The Department of the Treasury Bureau of Engraving and Printing awarded Maryland Chemical Company, Inc. a single-award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract with Economic Price Adjustment valued at up to $4.6 million. The contract establishes Maryland Chemical as the prime contractor to provide 50% sodium hydroxide (caustic soda) solution for use in alkaline wiping solutions for the Bureau's currency printing presses. Delivery orders issued against the contract include three awards totaling approximately $556,400 for delivery of caustic soda to the Bureau's facilities in Curtis Bay and Washington D.C. between September 2022 and March 2024.
The originating solicitation sought a small business contractor to supply caustic soda solution over five one-year ordering periods to support the Bureau's currency production operations. As the sole manufacturer of U.S. currency, the Bureau requires various chemicals and has long relied on caustic soda for industrial cleaning and waste treatment in its manufacturing process. The contract and subsequent delivery orders enable the Bureau to fulfill its production needs by securing delivery of the specified chemical from Maryland Chemical during the stated periods of performance.