NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE - Covert Security Features

Closed Special Notice Posted

Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
No set-aside

Opportunity facts

Place of performance
Washington, District of Columbia 20228, United States

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

The Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP), a civilian agency within the Department of the Treasury, has published a Notice of Intent to Award a sole source contract for Covert Security Features Materials. This special notice, posted on January 27, 2026, indicates the government's intention to award the contract to Spectra Systems Corporation under a firm-fixed-price, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity structure. The award is being pursued through a sole source justification in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Subpart 6.302-1(a)(2)(ii)(B). This is not a competitive solicitation, and the government has made a determination not to compete the requirement at this time. The BEP's Office of Production Development is responsible for overseeing this acquisition.

Interested parties have until 2:00 PM Eastern Standard Time on February 11, 2026, to submit capability statements, comments, questions, or concerns regarding this notice via email to erica.hemphill@bep.gov. All prospective contractors must be registered and currently active in the System for Award Management (SAM) to participate. The purpose of this notice is to allow the government to consider input from interested sources solely to determine whether to proceed with competitive procurement; however, the government reserves the right to award without competition. Respondents should note that any costs associated with preparing and submitting information in response to this notice are the sole responsibility of the respondent and will not be reimbursed by the government. The contracting officers for this acquisition are Erica Hemphill and Frederick Porter.

Notice text

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE – SPECTRA SYSTEMS CORPORATION

                                       Covert Security Features Materials

The Bureau of Engraving and Printing Office of Production Development intends to award a sole source, firm-fixed-price, indefinite delivery / indefinite quantity contract to acquire Covert Security Features Materials utilizing Justification and Approval in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Subpart 6.302-1(a)(2)(ii)(B). The intended contractor is Spectra Systems Corporation.

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 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.

Capability statement, comments, questions or concerns regarding this notice MUST be received via email ONLY to erica.hemphill@bep.gov, NO LATER THAN 2:00PM, EASTERN STANDARD TIME, 11 FEBRUARY 2026. Additionally, interested sources must be registered and currently active in the System for Award Management (SAM), found at https://www.sam.gov.

The solicitation will not be posted.

Points of contact regarding this notice is Erica Hemphill, at erica.hemphill@bep.gov and Frederick Porter, at Frederick.porter@bep.gov.

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