This Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) was awarded by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP), a civilian agency within the U.S. Department of the Treasury, to Sicpa Securink Corp, a foreign-owned, for-profit manufacturer of specialized inks, currency security features, and authentication solutions. The $591.83 million contract allows the BEP to rapidly procure a comprehensive range of critical materials and services, including intaglio inks, offset inks, letterpress inks, optically variable inks, infrared-opaque and infrared-transparent inks, and metallic inks, to support the production and security enhancement of U.S. currency. As the sole security printer and producer of Federal Reserve notes, Sicpa Securink Corp plays a vital role in providing the BEP with advanced anti-counterfeiting technologies and materials. The contract does not utilize any set-aside designations, reflecting the company's unique capabilities in the currency security printing industry. The IDC has a period of performance through July 2027 and enables the BEP to issue firm fixed-price delivery orders for specialized inks, testing, and research activities as needed to maintain the integrity of U.S. currency.
The task orders provided demonstrate the breadth of products and services Sicpa Securink Corp delivers to the BEP under this and other related IDCs, valued at $2.68 million for typographic letterpress inks and $24,263 for alternative offset inks. These task orders range from several hundred thousand dollars to over $2 million and cover the supply of a wide variety of specialized currency inks, as well as related research and testing activities. The contracted work is predominantly performed at Sicpa Securink's facility in Springfield, Virginia, in close proximity to the BEP's currency production operations.
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