SPECIAL NOTICE
99 -- RFI Deblockers
- Notice Date
- 8/3/2023 1:02:12 PM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- Contracting Office
- OFFICE OF THE CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICER WASHINGTON DC 20228 USA
- ZIP Code
- 20228
- Solicitation Number
- 2031ZA23N00030
- Response Due
- 9/5/2023 11:00:00 AM
- Archive Date
- 09/20/2023
- Point of Contact
- Bianca Johnson, Falcon Albino
- E-Mail Address
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bianca.johnson@bep.gov, falcon.albino@bep.gov
(bianca.johnson@bep.gov, falcon.albino@bep.gov)
- Description
- This RFI is for informational planning purposes only and it should not be construed as a commitment by the Government for any actual procurement of materials, machinery, or services. This notice does not constitute a solicitation or a promise of a solicitation in the future. This RFI does not commit the Government to a contract for any supply or service. Respondents are advised that the Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this RFI. All costs associated with responding to this RFI 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 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 RFI will be safeguarded and handled in accordance with applicable Government regulations. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract or agreement. The BEP will not be obligated to pursue any acquisition alternative as a result of this RFI. Responses to the RFI will not be returned. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future solicitation if one is issued. To reiterate, this is a Request for Information (RFI) (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 RFI is to obtain knowledge and information for project planning purposes only. PURPOSE: The U. S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP), is seeking sources capable of providing Deblocker systems. Contractor will perform the fabrication, assembly, integration, delivery, installation, set-up, testing, commissioning, and training on the Deblocker systems. REQUIREMENTS: It is desired that the deblocking system uses the BEP�s Sheets of Paper Specification for preparing sheets of intaglio printed currency for subsequent printing operations of the notes. The equipment desired shall be able to separate stacks of intaglio printed sheets that are stuck together. The equipment shall also be capable of jogging/aligning the sheets edges on two sides to make a straight stack and stacking sheets on skid for transporting to subsequent operations of notes. Sheet stacks sizes range from 1000-8000 sheets. The Deblocker sheet size needs to be nominally 700mm x 818mm. The equipment shall not require manual lifting of printed sheets. The desired throughput minimum is 10,000 sheets/hour or greater. Initial testing using BEP intaglio printed sheets on vendors equipment or prototype showing the capabilities of the deblocking system may be required as a part of the contract awarding process. All parties interested in this notice shall respond with information describing their interest, provide their capability statements and identify their business size standard and any category for which they qualify. Responses to this RFI shall be emailed to the Contract Specialist, Bianca.Johnson@bep.gov; Contracting Officer, Falcon.Albino@BEP.Gov; Technical POC�s kevin.li@bep.gov and dorian.waitz@bep.gov via email no later than 2:00PM EST on September 5, 2023. This Notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. All costs associated with responding to this Notice are solely at the responding party's expense. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Further, the Government may contact the vendor for additional information regarding the information submitted as part of this market research effort. Any organization responding to this Notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed. Information provided will be used to assess tradeoffs and alternatives available for the potential requirement and may lead to the development of a solicitation. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract or agreement. The BEP will not be obligated to pursue any acquisition alternative as a result of this notice. Responses to the notice will not be returned. Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in any future solicitation if one is issued. 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(s). If so, respondents are solely responsible for properly marking and identifying such information within their response.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: USA
- Country: USA
- Country: USA
- Record
- SN06775027-F 20230805/230803230048 (samdaily.us)
- Source
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