SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- Alternative Metals Study - Sources Sought
- Notice Date
- 3/11/2011
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541380
— Testing Laboratories
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Treasury, United States Mint (USM), Manufacturing Procurement Branch, 801 Ninth Street, NW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20220, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20220
- Solicitation Number
- USM-HQ-11-0040-1
- Point of Contact
- Josephine Stanton, Phone: 202-354-7425
- E-Mail Address
-
jstanton@usmint.treas.gov
(jstanton@usmint.treas.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Because of prevailing commodity market prices of certain base metals, the material costs for all circulating coin denominations have risen dramatically for the past several years. Most recently, the intrinsic value of the one-cent and 5-cent coins has exceeded their face value, compelling the United States Mint to implement regulations to protect them from arbitrage. Congress recently enacted the Coin Modernization, Oversight, and Continuity Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-302) providing the Secretary of the Treasury with research and development authority to conduct studies for alternative metallic coinage materials. The United States Mint is looking for firms or organizations capable of conducting research and development for alternative metallic coinage materials for the production of all circulating coins and producing a comprehensive report with specific recommendations to Congress on this subject.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/TREAS/USM/CirPr/USM-HQ-11-0040-1/listing.html)
- Record
- SN02398697-W 20110313/110311234134-e5b6ee1a04f6f2da1dbdbf082f14cd4d (fbodaily.com)
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