The Bureau of Engraving and Printing (Agency ID 2041) shows sustained contract activity centered on security printing inputs, industrial machinery, and related technical services. Annual obligations were highest in 2021 and 2024, while CRANE & CO., INC. was the largest vendor by obligated value.
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BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING Federal Contract Obligations (Last 10 Years)
BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING procurement activity over the last 10 years totals $5.43 billion across 19,803 award actions.
Figures reflect the last 10 years of FPDS-observed obligations and award actions for Agency ID 2041; vendor and NAICS totals represent the largest reported categories in the dataset.
Agency ID
2041
Total Obligated
5.43 billion
5,429,128,166.90
Award Actions
19,803
Average Action Value
274,156.85
About BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING federal contract activity
Over the last 10 years, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing obligated 5.43 billion across 19,803 awards, with an average award value of 274,156.85. The spending profile is high-volume and highly specialized, consistent with an agency that relies on sustained acquisition of materials, machinery, inks, and technical services to support currency production operations.
Vendor concentration and leading contractors
Vendor concentration is pronounced: CRANE & CO., INC. alone accounts for 1.96 billion across 821 awards, far exceeding other suppliers. The next largest vendors include KOENIG & BAUER BANKNOTE SOLUTIONS SA, SICPA SECURINK, CORP., and KBA-NOTASYS S.A., indicating a stable core of specialized print-security and banknote-production contractors, alongside a smaller undisclosed domestic award base.
Industry profile based on NAICS activity
The top NAICS categories are dominated by paper manufacturing, industrial machinery, printing ink, and printing machinery, which together reflect the Bureau’s core production inputs and equipment needs. PAPER (EXCEPT NEWSPRINT) MILLS leads at 1.97 billion, while PRINTING MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING shows the highest award count among the top NAICS, suggesting recurring procurement for maintenance, replacement, and lifecycle support.
Annual contract trend over the analysis window
Annual obligations in the visible years remained elevated but uneven, ranging from 549.94 million in 2022 to 824.75 million in 2021, with 2024 at 823.43 million and 2025 at 694.67 million. Award counts also varied materially year to year, indicating that obligation levels are influenced by a mix of large capital or supply purchases and smaller recurring buys rather than a smooth annual pattern.
How to interpret this page
This summary uses FPDS-observed obligations and award counts for the Bureau of Engraving and Printing over the last 10 years. Vendor, NAICS, and annual trend references are based on the highest-obligated entries in the provided dataset and should be interpreted as concentration indicators, not a complete market share analysis.
Top Vendors
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vendor_name,
total_obligated,
award_count,
formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
(
SELECT
content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName AS vendor_name,
sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
count() AS award_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE
contract_type = 1
AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID = '2041'
AND content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName IS NOT NULL
AND content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName != ''
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 10 YEAR
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY vendor_name
)
ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10| Vendor | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRANE & CO., INC. | 1,964,889,617.39 | 1.96 billion | 821 |
| KOENIG & BAUER BANKNOTE SOLUTIONS SA | 560,401,447.46 | 560.40 million | 518 |
| SICPA SECURINK, CORP. | 430,308,095.19 | 430.31 million | 980 |
| KBA-NOTASYS S.A. | 322,562,589.17 | 322.56 million | 1,797 |
| DOMESTIC AWARDEES (UNDISCLOSED) | 192,820,421.47 | 192.82 million | 344 |
| PRIDE INDUSTRIES | 146,173,428.68 | 146.17 million | 37 |
| FOREIGN AWARDEES (UNDISCLOSED) | 138,855,430.63 | 138.86 million | 151 |
| DELOITTE CONSULTING LLP | 118,178,007.09 | 118.18 million | 30 |
| C & E SERVICES, INC. | 48,895,916.28 | 48.90 million | 70 |
| FCN, INC. | 43,265,630.35 | 43.27 million | 157 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING obligated $5.43 billion across 19,803 awards, with vendor spending concentrated among a small group of suppliers. CRANE & CO., INC. is the dominant vendor at $1.96 billion across 821 awards, accounting for a substantial share of total obligations. The next largest vendors—KOENIG & BAUER BANKNOTE SOLUTIONS SA, SICPA SECURINK, CORP., and KBA-NOTASYS S.A.—each received materially lower amounts, indicating a steep drop-off after the top supplier. Unidentified domestic and foreign awardees also represent notable obligated amounts, but no single non-leading vendor approaches CRANE & CO., INC.’s spend level.
