Notice of Intent For NotaMesh Screens
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 2031ZA26N00049
- Agency
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Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Department of the Treasury
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 323113 Commercial Screen Printing
- Place of performance
- Fort Worth, Texas 76131, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Bureau of Engraving and Printing issued a Notice of Intent to Award a sole-source Firm Fixed Price contract to Koenig & Bauer Banknote Solutions for NotaMesh Screens on behalf of its Western Currency facility in Fort Worth, Texas, with a response deadline of August 4, 2026 at 4:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time.
The Government intends to award under FAR Subpart 6.302-1(a)(2)(ii)(b) because NotaMesh Screens are proprietary components that can only be acquired from K&B. The screens are essential for producing screen plates used in printing United States currency. The contract award is not contingent on responses to this notice; the Government reserves sole discretion to proceed with the sole-source award or conduct a competitive procurement.
The Bureau requires 90 units of NotaMesh Screens 230 mesh (nine sets of ten units each) meeting specified technical parameters: 881.65 mm x 900 mm size, 58 micrometers thickness (±3 micrometers), 25% (±3%) open area, registered holes, and part number 1002398407. Delivery is due within 12 weeks of contract award, F.O.B. destination to 9000 Blue Mound Road, Fort Worth. The contractor must provide a Certificate of Conformance for each lot and a one-year warranty covering materials, labor, and replacement of defective parts at no cost to the Government.
Interested sources must submit capability statements, comments, or questions via email only to kendra.napper@bep.gov and maintain active SAM registration. This notice is not a competitive solicitation and will not be posted publicly.
Notice text
NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE For NotaMesh Screens
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 NotaMesh Screens for the Western Currency facility located in Fort Worth, TX. The NotaMesh Screens are an essential part needed to produce screen plates for printing United States (U.S.) currency at the Bureau of Engraving & Printing (BEP). The NotaMesh Screens are proprietary and can only be acquired from Koenig & Bauer (K&B) Banknote Solutions. Therefore, the Government intends to award a sole source contract to K&B in accordance with FAR Subpart 6.302-1(a)(2)(ii)(b).
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@bep.gov NO LATER THAN 4:00PM, EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, 04 August 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
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| SOW_NotaMesh Screens 7.20.26.pdf | ||
| Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source_NotaMesh Screens.pdf |
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