Sources Sought Notice 2031ZA26N00061.pdf

TREASURY COMMON SERVICES CENTER

Sources Sought Notice 2031ZA26N00061

Title: DCF Mail and Package Screening Equipment

Sources Sought Post Date: September 15, 2026

Sources Sought Response Date: September 30,2026

NAICS: 334517 Irradiation Apparatus Manufacturing

Product Service Code: 6665- Hazard-Detecting Instruments and Apparatus

1. SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE:

To facilitate market research, the Government is looking to identify qualified sources under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 334517 Irradiation Apparatus Manufacturing.

This notice seeks capability statements to assist the Government in identifying capable firms. This Sources Sought Notice is for information and planning purposes only and shall NOT be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the Government. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in the response. The Government will not reimburse respondents for any costs incurred in the preparation of a response to this Notice. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by firms for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate.

Any firm responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the firm’s qualifications to perform the work.

The Contracting Officer will use the responses received from this notice to identify firms. The Government DOES NOT intend to award a contract based on the responses to this Sources Sought Notice. This Sources Sought Notice is to gain knowledge regarding the capabilities of vendors. At this time, no solicitation exists, however a solicitation may be synopsized on SAM.gov at a later date. Interested firms may ask the Contracting Officer for a copy of the solicitation in accordance with FAR 19.202-4(c). If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on SAM.gov unless an exception exists. It is the responsibility of the potential responders to monitor SAM.gov for additional information pertaining to this subject.

2. BACKGROUND:

The Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP), Washington D.C. Currency Facility’s (DCF), Office of Financial Management’s (OFM), Mutilated Currency Division (MCD) is seeking to acquire specialized mail and package screening equipment and tables, to protect operators and infrastructure from potentially hazardous mail and packages.

3. OBJECTIVE:

The objective of this Source Sought Notice is to obtain information to identify firms capable of providing all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to provide Mail and Package Screening Equipment, except for those items specified as government furnished property and services. The Contractor shall perform to the standards in this contract.

4. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE:

The product under this contract will be delivered and installed at BEP, 301 14th Street SW Washington, DC 20228.

5. Anticipated Security Requirement(s):

No clearance is required to comply with this contract, but a National Agency check must be completed and validated.

6. Anticipated Period of Performance:

This response shall specify a service contract that could be offered on the product, with its period of performance.

7. TECHNICAL AREAS FOR SUPPORT SERVICES:

Interested firms submitting a response to this Source Sought Notice are requested to provide information addressing their capability to provide the desired product and its features in their capabilities statement. Interested parties are NOT to submit marketing materials; but rather, speak directly and specifically to the desired product features below:

• Capability to screen incoming mail, packages, containers, and their contents for potentially hazardous or suspicious materials prior to or during opening and handling by personnel.

• Capability to detect, identify, or provide an indication of potential biological hazards or biological contamination, including bacteria, fungi/mold, biological material, and other potentially infectious materials, where technologically feasible.

• Capability to detect or identify blood, bodily fluids, or other biological contamination that may present an occupational exposure hazard.

• Capability to detect and/or identify unknown powders, liquids, chemical substances, narcotics/controlled substances, toxic industrial chemicals, and other potentially hazardous materials.

• Ability to provide rapid screening results and clear audible and/or visual alarms when potentially hazardous or suspicious material is detected.

• Capability to minimize operator exposure during the screening process through appropriate containment, filtration, ventilation, or other engineering controls, as applicable to the proposed technology.

• Ability to accommodate a variety of incoming mail and package types, including letters, envelopes, padded mailers, boxes, currency-containing packages, plastic bags, and irregularly shaped packages.

• Ability to document, record, and/or export screening results, where available, including date/time, alarm condition, substance or hazard identified, and other relevant screening information.

• Identification of the proposed equipment's detection capabilities and limitations, including detectable substances/hazards, detection limits, sensitivity and specificity, false-positive/false-negative rates, and any materials or conditions that may interfere with detection.

• Identification of equipment footprint, electrical requirements, ventilation/exhaust requirements, environmental requirements, screening throughput/cycle time, and recommended staffing or operator requirements.

• Identification of all required consumables, filters, test materials, calibration materials, PPE, replacement components, software licenses, or other recurring operating requirements and associated maintenance intervals.

• Ability to provide recommended procedures and training for alarm response, isolation/containment, decontamination, equipment cleaning, and safe handling or disposition of suspicious materials.

• Identification of applicable OSHA, NIOSH, EPA, FDA, DHS, DoD, or other federal standards, certifications, independent testing, validation studies, or recognized industry standards applicable to the proposed equipment.

8. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:

Interested firms should respond by submitting a capability statement covering technical capabilities. Product point of sale brochures may be included in the submission.

Interested firms shall submit their response to include requested information in the following order:

A. General Information:

1. Company name, address, point of contact name, telephone, and email address.

2. SAM.gov Unique Entity ID and/or Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code

(Please note in order to do business with the U.S. Government as a prime contractor your firm must be registered in SAM.gov by the time of award of any resultant contract.)

3. Business size and socioeconomic categories as defined in FAR Part 19 (e.g., 8(a), SDB, HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, etc.) for NAICS 561499 “All other business support services”.

4. Identify which, if any, critical task areas you plan to utilize small business teaming partners and/or subcontractors. Indicate the product manufacturer and any reselling agreements that may exist.

5. Identify if your company has any pre-existing contract vehicles related to the scope of this requirement and provide the contract number for similar services. Responses may be used to determine whether a Government-Wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) or Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) can be used. Example: GSA Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) Number.

B. Technical Capability:

1. For each bulleted desired product feature (identified in section 5.0 “Technical Areas For

Support Services” by bullet) clearly distinguish between:

a. hazards that the proposed system can detect or identify directly

b. hazards for which the system provides only a presumptive screening indication

c. hazards that are outside the system's detection capability.

C. Supplemental Information:

1. Recommended NAICS code and/or PSC code for this effort with justification. Responses may be used to refine or determine which industry to classify the requirement under.

2. Please highlight any information missing from the PWS that would provide a better understanding of the effort desired by the government.

3. Please highlight any information that is or may be unduly restrictive to small business as listed in the draft PWS.

4. Please indicate how much time your firm would need to prepare a response to a Request for Quote/Proposal.

5. Would your firm need a transition period? If yes, how long? e.g.: 15 days / 30 days. And, why?

6. Are there any task areas you see as moderate to high risks in providing the support services requested?

7. Recommended Contract type for this effort.

8. Identify any affiliation with the incumbent contractor, N/A.

*** The Supplemental Information will not count toward the page limit. ***

CONFIDENTIALITY: Do not include proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information in your response to this Request for Information Notice. The Government reserves the right to use any information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate, including using technical information provided by respondents in any resultant solicitation.

Responses to this Notice will not be returned.

9. SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS:

All responses to this Sources Sought Notice must be submitted electronically to Marc Curry, marc.curry@treasury.gov and Naweed Nezam, naweed.nezam@treasury.gov. Responses to this Sources Sought notice are due no later than September 30, 2026, 2:00 PM Eastern Standard Time.

mailto:marc.curry@treasury.gov mailto:naweed.nezam@treasury.gov

Capability statements received after this date and time will not be considered.

The subject of the email must be titled “Sources Sought: DCF Mail and Package Screening Equipment <Name of Your Firm: Business Size>”

Deadline for questions submitted concerning this Sources Sought Notice is September 25, 2026, 11:00 AM Eastern Standard Time.