Top NAICS
SELECT
naics_code,
naics_name,
total_obligated,
award_count,
formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
(
SELECT
content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode AS naics_code,
anyHeavy(content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode__description) AS naics_name,
sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
count() AS award_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE
contract_type = 1
AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID = '2041'
AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode IS NOT NULL
AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode != ''
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 10 YEAR
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY naics_code
)
ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10| NAICS Code | Description | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 322121 | PAPER (EXCEPT NEWSPRINT) MILLS | 1,968,724,595.54 | 1.97 billion | 894 |
| 333248 | ALL OTHER INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY MANUFACTURING | 488,637,794.83 | 488.64 million | 930 |
| 325910 | PRINTING INK MANUFACTURING | 457,154,476.04 | 457.15 million | 984 |
| 333244 | PRINTING MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING | 315,141,024.37 | 315.14 million | 4,529 |
| 541512 | COMPUTER SYSTEMS DESIGN SERVICES | 292,783,789.76 | 292.78 million | 276 |
| 541519 | OTHER COMPUTER RELATED SERVICES | 250,627,919.78 | 250.63 million | 1,029 |
| 561210 | FACILITIES SUPPORT SERVICES | 249,539,511.26 | 249.54 million | 271 |
| 541715 | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY) | 215,131,933.00 | 215.13 million | 367 |
| 333318 | OTHER COMMERCIAL AND SERVICE INDUSTRY MACHINERY MANUFACTURING | 114,510,285.23 | 114.51 million | 38 |
| 541712 | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY) | 113,280,639.05 | 113.28 million | 179 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, BEP obligated $5.43 billion across 19,803 awards, with spending concentrated in a small set of manufacturing and technical service NAICS. NAICS 322121, Paper (Except Newsprint) Mills, is the clear dominant category at $1.97 billion, or about 36% of total obligated dollars, indicating heavy reliance on paper-related supply inputs. The remaining top NAICS are more dispersed, led by industrial machinery, printing ink, printing machinery, and IT/engineering services, which suggests a procurement profile centered on production support, equipment, and specialized technical services rather than a single broad contract type.
Annual Trend
SELECT
year,
total_obligated,
award_count,
formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
(
SELECT
toYear(parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate)) AS year,
sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
count() AS award_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE
contract_type = 1
AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID = '2041'
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 10 YEAR
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY year
)
ORDER BY year DESC| Year | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 694,665,875.15 | 694.67 million | 1,504 |
| 2024 | 823,431,618.58 | 823.43 million | 2,060 |
| 2023 | 579,320,896.43 | 579.32 million | 1,958 |
| 2022 | 549,943,195.36 | 549.94 million | 2,091 |
| 2021 | 824,748,593.68 | 824.75 million | 2,182 |
| 2020 | 424,717,640.76 | 424.72 million | 1,951 |
| 2019 | 376,582,980.93 | 376.58 million | 2,020 |
| 2018 | 382,758,874.15 | 382.76 million | 1,923 |
| 2017 | 390,761,014.69 | 390.76 million | 2,049 |
| 2016 | 382,197,477.17 | 382.20 million | 2,065 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing obligated $5.43 billion across 19,803 awards, with an average award value of $274,156.85. Annual obligations were relatively stable from 2016 through 2020 at roughly $376.58 million to $424.72 million, then increased sharply in 2021 and remained elevated through 2025, peaking at $824.75 million in 2021 and $823.43 million in 2024. Award counts were also fairly consistent, generally between about 1,500 and 2,182 per year, indicating that the spending increase was driven more by higher obligated amounts than by a substantial change in award volume.
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