NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE - Buyer Supplied Detector (BSD)

THIS IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. Under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), the Bureau of Engraving and Printing intends to award, on a sole source basis, a contract to Giesecke & Devrient (G&D). The Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) has a requirement to purchase two Buyer Supplied Detector (BSD) Emulators from Giesecke & Devrient (G&D). The Emulators are G&D part number 275140021. This unit specifically emulates the electronic communication configuration of the G&D BPS3000 currency sorter/reader currently used by the Federal Reserve. G&D has been determined to be the only source, current or potential, of a BSD Emulator with the proprietary software, hardware, and electronic configurations needed to develop a detector system that meets the needs of the BEP/USCP in the development of a novel security feature for G&D's BPS3000 high speed reader. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Interested parties who believe they possess the capability to satisfy this requirement should submit documentation that clearly demonstrates their capability. Responses to this notice shall be received by 4 December 2015 at 12:00pm EST. All responses must be in writing only via email to the point of contacts 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.