Acid grade fluorspar IDIQ
Active Indefinite Delivery Contract Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- SP800026D0002
- Awardee
-
Ares Strategic Mining, Inc. UEI RFBWFLYGMTZ9
- Awarding agency
-
Strategic Materials
Defense Logistics Agency, Department of Defense
- Task orders
- 1 $2,028,400 obligated
Award facts
- Opportunity
-
- Acid Grade Fluorspar (Acidspar) Solicitation · SP800025R0020 · Posted Sep 19, 2025
- Combined order value
- $2,028,400 Current and potential, with all options
- Last date to order 17% complete
- IDV ceiling 1% used
- $168,938,267.30
- Award type
- Single award
- Who can order
- Only the awarding agency
- NAICS code
- 212390 Other Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying
- PSC
- 9620 Minerals, Natural And Synthetic
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Not Competed · 1 offer Only One Source
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this IDV
The U.S. Defense Department's Strategic Materials division awarded a single-award indefinite-delivery contract to Ares Strategic Mining, Inc. on December 30, 2025, with a ceiling of $168,938,267.30 and an ultimate completion date of December 29, 2030. This is a sole-source procurement with no small business set-aside.
Work is performed in Hawthorne, Nevada, with delivery to the Hawthorne Army Depot in Nevada. The IDIQ procures acid-grade fluorspar (minimum 97% calcium fluoride content), a critical mineral for semiconductor manufacturing, metallurgy, nuclear fuel processing, and specialty chemical production. The Defense Logistics Agency established this contract to reduce import reliance and secure domestic supply for the National Defense Stockpile, with Ares identified as the only major non-Chinese acid-grade fluorspar supplier operating an active, permitted mining facility in the United States.
The originating solicitation (SP8000-25-R-0020), posted September 19, 2025, solicited a five-year firm-fixed-price IDIQ using FAR Part 12 and Part 15 procedures, with evaluation on technical approach, past performance, and price. The solicitation originally contemplated a $250 million maximum value and up to 559 million pounds of acid-grade fluorspar across five years, with incrementally increasing quantities from 30 million pounds in Year 1 to 189 million pounds in Year 5. Pricing was structured across six quantity ranges for each contract year.
One delivery order has been issued under this IDIQ: a $2.03 million firm-fixed-price order awarded January 15, 2026, for acid-grade fluorspar procurement, with performance in Hawthorne, Nevada, and completion by January 14, 2029.
Task orders
| Task order | Ordering agency | Obligated | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acid grade fluorspar do#1 | Strategic Materials (DLA) | $2,028,400 |
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Change Order | $0 | |
| Original award | $0 |
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract SP800026D0002?
SP800026D0002 was awarded to Ares Strategic Mining, Inc. by Strategic Materials (Defense Logistics Agency) on December 30, 2025.
How much is contract SP800026D0002 worth?
Orders under SP800026D0002 have obligated $2,028,400. SP800026D0002's own ceiling is $168,938,267.
How many orders have been placed under contract SP800026D0002?
1 order has been placed under SP800026D0002, the latest on January 15, 2026.
Who can order from contract SP800026D0002?
SP800026D0002 is a single award indefinite delivery contract. Only the awarding agency can place orders on it.
Was contract SP800026D0002 competed?
The extent of competition for SP800026D0002 was not competed. The government received 1 offer.
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