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Ores and minerals: $565.0M in defense awards
$565.0M obligated across 443 DoD and DHS awards to 198 companies, Oct 1, 2023 to Oct 7, 2026, 20% of Materials and chemicals. Glencore LTD leads with $210.3M; Defense Logistics Agency is the largest buyer at $427.0M.
| Obligated FY2024+ | $565.0M |
|---|---|
| Awards | 443 |
| Companies | 198 |
| FY2024 | $99.0M |
| FY2025 | $94.6M |
| FY2026 to date | $371.4M |
| Parent category | Materials and chemicals |
Top companiesObligated FY2024+
Top agenciesObligated FY2024+
| # | Agency | Obligated FY2024+ | Awards | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Defense Logistics Agency | $427.0M | 84 awards | 76% |
| 2 | Department of the Army | $73.4M | 260 awards | 13% |
| 3 | Department of the Air Force | $60.2M | 23 awards | 11% |
| 4 | Department of the Navy | $2.1M | 38 awards | 0.4% |
| 5 | U.S. Customs and Border Protection | $2.1M | 12 awards | 0.4% |
| 6 | U.S. Coast Guard | $170K | 10 awards | 0.0% |
| 7 | Defense Information Systems Agency | $115K | 2 awards | 0.0% |
| 8 | U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement | $41K | 2 awards | 0.0% |
| 9 | Defense Threat Reduction Agency | $19K | 2 awards | 0.0% |
| 10 | Defense Contract Management Agency | $0 | 3 awards | 0.0% |
| 11 | Office of Procurement Operations | $0 | 4 awards | 0.0% |
| 12 | Federal Emergency Management Agency | -$137 | 1 awards | -0.0% |
Budget lines in this category, FY2027 requestPentagon budget
| Budget line | FY2025 prior | FY2026 current | FY2027 request | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemical Biological Situational Awareness Defense-wide · Procurement, Defense-Wide · 7001SA1000 | FY2025 $171.8M | FY2026 $208.1M | $223.2M | +7.3% vs FY2026 |
| CB Protection & Hazard Mitigation Defense-wide · Procurement, Defense-Wide · 8001PH1000 | FY2025 $216.0M | FY2026 $203.3M | $117.9M | -42% vs FY2026 |
| Chem Demilitarization - RDT&E Defense-wide · Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense · RDT&E | FY2025 $754.8M | FY2026 $210.0M | $56.0M | -73% vs FY2026 |
| Chem Demilitarization - O&M Defense-wide · Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense · O&M | FY2025 $17.2M | FY2026 $3.2M | n/a | vs FY2026 |
Budget lines map to award categories by appropriation and budget activity. Requests come before contract awards; see timing.
Product and Service Codes8 codes
| PSC | Name | Obligated FY2024+ | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9650 | NONFERROUS BASE METAL REFINERY AND INTERMEDIATE FORMS | $381.5M | 42 awards |
| 9640 | IRON AND STEEL PRIMARY AND SEMIFINISHED PRODUCTS | $79.0M | 199 awards |
| 9610 | ORES | $60.1M | 8 awards |
| 9630 | ADDITIVE METAL MATERIALS | $22.6M | 29 awards |
| 9620 | MINERALS, NATURAL AND SYNTHETIC | $17.0M | 87 awards |
| 9660 | PRECIOUS METALS PRIMARY FORMS | $4.4M | 20 awards |
| 9670 | IRON AND STEEL SCRAP | $1.3M | 54 awards |
| 9680 | NONFERROUS SCRAP | -$910K | 4 awards |
Largest awards50 per page · search this category
| Award | Company | Obligated FY2024+ | What | Agency | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SP800026F0024 delivery order | Glencore LTD | $210.3M | Cobalt delivery order 1 | Defense Logistics Agency | May 15, 2026 DoD 90d |
| SP800024C0004 definitive contract | Rmi Titanium Company, LLC | $55.0M | Titanium ingots | Defense Logistics Agency | Mar 26, 2025 DoD 90d |
| SP800026F0009 delivery order | Rio Tinto Services Inc | $24.8M | Scandium oxide task order two | Defense Logistics Agency | Feb 19, 2026 DoD 90d |
| SP800026F0016 delivery order | Rio Tinto Services Inc | $24.8M | Scandium oxide do#2 re-award | Defense Logistics Agency | Apr 30, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA500424F0001 delivery order | Usibelli Coal Mine, Inc | $22.1M | Coal ore for power plant | Air Force | Mar 18, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W912DW26CA014 definitive contract | Knight Const & Supply, Inc | $20.7M | Description of work in accordance with the attached specifications and plans. | Army | May 4, 2026 DoD 90d |
