Zaiken, Beth

Beth Zaiken, doing business as Beth Zaiken: Murals & Illustration, is a self-certified small disadvantaged, woman-owned small business operating as a sole proprietorship based in St. Paul Park, Minnesota. The entity specializes in artistic design services, primarily providing creative work for federal agencies through specialized numismatic and commemorative design services. Zaiken is registered in SAM.gov and holds UEI QA5MTJN7DNB5, with her current SAM registration set to expire on August 14, 2026.

Zaiken has established a significant track record of providing artistic design services to the United States Mint, the primary federal agency awarding contracts to her business. Her work encompasses a diverse portfolio of numismatic design projects, including designs for circulating coin programs such as the American Innovation $1 Coin Program, Native American $1 Coin Program, and the Semiquincentennial Quarter Dollar series covering themes of Constitution, Civil Rights, Abolition, and Suffrage. She has also provided design selection and final design services for Congressional Gold Medals honoring notable American figures, including Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley, Shirley Chisholm, Benjamin Ferencz, and Rosie the Riveter. Additionally, Zaiken has provided artistic services for specialized commemorative programs including the 2027 Working Dogs Commemorative Coin, 2024 Forgotten Heroes of the Holocaust Congressional Gold Medal, FIFA Commemorative Coin Program, 2028 American Innovation $1 Coin Program, Youth and Paralympic Sports Reverses programs, and the Semiquincentennial Half Dollar program. Beyond the United States Mint, she has received contract awards from the National Park Service for artwork and unigrid brochure design for the Bering Land Bridge National Preserve. All of Zaiken's contract awards have been firm fixed-price delivery orders or definitive contracts with no set-aside designations, with the exception of one National Park Service contract set aside for total small business, demonstrating her competitive positioning in federal contracting.

Zaiken holds a single-award indefinite delivery contract (IDC) with the United States Mint valued at $362,000 with an ultimate completion date of December 31, 2026, which was awarded on August 24, 2023. This IDC enables the Mint to issue delivery orders on an as-needed basis for Zaiken's artistic design services to support the agency's circulating and commemorative coin and medal programs. Under this overarching IDC, the Mint has issued numerous delivery orders ranging in value from $2,006.76 to $25,000, with individual task orders funding specific design projects. The delivery orders issued under this contract demonstrate the breadth and continuity of Zaiken's relationship with the Mint, spanning multiple coin programs, medal initiatives, and design selection activities. All delivery orders under this IDC specify firm fixed-price compensation structures with performance locations in St. Paul Park, Minnesota, and completion deadlines generally aligned with the overall IDC term, enabling the Mint to efficiently procure specialized artistic design expertise for time-sensitive numismatic product development that supports the agency's mission to produce circulating and commemorative coins and medals promoting civic education and public engagement.

Custom interpretive illustration for public-facing information graphics, handouts, and installations at museums, visitor centers, and other cultural institutions. Large-scale digital murals or complex small illustration work focusing on education and interpretive narratives.