Hornady Manufacturing Company

Hornady Manufacturing Company, a for-profit ammunition manufacturer headquartered in Grand Island, Nebraska, supplies duty and training ammunition across multiple calibers and specialized types to federal law enforcement, defense, and civilian agencies as a prime contractor across 1,284 recent awards with no set-aside participation. The company competes exclusively in full-and-open federal procurement, holding no SBA certifications or socioeconomic designations.

Hornady's concrete capability portfolio centers on small-arms ammunition manufacturing. Recent representative work includes a $3.93 million delivery order from the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (April 2026) for 9,364,000 rounds of 9mm commercial lead training ammunition; a $1.55 million Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives delivery order (June 2026) for 5.56mm training ammunition supporting field operations and Special Response Team activities; and a $1.25 million delivery order from the Department of Homeland Security's Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers for commercial lead training ammunition in multiple calibers through February 2030. The company manufactures duty rounds, training ammunition, and specialized tactical variants in 9mm Luger, 5.56mm NATO, .40 caliber, .45 Auto, .223 Remington, .308 Winchester, and 6.5 Creedmoor across 36 U.S. locations with manufacturing conducted at the Grand Island facility.

Customer concentration sits heavily with the Department of Justice ecosystem. The FBI Headquarters Division leads by potential value with 55 awards ($90.2 million combined), the FBI Academy holds 33 awards ($9.2 million), and the Drug Enforcement Administration dominates by award count with 349 orders ($6.4 million combined potential value). Together, these three DOJ components account for the vast majority of recent dollars. The US Marshals Service (across multiple regional divisions) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service round out the active customer base, with smaller volumes from Naval Supply Systems Command, the Department of Labor Office of Inspector General, and National Park Service. The top five customers by potential value represent approximately 69 percent of combined potential value.

Vehicle position reflects Hornady's deep entrenchment in FBI-managed indefinite delivery contracts. The company holds three major IDICs: 15F06718D0003821 (332 task orders, $11.9 million combined potential value), 15F06722D0004288 (268 task orders, $12.1 million combined potential value), and 15F06723D0002441 (71 task orders, $16.7 million combined potential value). These FBI vehicles dominate the parent vehicle landscape and serve as the procurement framework for delivery orders issued by the DEA, FBI regional divisions, and other DOJ components. Additionally, Hornady holds a single-award Blanket Purchase Agreement with the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General ($2.005 million ceiling, June 2025–June 2030) for 612,500 rounds annually of 9mm and 5.56mm training and duty ammunition to 36 U.S. locations; a multiple-award IDIC with the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center ($3.7 million ceiling, March 2025–February 2027) for Commercial Lead Training Ammunition II Generation; and a single-award BPA with the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service ($1.5 million ceiling, January 2026–January 2031) for small-arms ammunition supporting law enforcement operations.

Activity trajectory shows sustained high-volume award velocity. Hornady received 108 awards in 2022, growing to 130 in 2024, then contracting to 78 awards in 2026 (year-to-date through November). Combined potential value across 1,285 recent awards stands at $155.2 million with $62.7 million obligated (40% realization rate). A recompete cliff of 50 awards worth $3.1 million in combined potential value expires within the next twenty-four months, creating moderate renewal exposure concentrated in Fish and Wildlife Service and Marshals Service task orders.

Subcontracting footprint is minimal. Hornady subcontracts as a sub-award to ManTech TSG-2 Joint Venture on a Special Operations Command (SOCOM) program managing 9mm Critical Duty ammunition procurement for naval surface warfare activities (August 2024 award). This represents 1 of 1,285 awards and reflects Hornady's primary role as a prime contractor rather than a supplier to larger integrators.

Hornady competes entirely in full-and-open procurements with no set-aside category presence. The vendor's category concentration is extreme: 1,232 of 1,285 awards (96%) fall under NAICS 332992 (Small Arms Ammunition Manufacturing), with the remainder scattered across ordnance manufacturing variants and miscellaneous professional services. PSC distribution mirrors this concentration, with 1,044 awards coded to "Ammunition, Through 30Mm" (81% of portfolio). Hornady's federal footprint is functionally a single-purpose, single-customer ecosystem anchored on FBI contract vehicles serving DOJ law enforcement operational and training ammunition requirements nationwide.

Hornady Manufacturing has been in business for over 70 years, providing high quality production and manufacturing of various ammunition and bullets, custom R&D.