Department of the Treasury (DY), Bureau of Engraving and Printing Office of Procurement, 14th & C Sts., SW, Room 708-A, Washington, DC 20228

36 -- SPECIAL MACHINERY: SIMULATED CURRENCY PRINTING AND PROCESSING MACHINERY POC Contact Joan C. Waters, Contract Specialist, (202) 874-2183 The Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) is seeking potential sources of new equipment and equipment vendor capabilities to simulate the printing of U.S. currency. Specifically, BEP is conducting market research to ascertain the availability of equipment and accessories that will simulate the three processes to produce currency: (1) initial printing, (2) examination, and (3) overprinting of bank and Federal Reserve seals and numbers. The third process also involves the currency being cut into individual notes and stacked into a pile of 100 notes. The BEP's current product designs, manufacturing configurations or physical restrictions should not limit responses. Responses are encouraged which include a machine that would receive a substrate with printing on only one side with the blank side initially showing. After entering a simulated pritning machine, the substrate would turn over to give the appearance that printing had taken place. This announcement is not a request for proposals, but a request for the submission of technological and corporate information. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of the information submitted, or otherwise pay for the information provided. All interested sources are requested to submit information regarding their current and/or potential product lines, technological and corporate capabilities, and responses to the areas of interest no later than March 18, 1998. All responses may be mailed to the address above or telefaxed to (202) 874-2200. BEP may contact vendors for further information. (0049)

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