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

L -- TECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE SERVICES SOL BEP-99-38 DUE 083099 POC Angela Williams, Contract Specialist, Phone (202) 874-2451, Fax (202) 874-2200, Email angela.williams@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=P&;ProjID=BEP-99-38&Loc ID=142. E-MAIL: Angela Williams, angela.williams@bep.treas.gov. The Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) plan to issue a solicitation for the acquisition of assessment services. The prospective contractor will plan and carry out a study of the overt anticounterfeiting features of the 1996 Series Federal Reserve Notes. The contractor shall propose a study plan that includes methodology for feature assessment, requirements from the Government, and a schedule of activities that will lead to the final assessment report. The proposed schedule shall include providing personnel on a schedule not less frequent than once a month to provide progress reports. The contractor shall be able to assess the following features in all of the three denominations produced to date in the 1996 Series: Portrait size and location (relative to 1990 and earlier Series), Microprinting, Fine line patterns (face and back), Color shifting ink color change, Color shifting ink design element, Embedded thread concept, Thread location, Thread graphics, Thread fluorescence, Registered watermark, and Overall integrated design. The contractor shall, during the period of the contract, provide all labor, materials, and equipment (except Sample notes, according to the established BEP procedures for handling U.S. securities access to counterfeit notes, according to United States Secret Service procedures appropriate background information) to evaluate and analyze the effectiveness of the 1996 Series anticounterfeiting features as a means of public authentication. The BEP anticipates issuing the solicitation by August 31, 1999. Interested sources may submit a written request for a copy of the solicitation prior to that date. Telephone requests will not be honored. Firms may fax or e-mail their requests to 202-874-2200 or angela.williams@bep.treas.gov. All responsible sources may submit an offer upon receipt of the solicitation which shall be considered by the Agency. Posted 08/11/99 (D-SN366563). (0223)

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