Awards/COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT (B)

$45,499,812

Department of Defense·Department of the Air Force

defenseexpiring · 47d· period of performance ends in 47 days

ACTION DATE—·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDASST_NON_FA86502325506_097

Award description

DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT TITLE III, HIGH PURITY ALUMINUM (HPA) PRODUCTION CAPABILITY EXPANSION

Verbatim from USAspending.gov. Capitalization, abbreviations, and codes are unchanged.

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Confidence: high

In plain English

Expand domestic high-purity aluminum production capacity under Defense Production Act authority.

Sub-sectors

critical-mineralsaerospacedefense-manufacturing

Why this matters

Secures critical aluminum supply for defense and aerospace systems, reducing reliance on foreign sources.

Supply-chain signal

Signals strengthened domestic aluminum refining capacity will support downstream aerospace, defense contractors, and advanced manufacturing.

U.S.–China competition angle

Reduces U.S. vulnerability to Chinese control of aluminum processing and advanced alloy production critical for military systems.

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Period of performance

Start

2023-05-30

End

2026-06-30

Status

expiring · 47din 47 days

Recipient

Sources

USAspending.gov — all awards for this UEI →
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Award record ingested from usaspending. Source identifier ASST_NON_FA86502325506_097.

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