Dyno Nobel, Inc.

Dyno Nobel, Inc., a for-profit explosives manufacturer headquartered in Cottonwood Heights, Utah, supplies commercial and military-grade explosive materials and devices to federal agencies as a prime contractor on full-and-open purchase orders, with no subcontract footprint and no participation in set-aside programs. The company is foreign-owned and operates without SBA certifications.

Dyno Nobel's federal business centers on bulk explosives, detonators, demolition materials, and specialized explosive devices for military training, law enforcement, and civilian land-management applications. Recent representative work includes a $92,235 purchase order from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in September 2024 for explosives and explosive supplies; a $47,658 award from Naval Sea Systems Command in November 2025 for commercial explosives supporting the Seabees' scent kits; a $178,121 delivery to ATF in January 2023 for general explosives and supplies; a $14,887 supply order to the National Park Service Pacific West Region in August 2026 for explosives at Sequoia and Kings Canyon; and a $1,162 USGS purchase order in June 2026 for commercial seismic explosives, detonators, and booster charges supporting earthquake science work.

Customer concentration is fragmented across defense and civilian agencies. The top five customers by award count account for 56% of recent awards and include the Department of the Army (47 awards), the Department of the Air Force (29 awards), the Naval Sea Systems Command (11 awards), the National Park Service Pacific West Region (9 awards), and the Transportation Security Administration (9 awards). By dollar value, the rankings diverge markedly: the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives dominates the portfolio at $454 thousand across 8 awards, while the Naval Sea Systems Command anchors $72 thousand (11 awards) and TSA carries $68 thousand (9 awards). Army's 47 awards represent only $50 thousand in combined potential value, reflecting high-volume, low-dollar purchase orders for ammunition and explosives.

Dyno Nobel places task orders under five named parent vehicles: Basic Ordering Agreement DACA3983D0004 (Army, 15 task orders), Basic Ordering Agreement F2965084DE002 (Air Force, 15 task orders), Indefinite Delivery Contract F4260089D0572 (7 task orders), HSTS0207DCAN155 (TSA, 5 task orders, $38 thousand combined value), and DAAA0986C0214 (3 task orders). The portfolio spans 186 prime awards with combined potential value of $976 thousand against $15.5 million in obligated dollars — a ratio that reflects the supplier-base nature of Dyno Nobel's role: frequent small orders with significant cumulative obligation. Activity remains modest and flat over the past five years (one award in 2022 through three in 2026), with work performed primarily from the company's Salt Lake City, Utah facility. NAICS concentration runs heavily to Explosives Manufacturing (46 awards) and Ammunition Manufacturing (38 awards), and PSC concentration clusters in Bulk Explosives (70 awards) and Demolition Materials (44 awards). All awards are firm fixed-price purchase orders issued without set-aside designation on full-and-open competitive or quote-request bases.