Contracts for Ores, minerals, and their primary products
(FY 2008)

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Summary


Fiscal Year: 2008 3Q * Partial year help link
Total dollars: $1,060,317,195
The amount for this search is 0.4% of all awarded dollars for the fiscal year.
Total number of contractors: 185
Total number of transactions: 814
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Extent of Competition Competition categories help link

Pie chart: in table form below
Available for everyone for competition$894,794,423
Everyone could compete, but only one bid or offer was recieved$94,270,506
Competition within a limited pool$13,974,256
Actions necessary to continue existing competitive contracts for continuity (until the next one could be competed)$2,515,056
Available only for groups such as disabled persons, prisoners, and regulated utilities$329,340
Not competed for an allowable reason$39,074,168
Not identified, soon to be addressed$15,359,446

Top 5 Known Congressional Districts where Work is Performed Known congressional district help link

California 30 (Henry A. Waxman)$427,001,991
Illinois 12 (Jerry F. Costello)$181,763,175
Idaho 1 (C. L. "Butch" Otter / Bill Sali)$165,822,421
New York 14 (Carolyn B. Maloney)$150,269,881
Tennessee 1 (William L. Jenkins / Dave Davis)$38,924,567

Top 5 Products or Services Sold

Precious Metals Primary Forms$801,975,116
Nonferrous Base Metal Refinery and Intermediate Forms$246,990,885
Iron and Steel Primary and Semifinished Products$8,641,729
Minerals, Natural and Synthetic$1,451,537
Ores$723,060

Top 5 Contracting Agencies Purchasing from Contractor(s)

United States Mint$1,040,541,501
ARMY, Department of the (except Corps of Engineers Civil Program Financing)$11,892,455
U.S. Coast Guard$3,034,800
NAVY, Department of the$2,255,043
Bureau of Prisoners/Federal Prison System$1,662,835

Top 10 Contractors

AFINSA BIENES TANGIBLES SA$428,900,211
OLIN CORPORATION$181,763,175
SUNSHINE MINTING, INC.$165,796,293
MITSUI & CO., LTD.$150,269,881
JARDEN ZINC PRODUCTS, INC.$38,923,060
GOLD CORPORATION$29,883,835
POONGSAN CORPORATION$25,462,112
COOKSON GROUP PLC$11,963,131
AURAMET TRADING LLC$7,579,803
TITANIUM METALS CORPORATION$4,677,800

Trend

Bar chart: in table form below

2000$503,706,188
2001$192,286,371
2002$144,081,314
2003$219,911,479
2004$467,314,572
2005$603,118,693
2006$1,173,425,499
2007$1,431,826,544
2008 3Q * Partial year help link$1,060,317,195
*Note: FY 2008 only includes data up to second and part of third quarter.


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This search was done on October 18, 2008.

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