Jesse Hernandez

Jesse Hernandez, a sole proprietor based in Antioch, California, provides artistic design services for the United States Mint's numismatic coin and commemorative medal programs as a prime contractor under full-and-open competition with no set-aside designations. Hernandez operates under NAICS 711510 (Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers) and competes on specialized artistic merit rather than small business preferences.

Hernandez holds two active single-award indefinite delivery contracts with the United States Mint. The primary vehicle, awarded August 31, 2023, carries a $362,000 ceiling with an ultimate completion date of December 31, 2026; as of December 2025, Hernandez had obligated approximately $76,739 across thirteen delivery orders, leaving roughly $285,261 in remaining capacity. A second IDC, awarded July 15, 2026, carries a $640,000 ceiling with an ultimate completion date of December 31, 2027, and has generated one task order to date. Both contracts authorize task orders for artistic design fees and travel support tied to the Mint's numismatic programs.

Hernandez's capability portfolio centers on design creation for the American Innovation $1 Coin Program (multiple state designs), Native American $1 Coin Program (2026 and 2028 designs), American Eagle Platinum Proof Coins (2026, 2027, 2028), American Liberty Gold Coin and Silver Medal Program, the 2026 Semiquincentennial Best of the Mint Silver Medal, commemorative quarters including the 2028 Youth Sports Quarter and 2026 Abolition Quarter, FIFA Commemorative Coin Program, and Youth and Paralympic Sports Reverses. Recent representative awards include a $12,000 delivery order for FIFA Commemorative Coin Program design fees (February 24, 2025), a $10,000 delivery order for the 2026 Semiquincentennial Best of the Mint Silver Medal design (December 9, 2024), and a $6,000 delivery order for American Eagle Platinum Proof Coin designs (September 9, 2024). Individual delivery orders typically range from $1,738.98 for travel services to $12,000 for complex design work, with most design orders valued between $3,000 and $6,000.

Hernandez serves a single customer agency — the Department of the Treasury United States Mint — across all eighteen awards with $1.1 million in combined potential value. Activity has remained steady at four to six awards per year from 2023 through 2025, with only two awards recorded in 2026 to date. Two awards totaling $6,000 in combined potential value face completion within the next twenty-four months, representing minimal recompete exposure. All work is performed in Antioch, California, under firm fixed-price delivery order structures. Hernandez has no subcontracting footprint and holds no position on government-wide vehicles outside the dedicated Mint IDCs.