Research and Development Sources Sought for Overt Security Features Tender, USA - 77930581

Procurement Summary

Country : USA

Summary : Research and Development Sources Sought for Overt Security Features

Deadline : 13 Mar 2023

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Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 77930581

Document Ref. No. : 2031ZA23N00004

Competition : ICB

Financier : Self Financed

Purchaser Ownership : Public

Tender Value : Refer Document

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Description

This is a Request for Information (RFI) only. This RFI is for informational planning purposes only and it should not be construed as a commitment by the Government for any actual procurement of materials, machinery, or services. This notice does not constitute a solicitation or a promise of a solicitation in the future. This RFI does not commit the Government to a contract for any supply or service. Respondents are advised that the Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this RFI. All costs associated with responding to this RFI are solely at the responding parties` expense. 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 responses (hereinafter Notice).



The U. S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP), is interested in obtaining, testing, and evaluating technologies and/or materials with potential application as overt, visual authentication features for public usage on future generations of U. S. currency. Technologies offered should provide effective counterfeit deterrence against all types of threats including traditional printing, digital reproduction, as well as resisting simulation by commercially available materials.



Proposed counterfeit deterrent features should be novel and that are not otherwise in commercial use or the public domain. Therefore, the features may be eligible to become distinctive counterfeit deterrents incorporated into the banknote (inks, substrate) or applied to the note, and should not require the use of any external device for verification. An effective overt feature should be extremely difficult to simulate or duplicate, but should be easy to authe...
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Notice ID : 2031ZA23N00004
Related Notice
Department/Ind. Agency : TREASURY, DEPARTMENT OF THE
Sub-tier : BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING
Office : BEP OFFICE OF ACQUISITION
General Information
Contract Opportunity Type: Sources Sought (Original)
All Dates/Times are: (UTC-05:00) EASTERN STANDARD TIME, NEW YORK, USA
Original Published Date: Jan 27, 2023 08:22 am EST
Original Response Date: Mar 13, 2023 02:00 pm EDT
Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date
Original Inactive Date:
Initiative: None

Classification
Original Set Aside:
Product Service Code: AJ13 - GENERAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY R&D SVCS; GENERAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY; ExPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENT
NAICS Code: 541715 - Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)

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