Year 7: micro-optic stripe

Ended Awarded

Contract number
2031ZA26F00084
Awardee
Awarding agency
Obligated
$168,000

Award facts

Contract value 100% obligated
$168,000.00 Current and potential, with all options
Completion date 100% complete
Current and potential, with all options
Contracting staff
NAICS code
322121 Paper (except Newsprint) Mills
PSC
9310 Paper And Paperboard
Set-aside
No set-aside
Competition
Not Competed Only One Source
Pricing
Firm Fixed Price
Place of performance
Dalton, MA, USA

Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.

About this award

The Bureau of Engraving and Printing awarded a $168,000 firm fixed-price delivery order to Crane & Co., Inc.'s Crane Currency division on December 8, 2025, for Year 7 Micro-Optic Stripe materials. The contract, which carries an ultimate completion date of February 23, 2026, was issued without a set-aside designation and will be performed in Dalton, Massachusetts. This delivery order represents a task order issued under one of Crane Currency's two existing indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts with the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, specifically the $270 million optical variable window security threads IDIQ awarded in 2021.

Crane Currency serves as the sole supplier of specialized security materials and paper substrates essential to U.S. currency production and counterfeit deterrence initiatives. The micro-optic stripe materials procured through this delivery order support the Bureau of Engraving and Printing's ongoing manufacturing operations and next-generation currency design development. As a subsidiary of Crane Co., the Crane Currency division operates manufacturing facilities in Dalton, Massachusetts, and Saginaw, Texas, maintaining its critical role as a long-term strategic partner in advancing the security features and technological capabilities of Federal Reserve notes.

Quick answers

Who was awarded contract 2031ZA26F00084?

2031ZA26F00084 was awarded to Crane & Co., Inc. by Bureau of Engraving and Printing (Department of the Treasury) on December 8, 2025.

How much is contract 2031ZA26F00084 worth?

The government has obligated $168,000 on 2031ZA26F00084.

Is contract 2031ZA26F00084 an order under another contract?

Yes. 2031ZA26F00084 is a delivery order under 2031ZA20D00001, an indefinite delivery contract.

Was contract 2031ZA26F00084 competed?

The extent of competition for 2031ZA26F00084 was not competed.

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