Immigration & Naturalization Service, Procurement Division, 425 I Street, N.W., Room 2208, Washington, DC 20536

84 -- BADGES-INSIGNIA SOL DDP-7F-25 DUE 013197 POC Jackie Francis, Procurement Technician, (202) 514-2062, Lesa Scott, Contracting Officer. The INS requires the production of law enforcement officer badges, the dies and production tools will be supplied by the government. A sample badge shall be provided to the contractor to assure quality control. All dies, production tools, and samples remain the property of the government and must be returned to the INS. This will be a best value award based on experience, quality, and price, respectively. At least three law enforcement references, preferably government, will be required from qualified offerors. Initial delivery of 400 badges is required by February 14, 1997. The contractor shall provide a sample which is of production quality and indicates the highest quality work the contractor is capable of providing. The base metal of the struck badge shall be 101 gage 425 Olin brass or equal. All pieces struck shall be given two (2) blows with a thousand (1,000) ton press. Those pieces shall then be trimmed, pierced, dapped to a radius of 8 degrees along the vertical axis, and numbered. Each piece of the badge shall be sandblasted, front and back, with 170/100 (grit) service. Stoned epoxy shall be used as a filler for the badges. Edges are to be cut down, all highlights cut down, the badges completely glossed then ultrasonically degreased. All pieces plated will have copper flash, then cold nickel for twenty minutes. After the nickel is applied the pieces shall be gold electroplated with a 22 carat gold color to a minimum of 25 mls thickness. The badge will be hot lacquered for added protection. The completed badge shall have no grinding marks visible on the face or the edges of the finished badge. Lettering and border details shall be of highly polished finish; the back of the badge and front base of the badge shall have a satin finish. The company name, month and year of production shall be engraved or stamped on the rear of the crowning eagle portion of the badges. A serial number of sequential order, shall be stamped in the center of the rear body of the badge. Qualified offerors shall fax requestsfor the RFP to (202) 616-7876 no later than 1/31/97 to Jackie Francis, Attn: DDP-7F-25. See Numbered Note(s): 1. (0017)

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