NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE - PlateBright Preventative Maintenance Support Services
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The Bureau of Engraving and Printing’s Office of Chief Procurement Officer intends to award a sole source Firm Fixed Price contract to Koenig & Bauer (K&B) Banknote Solutions for preventative maintenance support services on the PlateBright Intaglio Plate Cleaning Machine, critical to operations at the Eastern and Western Currency Facilities. The machine is used to clean proprietary printing plates that can only be obtained from K&B, justifying the sole source determination under FAR Subpart 6.302-1(a)(2)(ii)(b). The contract aims to ensure optimal machine performance, extend equipment lifespan, prevent unexpected failures, and maintain operational continuity through proactive diagnostic and maintenance procedures. No competitive solicitation will be issued, and this notice serves only to inform potential respondents of the agency’s intent. All feedback, capability statements, questions, or concerns must be submitted exclusively via email to Sonia Barnhill at Sonia.Barnhill@bep.gov no later than 3:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time on August 14, 2026. Respondents must be currently registered and active in the System for Award Management (SAM). The contracting office is located at 14th & C Streets SW, Washington, DC 20228. Costs associated with responding to this notice, including preparation of submissions, are borne entirely by the respondent and will not be reimbursed by the government. The solicitation will not be publicly posted, and the government retains full discretion to proceed without competition.
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NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE
PlateBright Preventative Maintenance Support Services
The Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) Office of Chief Procurement Officer (OCPO) intends to award a sole source Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract on behalf of the Office of Engraving. The contract provides preventative maintenance services for the PlateBright Intaglio Plate Cleaning Machine to ensure optimal performance, operational continuity, extend equipment life, and proactively mitigate mechanical failure through early diagnostic at the Eastern Currency Facility (ECF) and Western Currency Facility (WCF). The plates are proprietary and can only be acquired from Koenig & Bauer (K&B) Banknote Solutions. Therefore, the Government intends to award a sole source contract to K&B in accordance with FAR Subpart 6.302-1(a)(2)(ii)(b).
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. Any cost associated with the preparation and submission of data or information, or any other costs incurred in responding to this notice is the sole responsibility of the respondent and will not be reimbursed by the Government.
**The solicitation will not be posted**
Capability statement, comments, questions or concerns regarding this notice MUST be received via email ONLY to Sonia.Barnhill@bep.gov NO LATER THAN 3:00PM, EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, 14 August 2026. Additionally, interested sources must be registered and currently active in the System for Award Management (SAM), found at https://www.sam.gov.
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14th & C Streets SW
Washington, DC 20228
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