Department of the Treasury, Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Office of Procurement, 14th & C. Streets, S.W., Washington, DC, 20228

R -- R425-ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL SERVICES SOL BEP-99-30 DUE 052899 POC Joan Smoot, Contract Specialist, Phone (202) 874-2183, Fax (202) 874-2200, Email joan.smoot@bep.treas.gov -- Sharon Phillips, Supervisor, Equipment and Services Contracts Division, Phone (202) 874-3255, Fax (202) 874-2200, Email sharon.phillips@bep.treas.gov WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=R&;ProjID=BEP-99-30&Loc ID=142. E-MAIL: Joan Smoot, joan.smoot@bep.treas.gov. The Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) anticipates awarding a sole source contract to Avery Dennison for providing all services and materials to convert Bureau provided rolls of preprinted postage stamp paper into linerless pressure-sensitive adhesive postage stamp stock. The SIC code for this procurement will be 8999. The conversion shall include the application of a release coating on the face side, application of an adhesive on the back side, rewinding, and packaging of finished rolls for shipment back to the BEP. The Contractor shall also provide test and inspection data as required to maintain adequate quality assurance over the entire conversion process. The Bureau will provide rolls of preprinted stamp paper with the following characteristics: 17 inches wide, 39 inches diameter, on 3 inch inside diameter cores; paper in accordance with USPS-S-1282B; printed in a multicolor gravure format, image area not to exceed 14.374 inches; rolls accompanied by inspection data and splice locations tagged; rolls individually enclosed in plastic film and sealed two rolls per plywood box. The material, by virtue of the printed image, is considered to be a security item during all phases of processing. Strict control and accountability shall be maintained from the time the material is received by the Contractor, to the time at which the designated carrier accepts the material for return to the Bureau. Interested parties shall respond on or before May 28, 1999 to Joan C. Smoot at the above address. Faxed requests may be sent to (202) 874-2200 or email requests to joan.smoot@bep.treas.gov. Telephone requests will not be honored. Posted 05/20/99 (D-SN333692). (0140)

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