SOURCES SOUGHT
93 -- Overt Security Features - NDA
- Notice Date
- 2/10/2016
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 339999
— All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Treasury, Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP), Office of Acquisition, 14th & C Streets, S.W., Washington, District of Columbia, 20228
- ZIP Code
- 20228
- Solicitation Number
- BEP-RFI-16-0300
- Archive Date
- 5/15/2016
- Point of Contact
- Fredrick Watson, Phone: (202)874-0709, Larry W. McCain, Phone: (202) 874-0133
- E-Mail Address
-
fredrick.watson@bep.gov, larry.mccain@bep.gov
(fredrick.watson@bep.gov, larry.mccain@bep.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Security Feature NDA This is a Request for Information (hereinafter Notice). This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, request for bids or quotations, nor, a promise to issue a solicitation in the future. The purpose of this Notice is to obtain knowledge and information for project planning purposes only. Respondents are advised that the U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this Notice. All costs associated with responding to this Notice are solely at the responding parties' expense. Respondents are solely responsible for properly marking and clearly identifying any proprietary information or trade secrets contained within their response. The U.S. Government will not be liable for nor suffer any consequential damages resulting from any proprietary information not properly marked and clearly identified. Proprietary information received in response to this Notice will be safeguarded and handled in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act and FAR policy. Respondents may execute a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) with the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of Engraving & Printing (BEP) (see attached). The BEP, is interested in obtaining, testing, and evaluating a near-market technology and/or material with potential application in overt, visual authentication features on future generations or U.S. Federal Reserve notes. A technology is considered near-market if it has matured and requires no Government funded Research & Development (R&D). Technologies offered should provide effective counterfeit deterrence against all types of threats including traditional printing as well as digital reproduction. Proposed counterfeit deterrent features may be incorporated into the banknote (inks, substrate) or applied to the note, and should not require the use of any external device for verification. An effective overt feature should be extremely difficult to simulate or duplicate, but should be easy to authenticate by the public under most lighting conditions. The U.S. Code requires the use of distinctive materials on Federal Reserve notes, including distinctive paper and distinctive counterfeit deterrent technologies. The desired overt security feature shall be clearly distinguishable from any technology available in the global market and conform to the requirement provided in 31 C.F.R. Part 601. For reference only, the Special Contract Requirement governing EXCLUSIVITY OF USE is produced below. This requirement or one that is substantially similar, providing for exclusivity of use by the U.S. Government, will appear in any resulting contract and/or agreement for an overt security feature. (b) Exclusivity of Use For the U.S. Government to consider a security feature and/or "subject invention", the Contractor must adhere to this exclusivity clause for the duration of any contract and/or agreement between the BEP and the Contractor covering the security feature and/or "subject invention" (the "Exclusivity Period"). The Contractor gives the U.S. Government exclusive authorization and consent (without prejudice to any rights of indemnification) for all use and manufacture of the security feature and/or "subject invention" covered by any intellectual property made under this contract. The Contractor may not enter into contracts and/or agreements regarding a security feature and/or "subject invention" with third parties during the Exclusivity Period. If the Contractor fails to adhere to this exclusivity prerequisite, the U.S. Government may decide to cease all work with the Contractor and not use the security feature and/or "subject invention" being developed herein in FRNs. In addition, the U.S. Government expects the Contractor to adhere to the exclusivity requirement regarding the security feature(s) and/or "subject invention(s)" incorporated in FRNs in perpetuity, in accordance with 18 U.S.C. § 474A. If the Contractor seeks to disclose or use a security feature and/or "subject invention" or any intellectual property related thereto developed under this contract in any other business opportunity, the Contractor shall submit, in writing, a letter notifying the CO and COR, as soon as reasonably possible, of its plan for use of the security feature and/or "subject invention" and/or any intellectual property developed by the Contractor under this contract. SUBMISSIONS: Technologies and/or materials submitted for consideration will be reviewed for inherent and relative effectiveness as a security feature, and may be further assessed for compatibility with design and production factors, durability, environmental acceptability, and other processing requirements. For initial screening purposes, interested parties are requested to submit a brief response (5 pages or less) providing: • A brief technical description of the security feature, to include an assessment of its Technology Readiness Level, • An assessment of the security feature's uniqueness, • Confirmation of willingness to exclusively provide the security feature to the BEP, and • Description of relevant technology marketing activities. The BEP reserves the right to contact Respondents regarding their technology for additional information regarding the information submitted as part of this market research effort and to request an exemplar for further assessment. Bureau of Engraving & Printing Office of Acquisition Attn: Fredrick Watson 14th and C Streets, SW Washington, D.C. 20228-0001 The BEP may submit responding technologies to outside technical experts (e.g. National Labs) under Government contracts for further evaluation submit to the approval of the submitting party. Previously submitted materials or technologies need not be resubmitted. If you have any questions please contact Fredrick Watson via email at Fredrick.Watson@bep.gov. Contracting Office Address: 14th and C Streets, SW Washington, D.C. 20228 The point of contact for this Notice is: Fredrick Watson Contract Specialist Fredrick.Watson@bep.gov Phone: 202-874-0709 Secondary Point of Contact: Larry McCain Contract Specialist Larry.McCain@bep.gov Phone: 202-874-0133 Email responses to this Notice shall be sent to the attention of individuals listed above. Respondents/Companies are requested to submit the aforementioned Capability Statement to the point of contact identified below by no later than 2:00 PM Eastern Standard time, April 30, 2016.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Bureau of Engraving and Printing, 14th & C Streets, SW, Washington, D.C. 20228, Washington, District of Columbia, 20228, United States
- Zip Code: 20228
- Zip Code: 20228
- Record
- SN04016378-W 20160212/160210234537-94aca23c0fbb0492925b5f5021fd5e8f (fbodaily.com)
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