Sara Tepes
Lynchburg, VA Doing business as Sara Tepes Handaric
- UEI
- GPYSAZHMTAQ7
- CAGE
- 9MNK4
- Primary NAICS
- 711510 Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers
- SAM.gov registration
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Company facts
- FY2025 rankings
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Sole Proprietorship
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 1113 Fillmore St, Lynchburg, VA 24501, USA
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Contract obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2027 To date | $0 |
| FY2026 | $6,000 |
| FY2025 | $9,000 |
| FY2024 | $18,000 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of the Treasury | $6,000 |
Contract awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
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About the company
Sara Tepes, doing business as Sara Tepes Handaric, is a woman-owned small business sole proprietorship based in Lynchburg, Virginia, that provides specialized numismatic design services to the federal government exclusively as a prime contractor. The vendor operates under NAICS 711510 (Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers) and PSC Collectors' And/Or Historical Items, competing on a full-and-open basis without set-aside designation across all recent federal awards.
Sara Tepes holds two active single-award indefinite-delivery contracts with the United States Mint's Artistic Infusion Program. The first IDC, awarded August 24, 2023, carries a $362,000 ceiling through December 31, 2026, with five delivery orders issued to date totaling $27,000 (7.5% utilization). The second IDC, awarded July 15, 2026, carries a $640,000 ceiling through December 31, 2027, with one delivery order issued to date for $6,000 (approximately 1% utilization). Delivery orders under these vehicles are firm fixed-price contracts for design fees supporting specific commemorative coin and medal programs. Representative work includes $6,000 for the 2027 Working Dogs Commemorative Coin Program design (April 2025), $6,000 for the 2026 Semiquincentennial "Best of the Mint" Silver Medal program design (May 2024), $6,000 for the American Liberty Gold Coin and Silver Medal Program preliminary design (February 2024), and $6,000 for design fees supporting the 2028 Youth Sports Quarter Reverses and one Youth Gymnastics Quarter Reverse (August 2026).
Customer concentration is absolute: all eight awards across the portfolio are with the Department of the Treasury United States Mint, representing $1 million in combined potential value. Activity has been modest and stable — one award in 2023, three in 2024, two in 2025, and two in 2026 — with only one delivery order ($6,000) reaching ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months. Sara Tepes has no subcontract relationships in the source data and does not hold position on any government-wide vehicles or multi-agency IDIQs. The vendor's entire federal footprint centers on custom artistic design services for the Mint's commemorative coinage programs, with all work performed at the Lynchburg location.
Quick answers
Is Sara Tepes registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Sara Tepes's SAM.gov registration is active through May 20, 2027.
How much has Sara Tepes received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $9,000 to Sara Tepes in fiscal year 2025 and $33,000 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
How does Sara Tepes rank among federal contractors?
Sara Tepes ranked #41 in PSC 9915 in FY2025.
What is Sara Tepes's most recent federal award?
Sara Tepes's most recent federal contract award is Tepes - 2028 youth sports quarter reverses, one youth gymnastics quarter reverse AIP design fees (2031JG26F00181), from United States Mint, on August 18, 2026.
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