Notice · not open for bids · United States · Public tender
Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) Request for Information (RFI) - Device Assisted Security Features - FY26
Office of the Chief Procurement Officer · DC
Office of the Chief Procurement Officer in the United States has published a notice (Sources Sought) about “Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) Request for Information (RFI) - Device Assisted 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 Treasury seeks novel counterfeit-deterrent features for future banknotes, for security technology developers
The Bureau of Engraving and Printing is gathering information on novel materials and technologies for device-assisted, user-interpreted counterfeit deterrent features on future US currency. Features must be hard to duplicate but easy for the public to authenticate using low-cost devices such as optical filters, magnifiers, laser pointers, LED flashlights, magnets, or cell phones. This is a request for information, not a contract.
Who can win it
- Proposed counterfeit deterrent features must be novel and not in commercial use or the public domain
- User devices for authentication must be readily available for public users to obtain commercially
Key facts
- Procedure
- Sources Sought
- How bids are judged
- Reviewed for inherent and relative effectiveness as a security feature, and may be assessed for compatibility with design and production factors, durability, environmental acceptability, and other processing requirements
- Published
- 14 Nov 2025
- Reference
- 2031ZA26N00007
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