| SP800026F0012 delivery order | Global Advanced Metals USA Inc | $20.2M | Niobium delivery order 2 | Defense Logistics Agency | Mar 23, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W9123725FA074 delivery order | Precision Build Solutions LLC | $19.1M | Contractor shall fabrication and deliver one miter gate per the scope of work and specifications to greenup lock and dam for the us ARMY corps of engineers, huntington district | Army | Jul 31, 2025 DoD 90d |
| SP800026F0013 delivery order | Global Advanced Metals USA Inc | $15.1M | Tantalum delivery order | Defense Logistics Agency | Apr 6, 2026 DoD 90d |
| SP800024C0007 definitive contract | MP Mine Operations LLC | $11.0M | Neodymium oxide (nd2o3) and praseodymium oxide (pr6o11) | Defense Logistics Agency | Oct 10, 2025 DoD 90d |
| SP800023C0011 definitive contract | Diversified Metals and Alloys, LLC | $10.3M | Electrolytic manganese metal | Defense Logistics Agency | May 27, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA500426F0019 delivery order | Usibelli Coal Mine, Inc | $10.2M | 100,000 tons order fy26 | Air Force | Apr 3, 2026 DoD 90d |
| SP800026F0017 delivery order | CBMM North America, Inc | $10.0M | Vacuum-grade ferroniobium do 1 | Defense Logistics Agency | Apr 9, 2026 DoD 90d |
| SP800025F0009 delivery order | United States Antimony Corporation | $9.9M | Antimony metal ingots first delivery order. | Defense Logistics Agency | May 11, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W912QR24F0314 delivery order | Steward Machine Co Inc | $8.9M | Markland emergency bulkhead fabrication | Army | Jun 10, 2025 DoD 90d |
| SP800025F0008 delivery order | Global Advanced Metals USA Inc | $8.8M | Tantalum ingots | Defense Logistics Agency | Jun 4, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA500425F0031 delivery order | Usibelli Coal Mine, Inc | $6.5M | The delivery of an additional 65,000 tons of coal to eielson afb. | Air Force | Apr 20, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA500425F0015 delivery order | Usibelli Coal Mine, Inc | $6.0M | The delivery of an additional 60,000 tons of coal to eielson afb. | Air Force | Mar 4, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA500425F0003 delivery order | Usibelli Coal Mine, Inc | $5.9M | Coal oy1 60,000 tons order | Air Force | Apr 15, 2026 DoD 90d |
| SP800025F0013 delivery order | Global Advanced Metals USA Inc | $5.2M | Niobium metal ingots | Defense Logistics Agency | Mar 19, 2026 DoD 90d |
| SP800025C0003 definitive contract | Titanium Metals Corporation | $5.0M | Titanium ingots | Defense Logistics Agency | May 5, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA500426F0001 delivery order | Usibelli Coal Mine, Inc | $4.6M | The delivery of an additional 45,000 tons of coal to eielson afb. | Air Force | Oct 29, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA500426F0011 delivery order | Usibelli Coal Mine, Inc | $4.1M | The purpose of this order is for the delivery of 40,000 tons of coal to eielson afb. | Air Force | Dec 5, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W912QR25FA182 delivery order | G & G Steel Inc | $3.4M | Fabricate, test, paint, and deliver two (2) culvert valves to mcalpine locks and dam in louisville, ky | Army | Sep 26, 2025 DoD 90d |
| SP800026F0019 delivery order | Rio Tinto Services Inc | $2.6M | High purity aluminum do 1 - riotinto | Defense Logistics Agency | May 13, 2026 DoD 90d |
| SP800026F0020 delivery order | Arconic Corporation | $2.6M | High purity aluminum do 1 - arconic | Defense Logistics Agency | May 13, 2026 DoD 90d |
| SP800021C0012 definitive contract | G.e Chaplin, Inc | $2.6M | 8508555241 cerium carbonate | Defense Logistics Agency | Jan 27, 2025 DoD 90d |
| SP800026C0007 definitive contract | Atlantic Metals and Alloys, LLC | $2.2M | Bismuth metal | Defense Logistics Agency | May 18, 2026 DoD 90d |
| SP800026F0006 delivery order | Ares Strategic Mining, Inc | $2.0M | Acid grade fluorspar do#1 | Defense Logistics Agency | Jan 15, 2026 DoD 90d |
