# Winchester awarded U.S. Army contract to operate Lake City Army Ammunition Plant

Olin Corporation's Winchester division was selected by the U.S. Army to operate and manage the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant in Independence, Missouri. The contract has an initial term of seven years, with Winchester assuming full operational control on October 1, 2020 after a one-year transition.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2019-09-27
- Where: Independence, Missouri, United States
- Status: announced
- Products: small-caliber military ammunition
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Olin Winchester](https://endata.com/companies/42381.md)
- [U.S. Army](https://endata.com/companies/15558.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/winchester-awarded-us-army-contract-to-manage-and-operate-lake-city-army-ammunition-plant-300927141.html), 2019-09-27: "Winchester is honored to have been selected by the Army to operate, maintain and modernize this unique, strategic asset of the U.S. Government's munitions industrial base."

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