Offset Blankets
Open Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 2031ZA26N00069
- Agency
-
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Department of the Treasury
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 326299 All Other Rubber Product Manufacturing
- Place of performance
- District of Columbia 20228, 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 Sole Source (2031ZA26N00069) on a noncompetitive basis to I.T.G.-GmbH Graphic Products for an IDIQ contract to supply offset and collector blankets, with capability statement responses due by 3:00 PM EST on October 16, 2026. The contract will be awarded under FAR 13.106-1(b) authority, with BEP asserting only one source is reasonably available to meet its needs.
Any responsible source may submit a capability statement demonstrating its ability to fulfill the requirement without compromising quality, accuracy, and reliability of equipment. Interested parties must be registered and active in SAM.gov. Capability statements, comments, questions, or concerns must be submitted via email only to jason.roberts@treasury.gov; phone and fax submissions will not be considered.
The blankets are used on sheet-fed Simultan offset presses for waterless offset printing and as collector cylinder blankets on Super Orlof Intaglio presses for U.S. currency manufacturing at BEP's facilities in Washington, D.C. and Fort Worth, Texas. Blankets must comply with BEP Specification for Blanket: Offset Printing Press and Intaglio Collector Cylinder (Revision 2, April 29, 2026), including dimensions of 960 mm × 850 mm, minimum service life of 200,000 impressions, and elastomeric coating suitable for mineral oil-based inks. Deliveries must be scheduled with 24-hour advance notice to either the Landover Warehouse Facility in Maryland or the Fort Worth facility, Monday–Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. local time, excluding U.S. Government holidays and BEP's Year End Shutdown period. Contractors must sign a non-disclosure agreement and provide control charts for thickness, length, and width with each delivery.
Notice text
NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE
2031ZA26N00069
This synopsis is hereby issued in accordance with FAR Part 5.201. The purpose of this synopsis is to announce the Bureau of Engraving & Printing (BEP), Office of Product Development’s intent to award a Firm-Fixed-Price Indefinite Delivery / Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract on a noncompetitive basis to I.T.G.-GmbH Graphic Products (I.T.G.). (UEI: TBEWZ48B3366) of Dachauer STR. 201, München 80637, Germany. Policies and procedures from FAR Part 13.5 will be used. This requirement is for offset/collector blankets IAW the associated Statement of Work (SOW).
The Government intends to negotiate solely with I.T.G. under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b), due to only one source being reasonably available to meet the Government's needs. The applicable NAICS Code is 326299, and the business size standard is 650 employees. Please be advised the aforementioned information is anticipatory in nature and is not binding.
THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES. However, any responsible source believing that it can fulfill the requirement may be considered by the agency. Interested parties may identify their interest and capabilities in response to this synopsis and must clearly show the firm's ability to be responsive without compromising the quality, accuracy, and reliability of equipment provided. Interested sources must be registered and currently active in the System for Award Management (SAM), found at https://www.sam.gov. A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. No reimbursement for any costs associated with providing the capability information will be provided by BEP.
Capability statements, comments, questions, or concerns regarding this notice shall be submitted via e-mail ONLY to jason.roberts@treasury.gov by 3:00 PM EST, Friday, 16 October 2026. Questions by phone or fax will not be considered.
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