Black Hills Ammunition Inc.

Black Hills Ammunition Inc. is a woman-owned small business manufacturer of specialized small arms ammunition and cartridges, headquartered in Rapid City, South Dakota. The company, registered in the federal vendor system since April 2001, serves as a primary supplier of high-quality, precision ammunition to multiple federal agencies, including the Departments of Defense, Justice, Homeland Security, and the Interior. Black Hills Ammunition specializes in manufacturing diverse ammunition types ranging from standard ball ammunition for training to highly specialized rounds including reduced ricochet and limited penetration cartridges for protective operations, long-range and armor-piercing ammunition for military applications, and barrier blind cartridges for tactical use. The company holds SBA certification as a Woman-Owned Small Business and operates as a Subchapter S Corporation.

Throughout its federal contracting history, Black Hills Ammunition has received numerous prime contract awards totaling hundreds of millions of dollars across delivery orders and definitive contracts. The company has supplied ammunition to the Department of the Navy Naval Sea Systems Command, with contracts for 5.56mm long-range ammunition, 9mm barrier blind cartridges, 6.5mm special ball long-range ammunition, and 5.56mm reduced ricochet limited penetration rounds. The U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command and Air Force Materiel Command have awarded multiple delivery orders for 5.56mm ammunition and specialized variants. The U.S. Secret Service has issued numerous delivery orders for 5.56mm reduced ricochet, limited penetration training ammunition and other specialized cartridges. The Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI Academy, and Department of Justice Headquarters Division have consistently awarded contracts for general ammunition to support law enforcement training and operations. The U.S. Special Operations Command has awarded contracts for specialized ammunition including .300 Norma Magnum cartridges, 6.5 Creedmoor open tip match ammunition, and .338 Norma Magnum armor-piercing rounds. The Department of the Interior, through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Park Service, has awarded smaller delivery orders for lead-free and general-purpose ammunition. The Naval Supply Systems Command has issued significant purchase orders for small arms cartridges and ammunition. Awards have included both competitive procurements and sole-source awards under woman-owned small business set-asides. Most delivery orders utilize firm-fixed-price pricing structures with performance at the company's Rapid City, South Dakota facility or other specified delivery locations.

Black Hills Ammunition maintains an extensive portfolio of Indefinite Delivery Contracts and Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity agreements with federal agencies. The company holds a $750 million multiple-award IDIQ contract with the U.S. Special Operations Command for unique munitions requirements through July 2033, representing one of the largest ammunition procurement vehicles in the federal government. With the Naval Sea Systems Command, Black Hills Ammunition maintains several significant single-award IDCs: a $42.48 million contract for 5.56mm Special Ball Long Range Ammunition (MK262 MOD 1) through July 2030, a $30.9 million contract for 9mm barrier blind cartridges through February 2029, a $40 million contract for 6.5 millimeter Creedmoor long-range ammunition through August 2030, and a $7.5 million contract for 5.56mm Long Range Ammunition Special Ball through September 2028. The U.S. Secret Service has awarded Black Hills Ammunition multiple IDCs totaling approximately $3.83 million to $3.83 million for provision of 5.56mm reduced ricochet, limited penetration cartridges and general ammunition through September 2025 and September 2027. The Department of Justice Headquarters Division awarded a $4 million multiple-award IDC for 5.56mm NATO and .223 Remington ammunition through January 2026. The U.S. Army Contracting Command has awarded single-award IDCs to Black Hills Ammunition: a $7 million contract for .300 Norma Magnum ball ammunition and a $7 million contract for .338 Norma Magnum armor-piercing ammunition, both through September 2023, designated as woman-owned small business sole-source awards. These IDVs demonstrate Black Hills Ammunition's role as a critical specialized ammunition supplier across the federal government, with task orders regularly issued to support operational, training, and protective mission requirements across multiple defense and civilian agencies.