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SAMDAILY.US - ISSUE OF AUGUST 01, 2021 SAM #7183
SPECIAL NOTICE

A -- Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source

Notice Date

7/30/2021 6:19:39 AM
 

Notice Type

Special Notice
 

NAICS

541715 — Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
 

Contracting Office

BEP OFFICE OF ACQUISITION WASHINGTON DC 20228 USA
 

ZIP Code

20228
 

Response Due

8/13/2021 9:00:00 AM
 

Archive Date

08/28/2021
 

Point of Contact

Frederick Porter, Phyllis Epps
 

E-Mail Address

frederick.porter@bep.gov, phyllis.epps@bep.gov
(frederick.porter@bep.gov, phyllis.epps@bep.gov)
 

Description

The Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) Office of the Chief Procurement Officer on behalf of its Office of Technology Development intends to award a sole source follow-on Research & Development contract to purchase continued security features suitable for high-speed machine authentication that are exclusive and unique with respect to material, functionality and manufacturing process to ensure further consideration and evaluation as a potential new material for high speed authentication application in US banknotes. The Government intends to award a sole source contract to STA Technologies, Inc. utilizing �Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements� IAWFAR Subpart 6.302-1(a)(2)(ii). Anticipated award date will be September 30, 2021. The vendor will continue to perform Research and Development services in order to continually develop security features suitable for high-speed machine authentication, that are exclusive and unique with respect to material, functionality and manufacturing process to ensure that these materials are available on a large scale and for the Contractor to support the complete integration of the feature technology into the BEP�s final product of a U.S. Federal Reserve Note (FRN). 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, August 13, 2021.� Additionally, interested sources must be registered and currently active in the System for Award Management (SAM), found at https://www.beta.sam. Responses MUST be submitted in writing only within the closing date/time of publication of this notice. Point of Contact regarding this notice is Phyllis Epps, Contract Specialist at Phyllis.epps@bep.gov and Frederick Porter, Contracting Officer at Frederick.porter@bep.gov.
 

Web Link

SAM.gov Permalink
(https://beta.sam.gov/opp/f236fde7e0e547139588b50eefd28103/view)
 

Place of Performance

Address: Washington, DC 20228, USA

Zip Code: 20228

Country: USA
 

Record

SN06079345-F 20210801/210730230117 (samdaily.us)
 

Source

SAM.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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