Parker Print Surf (PPS) Roughness Tester
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 2031ZA24Q00355
- Agency
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Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Department of the Treasury
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 334519 Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing
- Place of performance
- Washington, District of Columbia 20228, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP), a bureau within the Department of the Treasury, is procuring a new Parker Print Surf (PPS) Roughness Tester. The PPS Roughness Tester will be used to perform testing on various paper products, including currency, currency paper, and non-distinctive banknote paper. The solicitation has a technical evaluation based on meeting the requirements outlined in the Statement of Work, and the award will be made to the offeror with the lowest evaluated price that meets the acceptability standards. Offers are due by September 2, 2024, and the anticipated contract award timeframe is September 2024.
This procurement is a total small business set-aside with a NAICS code of 334519 (Other Measuring & Controlling Device Manufacturing) and a size standard of 500 employees. The contract will be a firm-fixed-price award with a base year and four option years. The place of performance is the BEP facility located in Washington, DC, and the delivery timeline is 6 weeks after contract award.
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Update #2 · Latest ·
***Amendment 0001***
The purpose of this amendment is to:
1.) Extend the closing date from September 02, 2024 2:30 PM ET to September 06, 2024 2:30 PM ET.
The Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) located in Washington, DC is precuring a new Parker Print Surf (PPS) Roughness Tester. The PPS Roughness Tester Equipment is required to perform PPS Roughness testing for papers that are frequently handled such as currency, currency paper, non-distinctive banknote paper and miscellaneous materials. Additionally, The PPS Roughness tester uses the TAPPI T 555 Parker Print-surf method to measure the roughness of paper and paper board under conditions intended to simulate the nip pressures and backing substrates found in printing processes. The measuring principle determines the resistance to flow or air between the test surface and the metal band in contact with the test surface.
Update #1 ·
The Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) located in Washington, DC is precuring a new Parker Print Surf (PPS) Roughness Tester. The PPS Roughness Tester Equipment is required to perform PPS Roughness testing for papers that are frequently handled such as currency, currency paper, non-distinctive banknote paper and miscellaneous materials. Additionally, The PPS Roughness tester uses the TAPPI T 555 Parker Print-surf method to measure the roughness of paper and paper board under conditions intended to simulate the nip pressures and backing substrates found in printing processes. The measuring principle determines the resistance to flow or air between the test surface and the metal band in contact with the test surface.
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