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Contract Award: Black Hills Ammunition Inc. (Rapid City, South Dakota) – $28,000,000

Black Hills Ammunition Inc.,* Rapid City, South Dakota, is being awarded a $28,000,000 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for 5.56mm reduced ricochet limited penetration MK 255 MOD 1 ammunition. This contract does not include options. Work will be performed in Rapid City, South Dakota, and is expected to be completed by January 2031. Fiscal 2026 Defense procurement funding in the amount of $455,664 will be obligated at the time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured on the basis of 100% Small Business Set-Aside, and four offers were received via the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment Solicitation module. Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division, Crane, Indiana, is the contract activity (N0016426DJN17).



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