SAM #2031ZA26N00049

Sole Source Procurement of NotaMesh Screens for Currency Printing at BEP

This notice announces the Bureau of Engraving and Printing's intent to award a sole source contract for specialized NotaMesh Screens used in currency production. - Agency: Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP), Department of the Treasury - Procurement Type: Sole source, Firm Fixed Price contract - Vendor/OEM: Koenig & Bauer (K&B) Banknote Solutions - Product: NotaMesh Screens, specifically 230 mesh for optically variable ink (OVI) screen printing - Part number: 1002398407 - Quantity: 90 units - Specifications: 881.65 mm x 900 mm, 58 um ± 3 um thickness, 25% ± 3 open area, registered holes - Delivery: To BEP's Western Currency Facility, Fort Worth, TX - Requirements: - Certificate of Conformance - Written warranty covering defects for one year after acceptance - Proper packaging and tracking information - Period of Performance: 12 weeks from contract award for delivery; warranty lasts one year post-acceptance - Justification: NotaMesh Screens are proprietary to K&B and essential for U.S. currency production; no competitive solicitation will be posted - Interested parties may submit capability statements for consideration, but competition is not anticipated - No services are being procured; this is a product-only acquisition

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NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE For NotaMesh Screens

The Treasury Common Services Center (TCSC)-Acquisition Center intends to award a sole source Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract on behalf of the Office of Engraving for NotaMesh Screens for the Western Currency facility located in Fort Worth, TX. The NotaMesh Screens are an essential part needed to produce screen plates for printing United States (U.S.) currency at the Bureau of Engraving & Printing (BEP).  The NotaMesh Screens are proprietary and can only be acquired from Koenig & Bauer (K&B) Banknote Solutions. Therefore, the Government intends to award a sole source contract to K&B in accordance with FAR Subpart 6.302-1(a)(2)(ii)(b).

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive offers/quotes/proposals. A determination not to compete this requirement is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.  Any cost associated with the preparation and submission of data or information, or any other costs incurred in responding to this notice is the sole responsibility of the respondent and will not be reimbursed by the Government. 

The solicitation will not be posted

Capability statement, comments, questions or concerns regarding this notice MUST be received via email ONLY to kendra.napper@bep.gov NO LATER THAN 4:00PM, EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, 04 August 2026. Additionally, interested sources must be registered and currently active in the System for Award Management (SAM), found at https://www.sam.gov.

Contracting Office Address

14th & C Streets SW

Washington, DC 20228

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