NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE - BEP PART#MAP3949 - INK KNIFE, "KBA PROPRIETARY" P/N L5729664 USED ON SOI III

The Treasury Common Services Center - Acquisition Services, on behalf of the Office of Supply Chain Management, intends to award a sole source, firm-fixed-price contract to Koenig & Bauer Banknote Solutions SA for a proprietary ink knife. The procurement, identified as BEP Part MAP3949 and KBA Proprietary Part Number L5729664, is designed for use on the SOI III equipment. This requirement is classified under NAICS 333248, All Other Industrial Machinery Manufacturing, and PSC 3610, Printing, Duplicating, and Bookbinding Equipment.

The Bureau of Engraving and Printing is conducting this action through the Office of the Chief Procurement Officer under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b). Performance will take place in the United States. While the government intends to award this contract without competition, information received from interested sources will be used to determine if a competitive procurement is warranted. Interested parties must be active in the System for Award Management to be considered.

Responses to solicitation number 2031ZA26N00039 must be submitted in writing via email to the designated points of contact, Diane Rollins and Naweed Nezam. The deadline for receipt of submissions is June 12, 2026, at 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time. All costs associated with responding to this special notice are the sole responsibility of the respondent.