Chemical Ventures Inc.

Chemical Ventures Inc., a woman-owned small disadvantaged business manufacturer based in Richboro, Pennsylvania, supplies specialized chemical formulations for coin and medal production to the United States Mint as a dedicated prime contractor on purchase orders, competing full-and-open with no set-aside designation across all active federal work.

Chemical Ventures is a for-profit Subchapter S corporation and self-certified small disadvantaged business that manufactures proprietary chemical solutions tailored to federal manufacturing operations. The vendor's portfolio is concentrated entirely on a single customer — the Department of the Treasury United States Mint — which accounts for 132 of 146 awards and $5.5 million of $5.7 million in combined potential value. All work is performed as prime contracts on purchase orders; the vendor carries no subcontract footprint. The vendor's capability set, grounded in NAICS 325612 (Soap and Other Detergent Manufacturing) and PSC Chemicals, centers on burnishing agents, deionized rinsing fluids (DI-rinse), lubricants (slippery water), citric-formula cleaning compounds (DM-2009, MAXIMO), and quenching solutions for use in the Mint's coin blank production and finishing operations.

Representative recent work includes a $259 thousand firm fixed-price purchase order awarded October 13, 2026, for AC-67 cleaning solution used in burnishing operations, with performance through October 13, 2027, at Richboro, Pennsylvania; a $249.5 thousand purchase order from May 16, 2025, for AC-67 cleaning solution (completion July 24, 2026); a $195 thousand purchase order from April 16, 2025, for chemical solutions for burnishing including slippery water and deionized-rinse chemicals; and a $222.9 thousand purchase order from May 28, 2024, for AC-67 chemical formulations needed in blank production (completion May 27, 2025). Chemical Ventures' historical relationship with the Mint extends to 2003, according to source descriptions.

Activity has been episodic in recent years — seven awards in 2022, ten in 2023, three in 2024, four in 2025, and three in 2026 — reflecting the Mint's periodic replenishment of specialized chemical inventory rather than sustained program growth. Only one award (the October 2026 AC-67 purchase order, $259 thousand) carries an ultimate completion date within the next twenty-four months and therefore faces recompete exposure. All purchase orders are priced firm fixed-price with no set-aside designation, and the Mint's sole-source pattern across Chemical Ventures' contract history indicates the vendor has established proprietary expertise in producing chemicals meeting the agency's unique coin manufacturing specifications.