PSC 9650: Nonferrous Base Metal Refinery and Intermediate Forms

Product code

Code facts

Spend category
Industrial Products & Services Basic Materials
Contract awards
18 In the last 12 months
Contract obligations
$15,012,391 In FY2025

PSC codes and definitions come from the GSA PSC Manual and contract spending from SAM.gov/FPDS.

Contract obligations by fiscal year

Fiscal year Obligated
FY2027 To date $0
FY2026 $522,315,655
FY2025 $15,012,391
FY2024 $55,318,946
FY2023 $235,980

Top contractors by obligations

Rank Contractor Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 Share
1 Glencore LTD. $450,609,456
2 Global Advanced Metals USA Inc. $35,529,847
3 RIO Tinto Services Inc. $29,443,292
4 Arconic Corporation $2,627,390
5 Atlantic Metals And Alloys, LLC $2,181,955
6 APL Engineered Materials, Inc. $907,800
7 Macdermid Enthone Inc. $503,960
8 Onodi Tool & Engineering Co $435,643
9 ATI Specialty Alloys & Components, LLC $50,200
10 Unique Technology Systems LLC $9,765

Top funding agencies by obligations

Rank Agency Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 Share
1 Defense Logistics Agency Department of Defense $521,820,795
2 Department of the Army Department of Defense $435,643
3 National Aeronautics and Space Administration $50,200
4 Department of the Navy Department of Defense $9,018

Contract obligations by state

Rank Place of performance Obligated, last 12 months Share
1 New York $450,609,456
2 Pennsylvania $35,580,047
3 Indiana $29,441,698
4 Nevada $4,810,939
5 Ohio $907,800
6 Connecticut $503,960
7 Michigan $435,643
8 Maine $9,765
9 Florida $7,549
10 Maryland $7,425

