Department of State, Office of Acquisition, P. O. Box 9115, Rosslyn Station, Arlington, VA 22219-0244

99 -- LAMINATE MATERIAL TO PROTECT U.S. PASSPORTS SOL S-OPRAQ-97-R-0010 DUE 053097 POC Tom Blankenship, (703) 875-4684 or Harry E. Lundy, (703) 875-6014 WEB: Laminate Materials, http://cbdnet.gpo.gov. E-MAIL: Laminate Materials, Harry.Lundy@dos.us-state.gov. The passport laminate description in appearing in CBD Issue No. PSA-1822, dated April 11, 1997, is amended to read as follows: The laminate material required by the Department of State will be utilized to protect the bio-data page for U.S. Passports. The laminate material shall afford protection for the bio-data and photograph for the ten year life of the passport. In addition, the material shall be fraud resistant. It shall be bonded to the passport data page using heat actuated adhesive after the data and photograph are positioned on the page. The evaluation of the functional and security aspects of the laminate will be performed by U.S. Government analysts. The contract award will be based on price, evaluation testing of laminate of bidder provided samples and evaluation of bidder provided descriptive literature. This does not alter the fact that the laminate must serve a functional purpose and can not interfere with the machine reading of the optical recognition characters (OCR B) printed passport.The contractor will be required to deliver the laminate in rolls measuring 16 3/16" x 12" OD x 3" ID (+/- 1/4" OD) or 411.16 mm wide x 304.8mm OD x 76.2mm ID (+/- 6.35mm OD). The roll length for all laminate material delivered shall measure 1,000 feet (+/- 50 feet) or 304.8 meters (+/- 15.24 meters). It is anticipated that an indefinite quantity type contract will be awarded. (0111)

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