Hot Foil Machine   3

Background
The Bureau of Engraving and Printing’s (BEP) mission is to develop and produce United States currency notes, trusted worldwide. BEP’s vision is to be the world standard securities printer providing its customers and the public with superior products through excellence in manufacturing and innovation. As its primary function, the BEP prints billions of dollars, referred to as Federal Reserve notes, each year for delivery to the Federal Reserve System.

Work Details
The contractor shall provide for the design, fabrication, assembly, integration, delivery, installation, set-up, testing and training to place into operation one (1) Hot Foil Machine that will apply an advanced counterfeit deterrent feature(s) onto future currency designs. The HFM shall use Hot Stamp application methodology and have the ability to feed sheets from a pile in register, feed films from spools in register for placement onto the sheets, apply a patch, stripe, or optionally laminate onto the sheets in registration onto each note location using heat and pressure shred/briquette system. The HFM shall have an ability to LED UV cure adhesive on applied patches, stripes, or laminates. LED UV Curing system shall have the capability of curing in multiple wavelengths and should be integrated directly into the press system. The contractor shall also provide options for eleven (11) additional HFMs, Spare Parts, and for testing and demonstration materials.

Period of Performance
Base Year 2024 - 2026

Place of Performance
The first HFM will be installed in the Western Currency Facility (WCF) located in Fort Worth, Texas. The additional HFMs will be installed in WCF and/or the new DC Facility (DCF) being constructed in Beltsville, MD.