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This is a Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source contract issued by the Treasury Common Services Center on behalf of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. The notice announces the government's intention to award a firm-fixed-price sole source contract to Industrial Knife Inc. for two carbide upper blade knife parts used in currency production equipment. The specific parts are MAP1482 (knife for "W" cutting unit on LEPE with 23-degree ground and 3-degree back angle) and MAP1483 (knife for "X" cutting unit on LEPE and NS-LEPE with 23-degree ground and 5-degree back angle).

The solicitation will follow FAR Part 12 procedures for commercial products under FAR 13.106-1(b) authority. The government reserves the right to conduct a competitive procurement at its sole discretion and will use any submitted information only to determine whether competition is warranted. Interested sources must respond in writing via email to Melva.Robinson@bep.gov and Naweed.Nezam@treasury.gov by 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time on September 22, 2026. All respondents must be registered and active in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov. The government will not reimburse any costs associated with preparing and submitting responses to this notice.

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TREASURY COMMON SERVICES CENTER

NOTICE OF INTENT 2031ZA26N00065

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE – BEP PART #

MAP1483 - Knife, Upper blade, Carbide, used on “X” cutting unit 23 degrees ground with a 5 degree back angle, on the LEPE & NS-LEPE

MAP1482 - Knife, Upper blade, Carbide, used on “W” cutting unit on the LEPE, 23 degree ground with a 3 degree back angle

The Treasury Common Service Center (TCSC) – Acquisition Services on behalf of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP), Office of Supply Chain Management (OSCM), intends to award a sole source, firm-fixed-price contract for BEP Spare Part:

MAP1482 - Knife, Upper blade, Carbide, used on “W” cutting unit on the LEPE, 23 degree ground with a 3 degree back angle

MAP1483 - Knife, Upper blade, Carbide, used on “X” cutting unit 23 degrees ground with a 5 degree back angle, on the LEPE & NS-LEPE

The intended contractor is Industrial Knife Inc.. The Government intends to award a sole-source contract in accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b), soliciting from a single source, suing the applicable RFO FAR Part 12 procedures for the acquisition of commercial products. A determination not to compete this requirement is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely to determine 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. Responses MUST be received NO LATER THAN 12:00 PM, Eastern Standard Time (EST), September 22, 2026. Additionally, interested sources must be registered and currently active in the System for Award Management (SAM), found at https://www.sam.gov.

Responses MUST be submitted in writing ONLY via email to Melva.Robinson@bep.gov and Naweed.Nezam@treasury.gov within the closing date/time of publication of this notice.

https://www.sam.gov/ mailto:Melva.Robinson@bep.gov mailto:Naweed.Nezam@treasury.gov

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