Nalas Engineering Services (Nalas) has secured a $2.1 million Department of Defense (DoD) award established to produce 17,000 pounds of DoD compliant aminoguanidine bicarbonate (AGB) annually.
AGB is a chemical precursor used in DoD armament systems energetic materials and is in accordance with an advanced strategy to on-shore high priority chemical production while reducing foreign dependency for critical materials required for DoD missiles and munitions.
The initiative is via the Defense Production Act (DPA) agreement. It seeks to sustain critical chemicals manufacturing capability necessary for national and economic security in support of Executive Order 14017- America’s Supply Chains.
“The DPA Title III award to Nalas Engineering Services demonstrates the Department’s commitment to ensuring the availability of chemicals essential to our armament systems and national security,” Deborah Rosenblum, Performing the Duties of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy, said.
Nalas is headquartered in Centerbrook, Conn. The final production capability will be established at the company’s manufacturing facility in Norwich, Conn. The firm has Nalas invested more than $2 million into retrofitting the facility for advanced chemicals manufacturing.