Notice of Intent for Steel-Backed Rubber Chablon Blanket Purchase Agreement
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 2031ZA26N00048
- 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
- 332999 All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product 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 Department of the Treasury Bureau of Engraving and Printing intends to award a sole-source five-year Firm Fixed Price blanket purchase agreement for steel-backed rubber chablon plates to Kaspar Graphic Solutions, with capability statements due by 3:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time on July 27, 2026. The plates are proprietary items available only from the named vendor, supporting the sole-source justification under FAR Subpart 6.302-1(a)(2)(ii)(b); this notice is not a competitive solicitation and will not be posted publicly.
The Treasury Common Services Center–Acquisition Services is procuring on behalf of the Office of Engraving for currency production operations at the Eastern Currency Facility in Washington, DC and the Western Currency Facility in Fort Worth, Texas. Deliverables include pre-qualified Series 6001 steel-backed rubber chablon plates with specified dimensions and material composition (nitrile rubber bonded to magnetic steel backing) capable of withstanding approximately 20 million intaglio printing impressions, plus developmental plates with experimental compositions for pre-qualification testing. The contractor must provide a Certificate of Conformance and one-year warranty covering parts, labor, transportation, and defective unit replacement within 30 days at no cost to the Government.
Interested sources must be registered and active in SAM and submit capability statements, comments, or questions via email only to kendra.napper@bep.gov by the July 27 deadline. All response costs are the respondent's responsibility and will not be reimbursed.
Notice text
NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE
Steel-Backed Rubber Chablon Plates Blanket Purchase Agreement
The Treasury Common Services Center- Acquisition Services intends to award a five (5) year sole source Firm Fixed Price blanket purchase agreement on behalf of the Office of Engraving for steel-backed rubber chablon plates for the Eastern and Western currency facilities. The plates are proprietary and can only be acquired from Kaspar Graphic Solutions. Therefore, the Government intends to award a sole source contract to Kaspar Graphic Solutions 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 3:00PM, EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, 27 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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