Currency Bundle Labels and Cash Pak

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, through the Office of the Chief Procurement Officer, is conducting a sources sought action for currency bundle labels and cash-pak labeling solutions under solicitation number 2031ZA26N00047, with a response deadline of July 31, 2026. This effort is specifically designated as a Total Small Business Set-Aside under FAR 19.5, requiring all responders to qualify as small businesses under NAICS code 322299 with no more than 500 employees. The procurement seeks technical capability statements and product documentation from small business contractors capable of supplying high-security, pressure-sensitive labels used by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing for currency bundle and cash-pak applications across all BEP facilities. Labels must adhere to strict technical specifications including white coated substrates with permanent pressure-sensitive adhesive, black text printing, Pantone® color matching, bar code compliance meeting ANSI X3.182 Grade C/10/630 or better, and tamper-evident features for cash-pak labels. Every fourth bundle label must include an 8 by 3 mm horizontal black counting mark, and all labels must be delivered in numerically matched process sets—either 100K (3,200 bundle labels and 200 cash-pak labels) or 200K (6,400 bundle labels and 400 cash-pak labels)—with no breaks in the continuous roll format. Packaging must conform to Department of Transportation and National Motor Freight Classification standards, with cartons capped at 381mm in width, depth, and 305mm in height, and each carton clearly marked with process number, bank identification, currency denomination and series, serial number prefixes and suffixes, manufacturer name, and BEP purchase order number. The Bureau of Engraving and Printing reserves the right to inspect and test all submitted products on its production equipment with inspection levels III for bar code and human-readable characters at an AQL of 0.025, and Level II for appearance and workmanship at an AQL of 1.5, with zero tolerance for numbering inaccuracies. Each delivery must be accompanied by a signed certification confirming compliance with all technical, environmental, health, and safety requirements including adherence to BEP document 75B-07.0-05 and disclosure of any recovered content. Attachments detail