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SAMDAILY.US - ISSUE OF JANUARY 30, 2020 SAM #6636
SOURCES SOUGHT

35 -- 3-Roll Plate Benders for Bending Currency Plates

Notice Date

1/28/2020 4:27:36 AM
 

Notice Type

Sources Sought
 

NAICS

333517 — Machine Tool Manufacturing
 

Contracting Office

BEP OFFICE OF ACQUISITION WASHINGTON DC 20228 USA
 

ZIP Code

20228
 

Solicitation Number

2031ZA20N00011
 

Response Due

2/6/2020 5:00:00 AM
 

Archive Date

02/15/2020
 

Point of Contact

Gladys Wilks, Michael Johnson
 

E-Mail Address

gladys.wilks@bep.gov, Michael.johnson@bep.gov
(gladys.wilks@bep.gov, Michael.johnson@bep.gov)
 

Description

This IS NOT a request for bids, quotes, or proposal. �This is a sources sought announcement only. �The purpose of this notice is to conduct market research and obtain information from qualified sources. No award may be issued from this Request for Information Notice. Interested parties of any size may submit a response to this notice. Description: The Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) �is seeking sources that can provide 3-roll plate benders for bending currency.� Plate makers bend the plates in a form to fit on the cylindrical grinders in order to grind the plates to the desired thickness.� Then, the plates are reinserted to the 3-roll bender to flatten the plate back out. Lastly, the plates are bent a final time to match the curvature of the plate cylinder on presses to aid in installation. The current 3-roll benders have hardened steel rolls that require the plate makers to use a protective sleeves (chip board) to protect the plates from damage during the bending operations.� This is not desirable due to the fact that new sleeves can develop a crease while running through the bender which will then create a crease in the nickel plate.� New sleeves have to be made frequently due to likelihood that a crease will occur after seven or eight times. The BEP seeks 3-roll benders with protective coating on the surface of the rollers to alleviate the need for these protective sleeves, improving product quality and reducing down time due to time consumed making new sleeves.��See attached draft statement of need for more details. Vendors are requested to provide brochures, literature and/or information on their equipment that may meet the BEP�s need.� Vendors are further requested to provide the following information: Technical capabilities Typical delivery time frame Rough-Order-Magnitude (ROM) Cost estimate (for budgetary purposes only) Equipment origin or place of manufacture Company name, address, phone number, primary contact(s), email address, all applicable NAICS code(s), business size (i.e., small/large), company's socioeconomics (i.e., woman-owned, Service Disabled Veteran Owned, HUBZone, 8(a), etc.) and DUNS Number. Responses shall be emailed to michael.johnson@bep.gov �and gladys.wilks@bep.gov . Telephone responses will NOT be accepted. Responses must be received no later than 6 February 2020, 8:00 a.m. (EASTERN). AT THIS TIME NO SOLICITATION EXISTS. (DO NOT REQUEST A COPY OF A SOLICITATION). A FUTURE NOTICE MAY BE POSTED IF A SOLICITATION IS RELEASED. Disclaimer and Important Notes: This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. �The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any interested party responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed. Interested parties are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback with respect to any information submitted.� No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation.
 

Web Link

SAM.gov Permalink
(https://beta.sam.gov/opp/d3a4028140224ba7b2e76ec23a95e320/view)
 

Place of Performance

Address: Washington, DC 20228, USA

Zip Code: 20228

Country: USA
 

Record

SN05545805-F 20200130/200128230151 (samdaily.us)
 

Source

SAM.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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