Department of the Treasury, U. S. Secret Service, Procurement Division, 1310 L Street, N. W., Suite 730, Washington, DC 20223

T -- PHOTOGRAPHIC, MAPPING, PRINTING, & PUBLICATION SERVICES SOL 98-Q-86 DUE 091898 POC Contracting Officer, Patricia A. Kiely or Stephanie Gales 202-435-6940 This is a combination synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. The following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clause are applicable unless otherwise noted. FAR Part 52.212-1, 52.212-4, FAR 52.212-1(b) is deleted. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Order will be FOB Destination. The U.S. Secret Service has a requirement for the following: A. Printing Process Reference Collection with the following requirements (Task 1) Create a 8.5 x 11 monochromatic (black) test form hard copy and softcopy (digital) and create a 8.5 x 11 full color test form hard copy and softcopy (digital)-(pictures to be provided by USSS and test form design approval required before use); (Task 2), The reference collection shall include the following processes: Offset Lithography( monochromatic and process colors), Thermography (monochromatic only), Fexography (monochromatic and process colors), Intaglio (monochromatic only), Gravure (monochromatic only), letter press (monochromatic only), Screen (monochromatic and process colors), Collotype-continous tone (monmochromatic and process colors), DI-Press non-impact (monochromatic and process colors), Digital Stencil Duplicator (monochromatic only), Dye Sublimation (process colors), Thermal transfer (monochromatic and process colors), Ink Jet(monochromatic and process colors), Microencapsulated(monochromtic and process colors), Chromapress (monochromatic and process colors), Electrostatic(monochromatic and process colors): Each of the processes will be printed on the following substrates: 100% rag bond paper, 25% rag bond paper, 100% wood paper, bleached kraft, calendered, super-calendered, coated papers, non-porous substrates: In order to fully submit proposals for this action additional information is required please contact the named point of contract below to obtain additional information: Mail Quotes to: Stephanie Gales, Contract Specialist, U.S. Secret Service, Procurement Division, 730, Washington, DC 20223, (202-435-6940) by 3:00 pm, September 18, 1998. NO FAXES. ALL OFFERS MUST REFERENCE RFQ NUMBER 98-Q-86 ON THEIR OFFERS. THIS IS THE ONLY SOLICITATION/QUOTE DOCUMENT. ALL REQUEST FOR A SOLICITATION PACKAGE WILL BE CONSIDERED NONRESPONSIVE SEE NUMBERED Note 1 and 26, 10 days in lieu of 15. Posted 09/04/98 (W-SN246261). (0247)

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