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Alliant Techsystems Operations LLC
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Federal agencies obligated $186M to Alliant Techsystems Operations LLC, Plymouth, MN, in the listed fiscal years 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
In FY2026, the most recent complete fiscal year, obligations were $2.7M, of which $2.7M (100%) came through contracts.
That is down 94% on FY2025 ($45M).
Alliant Techsystems Operations LLC ranks 54 of 391 listed organisations located in MN by five-year obligations, and 3,309 of 30,000 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 came from Department of Defense: 10 awards worth $77M in total award value.
Its largest contract industry is NAICS 325920 (Explosives Manufacturing), where it ranks 12 of 41 organisations by the value of $1.0M-plus awards.
Obligations by fiscal year contracts vs assistance
| Fiscal year | All obligations | Contracts | Assistance | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $8,911,809 | $8,911,809 | $0 | — |
| FY2024 | $130,110,091 | $130,110,091 | $0 | +1360% |
| FY2025 | $44,515,195 | $44,515,195 | $0 | -66% |
| FY2026 | $2,711,367 | $2,711,367 | $0 | -94% |
| FY2027 to date | under $1.0M | — | — | — |
A fiscal year runs 1 October to 30 September. "Contracts" are procurement award types A–D; "assistance" is everything else (grants, direct payments, loan subsidy cost, insurance, other). The contracts column is listed only where contract obligations alone reached $1.0M; the assistance figure is the remainder and may therefore include up to $1.0M of contracts.
Compared with its state and the largest recipients five listed years
| Measure | This organisation | Largest in MN | Largest nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five-year obligations (listed years) | $186M | $55B | $416B |
| FY2026 obligations | $2.7M | $14B | $118B |
| Contracts, five years | $186M | $4.6M | $94B |
| Assistance, five years | $0 | $55B | $416B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 3,309 of 30,000 | 1 of 391 in MN | 1 |
Largest in state: Minnesota Department of Human Services. Largest nationally: Health Care Services, California Department of. Rankings count organisations located in the state, by the sum of their listed fiscal years.
Awarding agencies $1.0M+ awards since FY2023
| # | Agency | Awards | Award value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Defense | 10 | $77M | 100% |
Contract industries NAICS
Rank within NAICS 325920: 12 of 41 organisations by $1.0M+ award value; see Explosives Manufacturing.
Places of performance $1.0M+ awards
Counties: Hennepin County, MN $77M
Largest awards begun since FY2023
| Awarding agency | Type | Industry or program | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDelivery Order | 325920 Explosives Manufacturing | $17M | 14 Mar 2025 | MN | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDelivery Order | 325920 Explosives Manufacturing | $17M | 14 Mar 2025 | MN | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDelivery Order | 325920 Explosives Manufacturing | $14M | 9 Jun 2025 | MN | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDelivery Order | 325920 Explosives Manufacturing | $14M | 9 Jun 2025 | MN | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDelivery Order | 332994 Small Arms, Ordnance, and Ordnance Accessories Manufacturing | $3.1M | 23 Feb 2023 | MN | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDefinitive Contract | 562910 Remediation Services | $3.0M | 29 May 2025 | MN | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDelivery Order | 332994 Small Arms, Ordnance, and Ordnance Accessories Manufacturing | $2.6M | 18 Nov 2024 | MN | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDelivery Order | 332994 Small Arms, Ordnance, and Ordnance Accessories Manufacturing | $2.6M | 18 Nov 2024 | MN | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDelivery Order | 325920 Explosives Manufacturing | $2.5M | 1 Mar 2024 | MN | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDelivery Order | 332994 Small Arms, Ordnance, and Ordnance Accessories Manufacturing | $1.4M | 8 Nov 2023 | MN | USAspending |
Award value is the amount obligated to the award to date as USAspending reports it. Descriptions below are USAspending's text, unedited and truncated; those that appear to name a person are withheld.
- $17M, Department of Defense, 14 Mar 2025: THE PURPOSE OF THIS DELIVERY ORDER IS FOR THE PURCHASE OF M4A1 SELECTABLE LIGHTWEIGHT ATTACK MUNITION (SLAM).
- $17M, Department of Defense, 14 Mar 2025: THE PURPOSE OF THIS DELIVERY ORDER IS FOR THE PURCHASE OF M4A1 SELECTABLE LIGHTWEIGHT ATTACK MUNITION (SLAM).
- $14M, Department of Defense, 9 Jun 2025: THE PURPOSE OF THIS DELIVERY ORDER IS TO PURCHASE M4A1 SLAM AND M320A1 SLAM TRAINING KITS
- $14M, Department of Defense, 9 Jun 2025: THE PURPOSE OF THIS DELIVERY ORDER IS TO PURCHASE M4A1 SLAM AND M320A1 SLAM TRAINING KITS
- $3.1M, Department of Defense, 23 Feb 2023: M230 AUTOMATIC GUN
- $3.0M, Department of Defense, 29 May 2025: THE US ARMY ENVIRONMENTAL COMMAND HAS A COURT-MANDATED REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE A FOLLOW-ON CONTRACT FOR THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE TWIN CITIES ARMY AMM
- $2.6M, Department of Defense, 18 Nov 2024: M230
- $2.6M, Department of Defense, 18 Nov 2024: M230
Questions and answers
How much federal money does Alliant Techsystems Operations LLC receive?
$186M in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2023: $8.9M; FY2024: $130M; FY2025: $45M; FY2026: $2.7M). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to Alliant Techsystems Operations LLC?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Department of Defense ($77M).
What is the money for?
Contracts are classified under NAICS 325920 Explosives Manufacturing, NAICS 332994 Small Arms, Ordnance, and Ordnance Accessories Manufacturing and NAICS 562910 Remediation Services.
Where is the work performed?
Primary places of performance for its larger awards: MN ($77M).
Is Alliant Techsystems Operations LLC a large federal recipient?
It ranks 3,309 of 30,000 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 54 of 391 located in MN. The site covers organisations with at least $1.0M in a fiscal year; individuals are excluded.
Where does this data come from?
USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury), award transactions as loaded on 30 Sep 2026; fiscal-year totals via the spending-by-category endpoint and award lists via the award search endpoint. The USAspending recipient profile is the authoritative record.
Provenance
Source: USAspending.gov API v2 (U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service), CC0. Fiscal-year obligations from the spending-by-category recipient ranking by recipient state (listing floor $1.0M per year); awards from the award search endpoint (new awards of $1.0M or more by base obligation date); parent and business categories from the recipient profile where fetched. Closed fiscal years are snapshots taken after year end; FY2027 is refreshed on each build. Data loaded by USAspending on 30 Sep 2026. Individuals and sole proprietors are excluded at ingest. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections and the methodology.