Contract opportunities

Notice Posted Due
Metal Powders: Stainless Steel, Hafnium, Zirconium, and Yttrium Solicitation · Office of Science
NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE – The Government requires Metalwerks Casting and Forging of an experimentally designed alloy Solicitation · ACC Aberdeen Proving Ground
Tungsten Round Bar and Copper Tungsten Alloy Solicitation · Department of Energy
Solicitation for Nickel Niobium IDIQ Solicitation · Defense Logistics Agency
DCNG Leadership Coins_Amendment Solicitation · Army National Guard
Chromium - DLA SP8000 Pre-Solicitation · Defense Logistics Agency
LME Grade Tin - DLA SP8000 Pre-Solicitation · Defense Logistics Agency
Tellurium - DLA SP8000 Pre-Solicitation · Defense Logistics Agency
Specialized Low Alpha Tin - DLA SP8000 Pre-Solicitation · Defense Logistics Agency
Nickel - DLA SP8000 Pre-Solicitation · Defense Logistics Agency
RFQ - DCNG Leadership Coins Solicitation · Army National Guard
Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Refractory Metal Wires Solicitation · Defense Logistics Agency
Rare Earth Separation and Purifications Pre-Solicitation · Defense Logistics Agency
PIG LEAD Nuclear Solicitation · Naval Sea Systems Command (Navy)
Request for Proposal (RFP) Bismuth Metal Solicitation · Defense Logistics Agency · SP8000-26-R-0009
CANCELLATION NOTICE - Request For Proposal (RFP) Bismuth Metal Special Notice · Defense Logistics Agency
Request for information - ammonium perrhenate (APR) Pre-Solicitation · Defense Logistics Agency
Scandium Oxide Sole Source to Rio Tinto Services Solicitation · Defense Logistics Agency
Request For Information/Sources for Refractory Metal Wires Pre-Solicitation · Defense Logistics Agency
High Purity Aluminum (HPA) Solicitation · Defense Logistics Agency
Niobium Metal Ingots Solicitation · Defense Logistics Agency
Request For Proposal (RFP) Bismuth Metal Solicitation · Defense Logistics Agency · SP8000-25-R-0017
CANCELLED Cobalt Cut Cathode / Rounds Solicitation · Defense Logistics Agency
Scandium Metal Flake Sole Source to APL Materials Solicitation · Defense Logistics Agency
Tantalum Ingots Solicitation · Defense Logistics Agency
GEER Feedthrough Gold and Molybdenum Wire Solicitation · Shared Services Center
Cobalt Pre-Solicitation · Defense Logistics Agency
Request For Information (RFI) Bismuth Metal Pre-Solicitation · Defense Logistics Agency
Request For Information (RFI) Commercially Pure Aluminum Pre-Solicitation · Defense Logistics Agency
Lead Brick Ballast Solicitation · Naval Sea Systems Command (Navy)
Haynes 244 Alloy Solicitation · Office of Science
Titanium Ingots Ti-CP-2 and Ti-CP-6-6-2 Solicitation Solicitation · Defense Logistics Agency
14YWT-Y powder Solicitation · Office of Science
TFD Forged Aluminum Castings Pre-Solicitation · Department of Energy
Titanium Ingots Solicitation · Defense Logistics Agency
Special Notice - Titanium-Ingots Pre-Solicitation · Defense Logistics Agency
C355. 0 Aluminum Ingot - 7, 000 lbs Award Notice · ACC Rock Island · 1579A —
USCGC Hickory Abrasive Media Solicitation · Coast Guard
C355. 0 Aluminum Ingot - 7, 000 lbs Solicitation · ACC Rock Island · 1579A
C355. 0 Aluminum Ingot - 7, 000 lbs Solicitation · ACC Rock Island · 1579
Manufacture Frame & Power Module for Assembly with Surface Foam Buoy for Deep Oceanographic Mooring Special Notice · Office of Naval Research (SECNAV)
Precursor Powders Solicitation · Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (DOE)
Fabrication PLATINUM RHODIUM WIRE Special Notice · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Near-net-shape Manufacturing from Oxide Intermediates Solicitation · Department of Energy
M98 Gas and Particulate Covers Solicitation · Joint Munitions Command (AMC)
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Definition

Includes: Ingots; Slabs. Only bulk material will be identified in this class. a. Refinery Forms are raw unfinished ingots, pigs, that require refinement to be usable. b. Intermediate forms are primary products that have been refined to a state that requires further manufacturing processes to its final, usable state.

Quick answers

What is PSC 9650?

PSC 9650 is Nonferrous Base Metal Refinery and Intermediate Forms, a product code in PSC 96, Ores, Minerals and Primary Products.

How much do federal agencies spend under PSC 9650?

Federal contracts under PSC 9650 obligated $15,012,391 in fiscal year 2025 and $592,882,972 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.

Who are the largest contractors under PSC 9650?

The contractors with the most obligated under PSC 9650 in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 are Glencore LTD. ($450,609,456), Global Advanced Metals USA Inc. ($35,529,847) and RIO Tinto Services Inc. ($29,443,292).

Which agencies buy the most under PSC 9650?

The agencies that obligated the most under PSC 9650 in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 are Defense Logistics Agency ($521,820,795), Department of the Army ($435,643) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration ($50,200).

Which NAICS codes are used with PSC 9650?

The NAICS codes with the most obligated under PSC 9650 in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 are 331491 Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum) Rolling, Drawing, and Extruding; 331410 Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Smelting and Refining; and 331314 Secondary Smelting and Alloying of Aluminum.

Where is the work under PSC 9650 performed?

By place of performance, the states with the most contract obligations under PSC 9650 over the last 12 months are New York ($450,609,456), Pennsylvania ($35,580,047) and Indiana ($29,441,698).

What is the latest contract opportunity under PSC 9650?

The latest contract opportunity under PSC 9650 is Metal Powders: Stainless Steel, Hafnium, Zirconium, and Yttrium, solicitation from Office of Science, posted August 10, 2026.

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