# Preventative Maintenance and Calibration Service for Horizontal Tensile Tester

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- Solicitation number: 2031ZA24Q00227
- Notice type: Combined synopsis and solicitation
- Status: Closed. Deadline was August 23, 2024 at 3:00 PM EDT
- Department: Department of the Treasury
- Agency: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
- Contracting office: Office of the Chief Procurement Officer (2031ZA)
- NAICS: 811210 Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- Product or service code: J066 Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment: Instruments and Laboratory Equipment
- Set-aside: Total small business set-aside
- Place of performance: District of Columbia
- First posted: June 5, 2024
- Last posted: August 14, 2024
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/ef853cbf6a454e8186cd8189c0105890/view

## Description

The Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) located in Washington, DC has Preventative Maintenance and Calibration Service requirement for the Horizontal Tensile Tester. The Horizontal Tensile Tester is required to perform the tensile test suitable for testing tensile strength of film, sheet, paper, paperboard, etc. The BEP requires the equipment to perform tensile strength testing for papers that are frequently handled such as currency (bank note) paper, non-distinctive banknote paper and miscellaneous materials.

The Tensile Strength Test is performed according to TAPPI method T 494. Tensile Strength is the maximum load that a material can support without fracture when being stretched, divided by the original cross-sectional area of the material.

The equipment will be used to test the paper under certain conditions and/or to test the physical properties of Distinctive Currency Paper, non-distinctive paper, and various other materials to determine if they meet specification requirements necessary to perform successfully on printing presses, to manufacturer currency notes acceptable to our customers, and for various other uses in the daily operation of manufacturing the currency notes and other products.

This is being done to manufacturer products that are acceptable to our customers. The test equipment is used at the Bureau of Engraving DCF Facility in Washington DC. The new equipment and the Preventative Maintenance and Calibration Services will ensure that the equipment can be operated in optimum condition on any business day to deliver a product or analysis data supporting multiple projects.

The Preventative Maintenance and Calibration Service is to be conducted annually to ensure the reliability and reproducibility of results when performing the Horizontal Tensile Test. See Attachment A – Performance Work Statement (PWS).

## Publications

- June 5, 2024: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due June 28, 2024 at 3:00 PM EDT. Notice 43e226ce35ca4754a91cecca8b5ae204. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/43e226ce35ca4754a91cecca8b5ae204/view
- June 18, 2024: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due June 28, 2024 at 3:00 PM EDT. Notice dee6a3be109c42ce815c4e2797b56eec. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/dee6a3be109c42ce815c4e2797b56eec/view
- June 30, 2024: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due July 5, 2024 at 3:00 PM EDT. Notice 35ce5301c6fe4853b52d8134103a4560. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/35ce5301c6fe4853b52d8134103a4560/view
- August 14, 2024: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due August 23, 2024 at 3:00 PM EDT. Notice ef853cbf6a454e8186cd8189c0105890. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/ef853cbf6a454e8186cd8189c0105890/view

## Points of contact

- Genevieve Colvin, Genevieve.Colvin@bep.gov
- Sonia Barnhill, Sonia.Barnhill@bep.gov

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