Notice · not open for bids · United States · Public tender
Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) Request for Information (RFI) - R&D Overt Security Features - FY26
Bureau of Engraving and Printing · DC
Bureau of Engraving and Printing in the United States has published a notice (Special Notice) about “Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) Request for Information (RFI) - R&D Overt Security Features - FY26”. It is not a call for bids: no tender is open to bid on yet, or the buyer has already chosen a supplier.
The tender in brief
US currency agency seeks novel overt security features for banknotes, for research and development suppliers
The Bureau of Engraving and Printing is gathering information on technologies and materials that could serve as overt, visual authentication features on future US currency. Features should deter counterfeiting, resist simulation, and be verifiable by the public without an external device. This is a request for information for planning, not a commitment to buy.
Key facts
- Procedure
- Special Notice
- Published
- 14 Nov 2025
- Reference
- 2031ZA26N00006
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