THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. This request is for planning purposes only, and does not constitute an Invitation for Bids, a Request for Proposals, a Solicitation, and a Request for Quotes, or an indication the Government will contract for the items contained in the RFI. The Government does not reimburse respondents for any cost associated with submission of the information being requested or reimburse expenses incurred to interested parties for responses to this RFI. The purpose of this RFI is to receive feedback from industry in regard to the following and is in support of market research. Information is being gathered to determine if more than one supplier has the capability to fully meet the Government's stated requirements. The Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) is seeking interested sources capable of providing these parts to support its mission. The mission of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) is to design and manufacture high quality security documents that deter counterfeiting and meet customer requirements for quality, quantity and performance. As its primary function, the BEP prints billions of dollars - referred to as Federal Reserve Notes - each year for delivery to the Federal Reserve System. The Federal Reserve operates as the nation's central bank and serves to ensure that adequate amounts of currency are in circulation. The purpose of this sources sought notice is to gain knowledge of the interest, capabilities, and qualifications of prospective suppliers in support of the production of currency described above. BEP is particularly interested in understanding the capabilities and qualifications of interested small business concerns, including woman and minority owned small businesses, veterans owned small business (VOSB), and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSB). BEP's choice of solicitation vehicle and acquisition strategy will depend in part upon the responses to this notice of all firms, including small businesses. Interested vendors are requested to provide a response containing: 1) The vendor's name, address, point of contact, phone number, and e-mail address; 2) The vendor's small business size status, including whether the vendor is a woman owned, minority owned, VOSB or SDVOSB firm; 3) A statement indicating if vendor is currently a GSA Schedule holder, and, if so, identification of GSA contract number and corresponding schedule identification number. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 424110. The small business size standard in number of employees, based upon the NAICS codes, is 100. Interested prospective offerors must respond to this sources sought notice no later than 3:00 P.M. ET on January 6, 2010. Responses and information in response to this notice must be sent via e-mail to
[email protected]. Telephone inquiries shall be considered non-responsive. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. This is a sources sought notice. This announcement is for market research and preliminary planning purposes. No proposals are being requested or accepted in response to this notice. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED AS A RESULT OF THIS NOTICE. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this notice or any follow up information requests.