that designs, engraves, and prints U.S. banknote currency and other U.S. security products. Banknote currency manufacturing occurs at the Washington, D.C. facility (DCF) and at the Fort Worth, Texas facility (WCF). BEP’s primary customer is the Federal Reserve Board (FRB).
The BEP has a requirement for, new, three-roller, rotary Tackmeters to support quality assurance testing of BEP manufactured and vendor supplied inks/materials. The Tackmeters will be used to measure the physical, rheological, tack properties (i.e. Initial and Maximum Tack in Tack Units (TU) and set time, seconds) of intaglio inks, offset inks, letterpress inks, varnishes, and other inks or materials that are used to manufacture currency and other security products at the BEP. Tackmeters shall have roller components capable of testing non-ultraviolet inks/materials and shall have roller components capable of testing ultraviolet inks/materials.
The Tackmeters will be installed and used in the Ink Lab (DCF) and the Ink Mill (WCF).
Attachments
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Alternate Combined Synopsis for Ink Tackmeter new close date July 30th.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Ink Tackmeter | Special Notice | |
| Ink Tackmeter | Solicitation |
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