| SP800026F0003 delivery order | Rio Tinto Services Inc | $2.0M | Scandium oxide task order one | Defense Logistics Agency | Dec 10, 2025 DoD 90d |
| SP800025F0011 delivery order | Cliffs Steel Inc | $2.0M | Domain refined grain oriented electric steel (dr-goes) | Defense Logistics Agency | Feb 12, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W911QY25CA022 definitive contract | Novavera Corp | $2.0M | Rare earth phosphor material incorporated into an intermediate form for use in other government agency production program | Army | Sep 3, 2025 DoD 90d |
| SP800026F0004 delivery order | United States Antimony Corporation | $1.9M | Antimony metal ingots do 2 | Defense Logistics Agency | May 11, 2026 DoD 90d |
| SP451026F0031 delivery order | Sabin Metal Corp | $1.4M | 8511906948 pm | Defense Logistics Agency | Feb 6, 2026 DoD 90d |
| SP451024F0028 delivery order | Sabin Metal Corp | $1.3M | 8510407614 precious metals primary forms | Defense Logistics Agency | Oct 22, 2025 DoD 90d |
| SP451025F0037 delivery order | Sabin Metal Corp | $1.3M | 8511171317 precious metals primary forms | Defense Logistics Agency | May 8, 2026 DoD 90d |
| SP800023C0010 definitive contract | MP Mine Operations LLC | $1.2M | 8509870941 lanthanum storage & rotation | Defense Logistics Agency | Mar 3, 2026 DoD 90d |
| SP800025F0012 delivery order | Apl Engineered Materials, Inc | $1.1M | Nds-scandium metal idiq delivery order one | Defense Logistics Agency | Oct 30, 2025 DoD 90d |
| SP800026F0015 delivery order | Apl Engineered Materials, Inc | $908K | Nds-scandium metal idiq delivery order two | Defense Logistics Agency | Mar 31, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W9115124C0002 definitive contract | Hopewell Designs, Inc | $745K | Year 5 grf-co60-c133 | Army | Aug 15, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W911PT26CA001 definitive contract | Scot Forge Company | $736K | Muzzle brake forgings | Army | Feb 17, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W912EK21C0032 definitive contract | G & G Steel Inc | $692K | Miter gates spare parts for mississippi locks and dams | Army | Jan 21, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W911S224P5000 purchase order | Specialized Government Sourcing, Inc | $635K | Bulk road salt | Army | Apr 30, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W912EK24C0039 definitive contract | Sealevel Construction Inc | $617K | Iww three wicket bulkhead fabrication - peoria, il | Army | Jul 17, 2025 DoD 90d |
| 70B06C25F00000407 BPA call | American Badge Inc | $531K | Law enforcement badges | U.S. Customs and Border Protection | Sep 8, 2026 |
| W912PB26PA034 purchase order | E & S Industriebedarf GMBH | $512K | Construction material for wall reinforcement range 2, ansbach consisting of laser-cut steel parts, steel bar stock, standardized parts, welding cutting consumables, milling and turning consumables. | Army | May 11, 2026 DoD 90d |
| 70B02C26F00001238 BPA call | American Badge Inc | $487K | Law enforcement badge | U.S. Customs and Border Protection | Sep 25, 2026 |
| FA868125FB031 delivery order | Ellwood National Forge Company | $465K | High-performance optimized (hipo) steel and remelt | Air Force | May 12, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W519TC26FA093 delivery order | Onodi Tool & Engineering Co | $436K | Pba fy26 m2a2 ammo chest ordering period 4 | Army | Jan 16, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W912DQ25F1009 BPA call | Richard J Mertens, Inc | $424K | This is to acquire rock for missouri river office at washington, mo c2. | Army | Jan 26, 2025 DoD 90d |
Source: USAspending.gov prime award data (FPDS), DoD and DHS contracts, orders and IDVs with any action since Oct 1, 2023. Obligated FY2024+ sums the obligations on those actions; total obligated is the award's lifetime figure. DoD contract actions publish on USAspending about 90 days after signing (DFARS PGI 204.6), so the latest DoD actions here trail the calendar by about 3 months. Data as of Oct 9, 2026.
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