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This is a request for information ONLY. No solicitation will be issued at this time. Participation in this effort is strictly voluntary with no cost or obligation to be incurred by the U.S. Government.

Army Contracting Command - Rock Island (ACC-RI) is investigating the market capability to provide a Photopolymer Plate Making Machine in accordance with the Purchase Description below.

Responses to this Sources Sought shall be provided as described herein. Interested parties shall submit responses in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, or Adobe Acrobat. Responses shall be limited to 5 pages with Arial font greater than or equal to 12 pt.

PART I: Company Information

1. Organization Name (if organization has experienced name changes, please list previous names used)

2. Address

3. Primary point of contact and phone number

4. Company SAM Unique Identifier and Cage code

5. Business Classification / Socio-Economic Status (e.g., 8(a), women owned, hub-zone, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned) for NAICS Code: 323120

6. Positive assertion indicating registration in the System for Award Management database (https://www.SAM.gov)

7. Brief overview Services provided

8. Relevant experience and any other information you deem relevant to this notice.

All submissions, written comments, or questions shall be submitted to Ashley Kulla, Ashley.e.kulla.civ@army.mil, and John Fotos, john.g.fotos.civ@army.mil no later than 1300 Central Standard Time, on 21 February 2024. Please ensure the Subject Line Contains the following: Sources Sought PBA Photopolymer Plate Making Machine.

This is a request for information ONLY. No solicitation will be issued at this time. Participation in this effort is strictly voluntary with no cost or obligation to be incurred by the U.S. Government.

Purchase Description

Plate Maker Machine

1. Equipment Description:

This Photopolymer Plate Making Machine will be used to make photopolymer plates to mark items. The machine will need to be able to make plates from 9” by 12” unexposed photopolymer sheets. This machine will use UV light to expose the photopolymer sheets through a negative with a plastic film covered vacuum table to hold materials stationary. The UV light will pass through the clear sections of the negative and harden the exposed portions of the photopolymer sheet. The exposed sheet is attached to the sticky plate above the wash out station. Oscillating brushes in water will remove the soft areas of the photopolymer sheet, leaving only exposed areas. A drying drawer is used to dry each plate before a final curing stage under the UV light to complete the process.

Photopolymer Plate Making Machine:

Model: T-12 CE

Plate: 11-3/4” X 16-1/2”

Volt: 230

Amp: 15

kW: 3.5

Hz: 60

Machine consists of the following:

Heated water-based washout unit with brushes and a plate: 11-3/4” X 16-1/2”

UV drawer with vacuum and plastic sheet.

Drying drawer

Electronic time settings in seconds for each phase of the process that can be manually changed once set.

2. Applicable Drawings (Electronic File Names):

No drawings.

Amendment 001

The purpose of Amendment 01 to RFI W519TC-24-S-7478 is to extend the closing date.

1. The closing date for this RFI is hereby extended to Wednesday, February 28, 2024. Responses shall be received no later than 1:00 p.m. CT.

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