General Dynamics Ordnance & Tactical Systems, Inc.

General Dynamics Ordnance & Tactical Systems, Inc., a subsidiary of General Dynamics Corporation headquartered in Reston, Virginia, manufactures medium-caliber and small-arms ammunition, propelling charges, explosives, and related ordnance components for the Department of Defense as a large prime contractor across a $12.83 billion recent award footprint with no set-aside designations. The company operates from Marion, Illinois and competes in full-and-open procurements with no recurrence of small business set-asides across its prime portfolio.

The vendor's capability portfolio is anchored in precision ammunition manufacturing spanning 20mm through 120mm caliber families, mortar propelling charges, and specialized ordnance engineering. Representative work includes a $280.1 million delivery order from PEO Ammunition (April 29, 2024) for 25mm M919 armor-piercing fin-stabilized discarding sabot with tracer cartridges extending through March 31, 2029; a $50.1 million order (July 10, 2024) for 25mm PGU-23/U target practice cartridges; a $499.24 million indefinite delivery contract (November 26, 2024) for 60mm, 81mm, and 120mm mortar propelling charges through September 2029; and an $83.6 million IDIQ (June 24, 2026) from ACC Picatinny for medium caliber non-recurring engineering services through June 23, 2031. All work carries fixed-price structures, many with economic price adjustment authority, and all specify Marion, Illinois as place of performance.

Customer concentration is extreme and monolithic. PEO Ammunition accounts for 138 of 298 prime awards (46% of the portfolio) and $12.42 billion of $12.83 billion combined potential value (97% of dollars). The Department of the Army (broadly) places another 123 awards totaling $56.8 million, while the Department of the Navy Naval Sea Systems Command, the Army Materiel Command Joint Munitions Command, and Naval Air Warfare Center round out the customer set at approximately $173 million combined. This concentration reflects a specialized ammunition-manufacturing posture aligned exclusively to defense requirements.

General Dynamics' three largest parent vehicles are legacy indefinite delivery contracts: Indefinite Delivery Contract W52P1J13D0038 (58 task orders, $691.7 million combined potential value), W52P1J18D0093 (25 task orders, $640.5 million), and W519TC24D0009 (11 task orders, $483.3 million). The 3.053 billion-dollar Medium Caliber Family Buy 3 base IDIQ (awarded March 29, 2024, completion March 14, 2029) consolidates multiple caliber families and serves as a strategic vehicle for PEO Ammunition task-order placement; ten delivery orders totaling approximately $488.2 million have issued since award. The 60mm/81mm/120mm Mortar Propelling Charges IDIQ ($499.24 million, September 2029) anchors a separate production line and has driven at least thirteen visible delivery orders since 2022.

Activity has remained stable to modest over the past five years — four awards in 2022, rising to eleven in 2025, with five awards so far in 2026 — suggesting consistent but not accelerating demand. Fourteen awards (combined potential value $333.2 million) face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months and thus represent near-term recompete exposure for General Dynamics and recompete opportunity for competitors.

In its subcontractor role, General Dynamics Ordnance & Tactical Systems subcontracts to Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation on 120mm tank training ammunition and M1002 ammunition can refurbishment work (May 21, 2025) and on engineering services modifications (May 15, 2025); to BAE Systems Information & Electronic Systems Integration Inc. on DARPA Phase 2B research (September 5, 2024); and to ATK Launch Systems LLC on Minotaur IV booster test support (May 1, 2024). These relationships represent specialized ordnance or propulsion-engineering roles rather than core ammunition production. The vendor engages recurrent named subcontractors including Olin Winchester LLC (primers, cartridge components, Lake City Army Ammunition Plant operator), Amtec Corp (cartridge cases, zirconium pellets, metal fabrication), John J. Steuby Company (veteran-owned, metal projectile components), and Foam Design Inc. (woman-owned small business, foam and packaging), among others; these suppliers support component sourcing and specialized manufacturing across all major delivery orders. Recent awards also engage HUBZone-certified and veteran-owned small businesses including Flick Lumber Co., Inc. (wood packaging), Alta Max LLC (HUBZone, mortar propelling charge components), and A.K. Stamping Co., Inc. (veteran-owned, metal stamping).