Notice of Intent for Intaglio Plate Grinders
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 2031ZA26N00026
- Agency
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Department of the Treasury
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 333248 All Other Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
- Place of performance
- Washington, District of Columbia 20228, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Treasury Common Services Center intends to award a sole-source Firm Fixed Price contract to Koenig & Bauer Banknote Solutions for five new Intaglio Plate Grinders on behalf of the Office of Engraving, with interested sources required to submit capability statements by 4:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time on July 10, 2026.
The award is justified under FAR Subpart 6.302-1(a)(2)(ii)(b) as a non-competitive procurement. The grinders are essential to the platemaking process for U.S. currency, grinding, polishing, and finishing plates to specification. Three units will be deployed at the Eastern Currency facility in Washington, D.C., and two at the Western Currency facility in Fort Worth, Texas.
The equipment must meet technical specifications outlined in the Statement of Work, including Computer Numerical Controlled cylindrical surface grinders capable of processing plates with beginning thickness between 900 and 1,100 microns to a maximum tolerance of 5 microns, surface finish of 4 micron, and yielding three plates per 8-hour shift. The grinders must accommodate plate sizes of 880mm × 1,000mm with a finished grind surface area of 860 × 850mm, feature automatic wheel balancing, integrated crash detection, touch-screen human-machine interface, fully automatic rotative dressing with wheel wear compensation, and closed-loop coolant filtration for nickel dust and grinding wheel residues.
The contractor must perform Factory Inspection Testing before delivery, conduct Bureau Acceptance Testing at both locations over five working days per grinder, provide installation, operator and maintenance training (five business days each), technical documentation in English, and a one-year equipment warranty with 72-hour service response. Delivery and installation must occur within 360 days of award. Interested sources must register and maintain active status in SAM.gov and submit responses via email only to kendra.napper@treasury.gov and valerie.catlett@treasury.gov. No formal solicitation will be posted; this notice is not a request for competitive offers.
Notice text
NOTICE OF INTENT FOR INTAGLIO PLATE GRINDERS
The Treasury Common Services Center (TCSC)-Acquisition Center intends to award a sole source Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract on behalf of the Office of Engraving for Intaglio Plate Grinders. The Intaglio Plate Grinders are essential to the platemaking process for United States (U.S.) currency and are used to grind, polish, and finish plates to specification. The contract will be awarded to Koenig & Bauer (K&B) Banknote Solutions in accordance with FAR Subpart 6.302-1(a)(2)(ii)(b) and will procure five (5) new Intaglio Plate Grinders that meet the technical specifications within the Statement of Work (SOW). Three (3) of the intaglio plate grinders will be placed at the Eastern Currency facility located in Washington, D.C. and two (2) will be placed at the Western Currency facility located in Fort Worth, Texas.
This notice of intent is not a request for competitive offers/quotes/proposals. A determination not to compete this requirement is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining 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.
**The solicitation will not be posted**
Capability statement, comments, questions or concerns regarding this notice MUST be received via email ONLY to kendra.napper@treasury.gov and valerie.catlett@treasury.gov NO LATER THAN 4:00PM, EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, 10 July 2026. Additionally, interested sources must be registered and currently active in the System for Award Management (SAM), found at https://www.sam.gov.
Contracting Office Address
14th & C Streets SW
Washington, DC 20228
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