REQUEST FOR INFORMATION Type of Notice: Sources Sought Notice Number: BEP-RFI-15-0257 Short description of supply or service: Bands: LEPE Currency Strap and Bundle PCS or FSC Code: 9310 NAICS Code: 322121 Recovery and Reinvestment Act Action No Response Date: February 18, 2015 Primary Point of Contact: Tonya M. Sullivan Title of POC: Contract Specialist Secondary Point of Contact (optional): Kathleen Barton, Contracting Officer Description: Printed paper currency strap bands and unprinted paper currency bundle bands suitable for use on LEPE (Large Examining and Printing Equipment) note processing equipment for wrapping and containing Federal Reserve Notes (FRN) at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing; hereinafter referred to as BEP. This is a Request for Information (RFI) (hereinafter Notice). This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, request for bids or quotations, nor, a promise to issue a solicitation in the future. The purpose of this RFI is to obtain knowledge and information for project planning purposes and for acquisition strategy determination. Requirement detail: The BEP is seeking small business participation and has interest in seeking information regarding the capability of providing performance and acceptance requirements for printed paper currency strap bands and unprinted paper currency bundle bands suitable for use on LEPE (Large Examining and Printing Equipment) note processing equipment for wrapping and containing FRN at the BEP. See attached requirement specifications. Responses to this Notice should include the following: 1. Information regarding pricing, delivery, other market information, or capabilities for planning purposes; to include: a. Pricing: Are there Volume discounts, prompt payment discounts? Is contract financing involved? Payment methodology? b. Delivery: Material Lead Times c. Commercial practices (e.g. warranty, limitation of liability, etc.). d. Respondents' possible solutions and approaches that may currently exist in the marketplace, and information regarding innovative ideas or concepts regarding the product or service in question; e. Commercial practices regarding industry evaluation of or measuring performance; f. Environmental Health & Safety requirements g. Green products or services, bio based product and/or energy efficient requirements; h. Subcontracting possibilities, specifically for small businesses; and i. Place of manufacture; 2. Respondant's DUNS number, organization name, address, point of contact, and size and type of business (e.g., 8(a), HUBZone, etc.) pursuant to the applicable NAICS code; 3. Identification of any GSA schedule numbers and SIN category they may possess; 4. Any other information that may be helpful in developing or finalizing the requirements. 5. Page limit, if any, for the response and whether page limit includes references, if requested; 6. Vendor's technical and administrative points of contact, including names, titles, addresses, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail addresses.] The point of contact for this Notice is: Tonya M. Sullivan, Email:
contact@example.gov Email responses to this Notice shall be sent to the attention of individual listed above. Due date for responses are no later than January 26, 2015. This Notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. All costs associated with responding to this Notice are solely at the responding party's expense. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Further, the Government may contact the vendor for additional information regarding the information submitted as part of this market research effort. Any organization responding to this Notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed. Information provided will be used to assess tradeoffs and alternatives available for the potential requirement and may lead to the development of a solicitation. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract or agreement. The BEP will not be obligated to pursue any particular acquisition alternative as a result of this notice. Responses to the notice will not be returned. Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in any future solicitation, if one is issued. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s). If so, respondents are solely responsible for properly marking and identifying such information within their response. (End of description block) Place of Contract Performance: ECF or WCF address or possibly at contractor's site: ECF address is 14th & C Streets, S.W., Washington, DC 20228; WCF address is: Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Western Currency Facility, 9000 Blue Mound Road Fort Worth, Texas 76131 Set Aside: N/A Archiving Policy: N/A Allow Vendors to Add/Remove from Interested Vendors: Yes Allow Vendors to View Interested Vendors List: Yes [X] Reviewed for Transmission Bernadine Stewart Small Business Specialist [X] Approved for Transmission Kathleen Barton Contracting Officer
