# BAE Systems secures $20.3M Army contract for cotton linters for propellant production

BAE Systems Ordnance Systems Inc was awarded a $20.3 million firm-fixed-price contract by the U.S. Army for procurement and storage of 6.4 million pounds of sheeted cotton linters for propellant production at Radford Army Ammunition Plant.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2025-11-07
- Where: Radford, Virginia, United States
- Value: $20.3M
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 6.4 million pounds of sheeted cotton linters
- Products: sheeted cotton linters, nitrocellulose, propellant
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [BAE Systems](https://endata.com/companies/4538.md)
- [U.S. Army](https://endata.com/companies/15558.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [envzone.com](https://envzone.com/award-record/bae-systems-secures-20-3m-contract-for-cotton-linters-for-propellant-production/), 2025-11-07: "BAE Systems Ordnance Systems Inc, Radford, Virginia, was awarded a firm-fixed-price contract for procurement and storage of 6.4 million pounds of sheeted cotton linters."

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