Justification - Secure Stamps for USCIS

Contract 70SBUR26P00000014 is a sole-source, firm-fixed-price procurement awarded on August 12, 2026, to New York Marking Devices Corp. (NYMD) for the production of 20,250 secure, numbered stamps for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). The total estimated value of the contract is $802,775.00. The order includes 9,000 Approved stamps, 9,000 Denied stamps, 250 Asylum Grant stamps, and 2,000 Temporary I-551 stamps. All deliverables must be provided within 90 days of the contract award, with the place of performance located in Washington, D.C. The procurement was justified under FAR 6.103-1 as NYMD is the only responsible source capable of meeting the agency's stringent security and technical requirements. The stamps feature proprietary security elements, including tamper-evident ink, micro-engraving, UV-reactive ink, and custom holographic seals. Due to the sensitive nature of these items, the contractor must adhere to a DHS-approved security plan for the handling of Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), Law Enforcement Sensitive (LES), and For Official Use Only (FOUO) data. The contract requires a strict chain-of-custody log and individual serial numbering for every stamp to mitigate risks of forgery and fraud. Inspection occurs at the origin, while final acceptance is conducted by the USCIS Office of Intake and Document Production in Washington, D.C.