Spectra Technologies LLC

Spectra Technologies LLC, a Camden, Arkansas-based manufacturer of explosive and pyrotechnic devices and ammunition components, operates as a subsidiary of National Presto Industries and competes as a prime contractor on full-and-open Department of Defense programs with no set-aside designations. The company holds four active indefinite delivery vehicles with the Army and Navy, including a $377.7 million single-award IDC for TNT and PBXN-9 supplementary charges (issued January 2026, completion January 2031) and a $25.2 million Other Transaction IDV with Naval Sea Systems Command for warhead and prototype development (issued September 2024). Spectra operates a balanced prime-and-sub portfolio: 80% of recent awards are prime contracts or IDVs (119 awards, $1.1 billion combined potential value), while 20% are subcontract engagements (30 awards) under major defense primes including Raytheon, Boeing, Dynetics, and Nammo Defense Systems.

The customer concentration is heavily weighted to Army ammunition programs. The top five funding agencies account for 66% of awards by count and 97% by potential value, led decisively by the Department of the Army Acquisition Support Center's Program Executive Office for Ammunition (21 awards, $951.2 million combined potential value) and Naval Sea Systems Command (36 awards, $44.3 million). The Army Materiel Command's Picatinny Arsenal contracting component and Joint Munitions Command round out the top tier, followed by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency. The PEO Ammunition concentration reflects Spectra's core competency: recent prime delivery orders include a $377.7 million award for TNT and PBXN-9 supplementary charges (January 2026, performance through January 2027), an $11.2 million delivery order for 661,702 TNT and 88,600 PBXN-9 charges (June 2025), and a $5.5 million order for 210,498 PBXN-9 charges (September 2024). The Naval Sea Systems Command volume reflects a more diverse product set — a $267.8 thousand purchase order for MDM loaded wafers (August 2025) and a $233.8 thousand order for torch rods (August 2022) — alongside warhead development and integration work routed through Raytheon and Boeing.

On the subcontract side, Spectra supplies warheads, fuze components, and ordnance integration work to Raytheon across multiple missile platforms (TOW missiles, SM-2 and SM-6 variants, COYOTE interceptors), to Boeing on Small Diameter Bomb variants and B-21 integration assets, and to Dynetics on Eglin Wide Agile Acquisition Contract deliveries. Spectra also supplies production warheads and testing artifacts to Nammo Defense Systems for the M17 Light Anti-Armor Weapon program. The company's capability footprint spans NAICS 325920 (Explosives Manufacturing), 332992 (Small Arms Ammunition Manufacturing), and 336414 (Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing), with the top PSC categories centered on demolition materials, pyrotechnics, and bulk explosives.

Activity has grown substantially in recent years — two awards in 2022 to sixteen in 2024, moderating to thirteen in 2025 and seven year-to-date in 2026 — with two awards (combined potential value $388.9 million) reaching ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months and therefore facing recompete exposure. The seven most active parent vehicles across both prime and sub work are the TNT and PBXN-9 Supplementary Charges IDC (seven task orders, $27 million), Basic Ordering Agreement N0016412GJR15 (seven task orders, $1.8 million), and five additional IDCs with combined task-order counts and values reflecting Spectra's entrenchment in Army and Navy ammunition procurement cycles.