Nickel Plated Zinc 5-Cent Blanks
Treasury (all) · US MINT HEADQUARTERS
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 2031JG27N00001 in this department, oldest first.
- Sep 25, 2026 · this noticeSources Sought
Next steps for this stage
Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.
- Answer the notice: this is when the requirement can still be shaped.
- Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
- Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.
What the notice says
Please note, in accordance with 31 U.S.C. �5136, no provisions of law governing procurement or public contracts are applicable to the procurement of goods or services necessary for carrying out the United States Mint programs and operations. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION, REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ) or PROPOSAL (RFP). This Sources Sought notice is for informational and planning purposes, only. This announcement is strictly intended for market research and shall not be construed as a solicitation, obligation or commitment by the Government. The U.S. Mint is seeking responsible businesses capable of me… (show all)
eting the requirement outlined in this notice. The purpose of this Sources Sought notice is to determine interest and capability of all qualified businesses relative to North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 33299, All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Production Manufacturing, with a Business Size Standard of 750 employees. The U.S. Mint is seeking qualified contractors capable of providing all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items to produce Nickel-Plated Zinc 5-Cent Blanks (see attached for details). Interested parties that are able to meet this requirement should express their interest by responding to Andrew Redfern, via email at aredfern@usmint.treas.gov with the following information: Company Name and Address Company DUNS Number and Cage Code Company point of contact, telephone, and email address. Do you have an active registration in the System for Award Management (www.sam.gov)? When does your registration expire? What is your Company's business size? The deadline for the receipt of responses is no later than 12:00 PM eastern on October 16, 2026.
Who won similar work
3 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Treasury (all)), same industry group (NAICS 3329).
Single-winner award sizes (3): middle half $53K to $3.9M, median $69K; range $37K to $7.6M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| LIONHEART ALLIANCE, LLC | 2 | $106K | Jan 22, 2026 |
| The Kinetic Group Sales LLC | 1 | $7.6M | Sep 22, 2026 |
Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- Sep 22, 2026The Kinetic Group Sales LLC$7.6MAmmunition Program
- Jan 22, 2026LIONHEART ALLIANCE, LLC$69KReplacement Duty Weapons System ( Pistols and Holsters)
- Jun 25, 2025LIONHEART ALLIANCE, LLC$37KPatrol Rifle Replacement Red Dot System and Suppressors.
Competitive landscape
For the 2 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 0 of these past winners lobbied Treasury, Dept of since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Treasury, Dept of job
- No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
- 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
Policy around it
Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.
- 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
- 221 rules from the department in the last 12 months
- 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
Market
For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.
- 0 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.
Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.