Army Contracting Command–Rock Island administers the program, which covers plants owned by the government and run by private contractors. Projects may include building new facilities, upgrading and automating production lines, and operating and maintaining industrial infrastructure.
The plants include Holston in Tennessee, which makes military explosives; Radford in Virginia, which produces propellants; and Lake City in Missouri, which makes small-caliber ammunition. The framework also covers the Iowa, Scranton and Milan Army Ammunition Plants and the Quad City Cartridge Case Facility in Illinois.
MSM North America is already building the Future Artillery Complex at Iowa Army Ammunition Plant under a separate contract worth up to $635 million. Construction began in 2026, and the facility is expected to open in 2029 with the capacity to load up to 36,000 rounds of 155 mm artillery ammunition a month.
“Being selected as one of the contractors under this program represents an important step in our long-term efforts to become a trusted partner of the U.S. Army in modernizing its ammunition industrial base,” said Jason Gaines, chief executive of MSM North America. “We are building on our experience with the Future Artillery Complex project, where we have demonstrated our ability to manage a complex industrial project in close cooperation with the U.S. Army and our technology partners.”
MSM North America says the Iowa project remains on schedule and within budget. The company plans to draw on largely the same team and technical expertise when bidding for work under the new framework.
“CSG has extensive experience in ammunition manufacturing as well as in developing and modernizing industrial production capabilities,” said Jan Marinov, chief executive of CSG’s Defence Systems division. “Thanks to our high degree of vertical integration, we possess expertise across the entire production chain, from energetic materials to finished products.”
