Districtive Currency Paper

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. The Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) Office of the Chief Procurement Officer (OCPO) on behalf of its Office of Technology Development (OTD) intends to award a sole source contract to CRANE & CO INC 30 SOUTH ST, DALTON MA,US,01226-1751 for the manufacture and supply of Distinctive Currency Test paper for security feature technology development at the BEP. The Government intends to award a sole source contract item peculiar to one manufacturer utilizing - Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements IAW FAR Subpart 6.302-1(c). The BEP has a requirement to establish a contract for Distinctive banknote paper to support the security feature technology development process. There is an ongoing effort to further the security feature technology with United States (US) exclusive effects and unique physical properties suitable to the needs of the BEP and the United States Currency Program (USCP). The estimated dollar amount is $126,000.00. 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. The solicitation will not be posted. To be considered, responses MUST be received NO LATER THAN 12:00PM, EASTERN STANDARD TIME, June 7, 2021. Additionally, interested sources must be registered and currently active in the System for Award Management (SAM), found at https://www.sam.gov. Responses MUST be submitted within the closing date/time of publication of this notice. Point of Contact regarding this notice is Kia Green, Contract Specialist at Kia.Green@bep.gov and Kiya Plummer-Dantzler, Contracting Officer at Kiya.Plummer-Dantzler@bep.gov. Responses are being accepted via-email.