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A0001 - Thank you to all vendors who have responded to the initial RFI that was posted on March 27, 2026 with response due date of April 14, 2026. The purpose of RFI amendment #0001 is to extend the response due date to April 21, 2026, to give additional time to interested vendors to prepare their response. This notice is issued solely for the purpose of conducting market research in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10 and does not constitute an Invitation for Bids, Request for Proposal, or Request for Quotations. No solicitation is being issued at this time and the Government makes no assertion that a solicitation will be issued. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract, nor do they affect a potential offeror's ability to respond to any future synopsis/solicitation, which may or may not follow or restrict the U.S. Government's eventual acquisition approach. Additionally, the U.S. Government is not obligated to, and will not provide reimbursement for any information that may be submitted in response to this notice. Respondents are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this request for information. Respondents will not be notified of any results derived from a review of the information provided; however, information gathered may be used for future technical and acquisition purposes. Background & Scope: USCIS OIT has a requirement for replacement printers to use under the National Certificate Automation Redesign (NCAR) program for production of Naturalization Certificates. NCAR documents are secure and include a number of physical security attributes. One of those is that all NCAR printers must have identical physical characteristics in terms of the printing method. This printing method and Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) pigmented ink create a forensic document signature that is recorded with the Custom Border Patrol (CBP) Forensic labs. This information is used for validating documents suspected of being fraudulent. It is possible that different printers in the same family will be able to meet this requirement, but it is not possible to use printers from multiple manufacturers or even normally from different printer families from the same manufacturer. The objective of the NCAR Printer Replacement is to provide replacements for all existing NCAR printers and mechanism to provide additional printers as requirements increase. The NCAR printers are replaced every 5 years due to age and increased maintenance issues. This will be the 4th replacement of the NCAR printers. The intent is to create a procurement vehicle that will include a number of options: Base purchase of 5-10 units for use in USCIS labs for integration and testing An initial deployment of 300 printers to 100+ USCIS locations Ongoing purchase options over the next 4 year period of up to 25 additional printers per year Provision…
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