Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

***Amendment 0001: The purpose of this amendment is to: 1.) Provide responses to vendors questions. Please refer to attachment titled, “Questions from Vendors_RFQ 2031ZA23Q00356. 2.) Extend the closin... ***Amendment 0001: The purpose of this amendment is to: 1.) Provide responses to vendors questions. Please refer to attachment titled, “Questions from Vendors_RFQ 2031ZA23Q00356. 2.) Extend the closing date to Monday, 18 September 2023 12:00 PM ET. The Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) is a component of the Department of the Treasury that designs, engraves, and prints U.S. banknote currency and other U.S. security products. In support of these operations at BEP’s Eastern Currency Facility (ECF) located in Washington, DC, the BEP has a need for a new Tribology Tester integrated with a 3D Optical Profilometer. The BEP Office of Quality Operations (OQO) seeks to provide the ability test and characterize ink abrasion and plate wear properties by friction through measurement of coefficient of friction (COF), wear in-depth/wear rate/wear volume, and high-resolution 3D images of worn surface. This is to support plate failure analysis during plate printing as well as production process improvement. **DISCLAIMER** Amendments, if/when issued will be posted on SAM.Gov. This will be the only method of distributing amendments prior to closing; therefore, it is the Offerors’ responsibility to check the website periodically for any amendments to the solicitation. Websites are occasionally inaccessible due to various reasons. The Government is not responsible for any loss of Internet connectivity or for an Offerors inability to access the documents posted on the reference web pages.