Department of Treasury (DY), Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Office of Procurement, 14th & C Sts., S. W., 708-A, Washington, D. C. 20228

93 -- NONMETALLIC FABRICATED MATERIALS POC Contact Ronnetta Fuller, Procurement Technician, 202/874-2127. The Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) maintains interest in testing counterfeit deterrent features for potential future use in U. S. Currency. The BEP will evaluate selected features for effectiveness, durability, compatability with prospective designs and compatibility with present currency production and processing. The BEP's interest is in all types of products including visible and machine-detectable features, as well as features to facilitate currency use by those with low vision or blindness. Features may include, but are not limited to, inks, paper additives, design elements and laminated features. Offerors seeking specifications may request the following: BEP Specification I:TCGB-1a Inks: Typographic, COPE Green and Black; I:ICWC-1a Ink: Intaglio, Cylinder Wipe Currency; P:D-1K Paper: Distinctive; P:DST-2d Paper: Distinctive with Security Threads. For initial purposes, interested vendors are requested to submit preliminary samples and/or brief technical description (1-2 paragraphs), plus cost information for the purpose of larger test quantities to the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Attn: Ronnetta Fuller. Larger quantities of samples that are of interest to the BEP may be procured as small purchases for further evaluation. Vendors are requested not to resubmit samples offered earlier for solicitation or previous testing of counterfeit deterrent features. (0262)

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