Amtec Corporation

Amtec Corporation, a Wisconsin-based ammunition and munitions manufacturer and subsidiary of National Presto Industries, operates as a prime contractor (53% of recent awards) and subcontractor (47%) on full-and-open Department of Defense ammunition production and technology development contracts, with no set-aside designations across its prime footprint. The company competes in ammunition manufacturing across NAICS categories 332993 (Ammunition except Small Arms), explosives, and ordnance production, with headquarters in Janesville, Wisconsin.

Amtec's customer base is heavily concentrated in Army ammunition programs. The top five funding agencies account for 86% of recent awards by count, with the Department of the Army Acquisition Support Center's Program Executive Office Ammunition commanding 115 awards valued at $5.01 billion in combined potential value — more than 94% of Amtec's total award portfolio. Secondary customers include the Department of the Navy Naval Sea Systems Command (14 awards, $99.3 million), the Department of the Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command (6 awards, $162.4 million), and the Department of the Army Materiel Command Joint Munitions Command (8 awards). This concentration around PEO Ammunition reflects Amtec's role as a critical supplier of 40mm grenade systems, cartridges, and fuzes across multiple product families.

Amtec holds two large indefinite-delivery contracts anchoring its prime work. A single-award IDIQ valued at $818.9 million, awarded by PEO Ammunition on May 13, 2024, and extending through May 13, 2029, covers production of 40mm M918E2 high-velocity target practice day/night/thermal cartridges and related technology assessment work. Delivery orders under this vehicle have included a $116.7 million order (May 17, 2024) and a $139.3 million order (December 30, 2025), both for M918E2 production at Janesville. A second IDIQ valued at $49 million, awarded January 30, 2026, and extending through January 29, 2031, covers 40mm non-recurring engineering grenade ammunition development, with mixed firm-fixed-price and cost-plus-fixed-fee pricing. Additional named parent vehicles include Indefinite Delivery Contract W519TC24D0007 (34 task orders), W15QKN13D0096 (14 task orders, $5.5 million), W52P1J18D0093 (8 task orders), and multiple other PEO Ammunition IDIQs. Representative prime work spans production of 40mm M918E2 cartridges ($119.8 million delivery order awarded March 26, 2026), M739A1 point-detonating fuzes supporting Presidential Ukraine buyback efforts ($35.9 million, June 27, 2024), M433 HEDP cartridge fabrication and testing ($1.14 million, September 17, 2024), technology demonstrations such as the Precision Grenadier System ($2 million OTA, March 2026), and engineering development on M781E1 cartridges ($1.13 million, September 23, 2024).

Activity has accelerated significantly. Awards grew from 9 in 2022 to 30 in 2024 and 40 in 2025, with 10 awards recorded in 2026 through April. Across both prime and sub work, Amtec commands $5.3 billion in combined potential value, with $3.84 billion obligated (73% burn rate), across 196 total awards since 1996. The recompete cliff exposes $1.26 billion in combined potential value to completion within the next twenty-four months, concentrated in PEO Ammunition's renewal cycle.

In its subcontractor role, Amtec performs ammunition component manufacturing and explosives work on large defense primes. Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation receives the majority of Amtec's sub volume, with work including 25mm M792 and M910 cartridge production, 30mm MK239 and XM1182 cartridges, 120mm tank training ammunition and M1002 ammunition can refurbishment, M789 HEDP cartridge production, and lightweight 30mm XM1211 high-explosive proximity cartridges. Alliant Techsystems Operations LLC and General Dynamics Ordnance & Tactical Systems also route ammunition component and fuze assembly work to Amtec. L3Harris Fuzing and Ordnance Systems engages Amtec for safety and arming device sub-components. This sub footprint spans explosives manufacturing, small-arms ammunition, ordnance components, and ammunition-except-small-arms categories, typically performed under family-buy IDIQs and production-verification delivery orders.

Amtec's award distribution by product category reflects its specialization: Ammunition (except Small Arms) Manufacturing dominates with 152 awards, followed by Explosives Manufacturing (21 awards), Small Arms Ammunition Manufacturing (5 awards), and Other Ordnance and Accessories Manufacturing (4 awards). Across procurement service codes, Over 30mm Up To 75mm Ammunition leads with 51 awards, Cartridge and Propellant Actuated Devices with 20, Demolition Materials with 12, and Fuzes and Primers with 11.