# Micro Optic Stripe

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/2031za25r00017

- Solicitation number: 2031ZA25R00017
- Notice type: Award notice (first published as special notice)
- Status: Awarded to Crane & Co., Inc. for $593,372,381.28
- Department: Department of the Treasury
- Agency: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
- Contracting office: Office of the Chief Procurement Officer (2031ZA)
- NAICS: 322299 All Other Converted Paper Product Manufacturing
- Product or service code: AJ12 General Science And Technology R&D Services; General Science And Technology; Applied Research
- Place of performance: Washington, District of Columbia
- County: District of Columbia (FIPS 11001). https://abierto.us/counties/district-of-columbia-dc-11001
- City: Washington. https://abierto.us/cities/washington-dc-1150000
- First posted: April 10, 2025
- Last posted: July 8, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/c934ef4ee8d5441886abcc825c210881/view

## Description

Micro-Optic Stripe (MOS) is a specially designed feature that is bonded onto Type VI distinctive currency paper. During the Type VI distinctive currency paper making process the MOS is accurately applied to be registered, in both horizontal and vertical directions, to distinctive substrate watermarks. This results in the creation of an overt security feature on the Catalyst Family Design (CFD) Federal Reserve Note (FRN) produced by the Bureau of Engraving & Printing.

The intended contractor is Crane Company Inc. This notice of intent is not a request for offers. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice, if any, is solely within the discretion of the Government. The NAICS code is 322299 and the small business size standard is 1,000 employees. This is not a request for competitive proposals.

Interested parties who believe they possess the technical capabilities to satisfy this requirement should submit documentation that clearly demonstrates their technical capabilities. Responses to this notice shall be received no later than 5:00 p.m. EST on Thursday, October 16, 2025. All responses shall be submitted in writing, and via email, to the point of contact specified in this notice.

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. Interested parties must be registered and currently active in the System for Award Management (SAM), found at https://www.sam.gov. Responses MUST be received no later than the closing date/time specified in this notice by e-mail or other mail service.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Crane & Co., Inc. (UEI N4GVXK9MVN18)
- Contract: 2031ZA26D00008
- Obligated: $0.00
- Competition: Not Competed, 1 offers received
- Link: award number 2031ZA26D00008 equals the contract number; same awarding office 2031ZA (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_IDV_2031ZA26D00008_2041/


## Publications

- April 10, 2025: Special notice, due April 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM EDT. Notice 06bb4e310f6f457c89af6de0f2a7a2c2. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/06bb4e310f6f457c89af6de0f2a7a2c2/view
- April 10, 2025: Special notice, due April 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM EDT. Notice 9992ae320e6a49879fafdd5d13718377. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/9992ae320e6a49879fafdd5d13718377/view
- September 26, 2025: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due October 16, 2025 at 5:00 PM EDT. Notice 5344cccbf6934055b0a17e2a00f49d97. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/5344cccbf6934055b0a17e2a00f49d97/view
- July 8, 2026: Award notice. Notice c934ef4ee8d5441886abcc825c210881. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/c934ef4ee8d5441886abcc825c210881/view

## Points of contact

- Frederick Porter, frederick.porter@bep.gov, 2028742707
- Kimberly Read, kimberly.read@bep.gov

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