SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE-Digital flatbed cutter, with tangential creasing for the USDA, ARS, NADC-Visual Services in Ames, IA

The USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is seeking information from qualified and experienced contractors capable of providing a domestically sourced automatic tangential creasing digital flatbed cutter. The equipment must meet or exceed certain requirements, including a flatbed capable of simultaneously creasing and cutting, 2.5 kg of creasing force, high-capacity auto feeder, and Adobe Illustrator plugins. The contractor should also provide a one-year warranty coverage for parts and labor, as well as one-year of software support. The place of performance is the National Animal Disease Center, Visual Services in Ames, IA. * The equipment should be capable of cutting any contour or design without steel dies * The equipment should have a rear mark scanning system for accurate front-side cutting and back-side creasing * The equipment should have a two-zone vacuum bed for precise cutting across entire surface * The equipment should have a high-capacity auto feeder - 2,000 sheets * The equipment should have a 1,200 mm/sec cutting speed * The equipment should have portrait or landscape sheet feed