9620: Minerals, Natural and Synthetic
Industrial Products & Services › Basic Materials · Figures are FPDS award actions reporting this code.
Product code
Active
Overview
- FY2026 obligations
- $99.71M
- $99,706,566awarded under 9620
- FY2027 to date
- $194.65K
- $194,6516 awards · year to date
- FY2026 awards
- 61
- awards with an action under this code
Obligations by fiscal year of action
- FY2027: $194,651 (year to date)
- FY2026: $99,706,566
- FY2025: $5,153,505
- FY2024: $9,944,901
- FY2023: $15,379,242
- FY2022: $2,893,652
Total across 6 fiscal years: $133,272,517
* Year to date.
Source: FPDS award actions reporting this PSC. Obligations are the sum of the obligation on each action (modifications included). Department of Defense actions appear about 90 days after they are signed.
Definition
- Official name
- Minerals, Natural and Synthetic
- Short name
- MINERALS, NATURAL AND SYNTHETIC
- Category
- Industrial Products & Services › Basic Materials
- Status
- Active since October 15, 1978
- Includes
- Clays and other Earths; Mica; Asbestos; Crude Petroleum; Graphite.
- Excludes
- Gravel (FSC 5610); Sand (FSC 5610); Abrasives (FSC 5350); Refractory Clays (FSC 9350).
- Note
- Only bulk material will be identified in this class. Minerals are naturally occurring substances with a characteristic chemical composition that can be expressed by a formula.
Top buying agencies
FY2024–FY2026 · awarding sub-tier agencies
| Rank | Agency | Obligated | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Defense Logistics Agency | $101,943,341 | 88.8% |
| 2 | Department Of The Army | $10,353,626 | 9.0% |
| 3 | Veterans Affairs, Department Of | $1,061,533 | 0.9% |
| 4 | National Park Service | $526,984 | 0.5% |
| 5 | Federal Prison System / Bureau Of Prisons | $216,324 | 0.2% |
| 6 | Department Of The Navy | $182,268 | 0.2% |
| 7 | Department Of The Air Force | $146,883 | 0.1% |
| 8 | Bureau Of Land Management | $145,188 | 0.1% |
| 9 | Forest Service | $114,548 | 0.1% |
| 10 | Federal Bureau Of Investigation | $49,300 | <0.1% |
Top vendors
FY2024–FY2026
| Rank | Vendor | Obligated | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LARGO RESOURCES USA INC | $60,083,062 | 2 | 52.3% |
| 2 | U.S. VANADIUM LLC | $20,079,740 | 2 | 17.5% |
| 3 | AMERICAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY | $4,999,999 | 2 | 4.4% |
| 4 | AXYDE ANALYTICS, LLC | $4,999,999 | 2 | 4.4% |
| 5 | NOVAVERA CORP | $4,307,961 | 3 | 3.8% |
| 6 | TUNGCO, INCORPORATED | $2,988,300 | 2 | 2.6% |
| 7 | ARES STRATEGIC MINING, INC. | $2,028,400 | 2 | 1.8% |
| 8 | SPECIALIZED GOVERNMENT SOURCING, INC. | $1,465,648 | 6 | 1.3% |
| 9 | RICHARD J. MERTENS, INC | $1,145,150 | 3 | 1.0% |
| 10 | CROWLEY HOLDINGS LLC | $886,560 | 4 | 0.8% |