$38,101
ACI ALLOYS, INC
National Institute of Standards and Technology
- PIID
- 1333ND26FNB680082
- PSC
- H395 - INSPECTION- METAL BARS, SHEETS, AND SHAPES
Federal NAICS Codes
NAICS 331492: Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum)
Explore obligations, trends, recent awards, and incumbent contractors for NAICS 331492.
NAICS 331492 federal market metrics
- Total obligations
- $50M
- Total awards
- 941 awards
- Active obligations
- $11.9M
- Size standard
- 850 employees
What this NAICS covers
NAICS 331492 covers secondary smelting, refining, and alloying operations that recover, melt, and reprocess nonferrous scrap excluding copper and aluminum into refined metal forms, alloys, or master alloys for industrial resale or downstream manufacture.
Federal opportunities under 331492 typically involve processing government-owned or contractor-generated nonferrous scrap into specification-grade ingots or alloys, providing certified assays and material safety documentation, and performing toll-refining, alloy blending, and delivery of finished metal products.
FY2025 snapshot
- Obligations
- $11M
- Awards
- 54
- Average award
- $203.6K
- Change from FY2024
- +2,009%
Federal obligation trend
FY2021
$3.1M · 5 awards
FY2022
$809.5K · 35 awards
FY2023
$1.7M · 43 awards
FY2024
$521.2K · 54 awards
FY2025
$11M · 54 awards
FY2026
$2.1M · 18 awards
Recent awards
$43,750
POWDER ALLOY CORP
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- PIID
- 80NSSC26P1174
- PSC
- 6850 - MISCELLANEOUS CHEMICAL SPECIALTIES
$0
TNL SALES LLC
Defense Logistics Agency
- PIID
- SPE8E926V1527
- PSC
- 3439 - MISCELLANEOUS WELDING, SOLDERING, AND BRAZING SUPPLIES AND ACCESSORIES
$0
TNL SALES LLC
Defense Logistics Agency
- PIID
- SPE8E926V1471
- PSC
- 3439 - MISCELLANEOUS WELDING, SOLDERING, AND BRAZING SUPPLIES AND ACCESSORIES
$2,742
T & R TRADING LLC
Defense Logistics Agency
- PIID
- SPE8E926V1311
- PSC
- 3439 - MISCELLANEOUS WELDING, SOLDERING, AND BRAZING SUPPLIES AND ACCESSORIES
$50,000
ACI ALLOYS, INC
National Institute of Standards and Technology
- PIID
- 1333ND26FNB680025
- PSC
- 6810 - CHEMICALS
$1,648
LANCASTER ALLOYS COMPANY, INC.
Defense Logistics Agency
- PIID
- SPE8E526P0896
- PSC
- 3439 - MISCELLANEOUS WELDING, SOLDERING, AND BRAZING SUPPLIES AND ACCESSORIES
$1,693
LANCASTER ALLOYS COMPANY, INC.
Defense Logistics Agency
- PIID
- SPE8E626V1188
- PSC
- 3439 - MISCELLANEOUS WELDING, SOLDERING, AND BRAZING SUPPLIES AND ACCESSORIES
FAQ
What work fits NAICS 331492?
- Toll-refining contracted scrap lead or zinc into specification-grade ingots with certificate of analysis and lot traceability.
- Alloy production to a buyer-specified composition, blending feedstock to deliver master alloys or cast billets for downstream metalworking.
- Reclamation and refining of precious metals and other nonferrous residues from electronic scrap with assay reporting and refined metal delivery.
- Processing contractor-returned nonferrous components into marketable secondary metal products and supplying documented chain-of-custody and hazardous-waste disposition records.
When is NAICS 331492 a weak fit?
- Primary nonferrous smelting (primary metal production): missing ore reduction and primary smelting operations, which are outside secondary refining scope.
- Copper or aluminum primary or secondary processing: copper and aluminum work is explicitly excluded from this NAICS and belongs under separate metal-processing codes.
- Metal fabrication or machining: production of finished metal parts, machining, casting, or forming is downstream manufacturing, not secondary smelting or alloying.
What solicitation language points to NAICS 331492?
- Specification requires delivery of ingots, billets, or master alloys with percent composition tolerances and certified assay reports.
- Scope calls for toll-processing of customer-provided scrap with chain-of-custody, hazardous-waste manifests, and final material disposition documentation.
- Evaluation criteria request refinery capacity, melting/casting equipment descriptions, and procedures for alloy blending and metallurgical testing.
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