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Award notice, first published as combined synopsis and solicitation

Acid Grade Fluorspar (Acidspar) IDIQ

SP8000-25-R-0020

Defense Logistics Agency, Dcso Columbus. Other Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying.

Awarded

Ares Strategic Mining, Inc.

$168,938,267.30 on the award notice, December 29, 2025, contract SP8000-26-D-0002

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Description

As published on SAM.gov.

Acid Grade Fluorspar (Acidspar) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) established. Delivery orders will be issued off of this IDIQ. 

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The contract, on USAspending

Federal procurement data the awarding office reported to FPDS, matched to this solicitation by its number.

UEI
RFBWFLYGMTZ9
CAGE
9Y1L9
Vendor location
Delta, UT
Contract
SP800026D0002
Obligated
$0.00, potential $168,938,267
Actions
3 between December 29, 2025 and March 18, 2026
Competition
Not Competed, 1 offer received
Set-aside reported
No Set Aside Used.
Described as
Acid Grade Fluorspar IDIQ
Match
award number SP800026D0002 equals the contract number; same awarding office SP8000 (high confidence)

Publications

Every notice SAM.gov issued under this solicitation number, oldest first. Each is a separate record on SAM.

  1. September 19, 2025

    Combined synopsis and solicitation

    Acid Grade Fluorspar (Acidspar)

    Due October 3, 2025 at 11:59 PM EDT. SAM.gov, notice e12226a986464110ae24dc322ff06b19

    2 revisions on SAM
    • January 13, 2026: publish, award notice
    • September 19, 2025: publish, combined synopsis and solicitation
  2. January 13, 2026

    Award notice, originally combined synopsis and solicitation

    Awarded to Ares Strategic Mining, Inc. for $168,938,267. SAM.gov, notice 222ce0953cb54d668054a02c1c0d8036

    2 revisions on SAM
    • January 13, 2026: publish, award notice
    • September 19, 2025: publish, combined synopsis and solicitation

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