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

68 -- OFFSET INKS SOL Reference-Number-00-07-01 DUE 091000 POC Daniel Walker, Contract Specialist, Phone (202)874-2203, Fax (202)874-3135, Email dan.walker@bep.treas.gov -- Cynthia Duncan, Supervisory Contract Specialist, Phone (202) 874-2539, Fax (202) 874-3135, Email WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=R&ProjID=Reference-Num ber-00-07-01&LocID=142. E-MAIL: Daniel Walker, dan.walker@bep.treas.gov. The Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) is seeking prospective offerors who are capable of supplying infrared transparent as well as opaque wet and dry offset inks which can be used for printing currency on high volume offset presses. The requirements are still under development, but at this time ink suppliers should target the following: inks must perform on the Simultan press, meet Pantone Matching System colors to be specified, and meet specification requirements 3.2, 3.3.1-3.3.8, 3.4.2, 3.4.5, 3.4.8, 3.4.9, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 4.2, 4.3.1, through 4.3.5, 4.3.8-4.3.16, 4.4, 5.1, 5.1.5 and 7.0 of BEP specification I:ICWIR-1A, February 28, 2000. A copy of I:ICWIR-IA is posted on EPS and can be found at www.eps.gov under Treasury, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and posted date July 6, 2000. The BEP is requesting prospective offerors to contact Dan Walker, 202-874-2203, or email at dan.walker@bep.treas.gov . Posted 07/06/00 (D-SN471940). (0188)

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