3M supplies aerospace materials including adhesives, films, sealants and surface-protection products used in aircraft design and maintenance.
Products and buying context
Its aerospace catalogue distinguishes structural adhesives, filling compounds, films and other material systems. For a defense hardware founder, the relevant comparison is the specified material and application, not the entire diversified company. A federal award matched to 3M can concern a different product line; inspect the original scope before using it as aerospace customer evidence.
Questions for a shortlist
- Which exact product and manufacturer documentation meet the application and customer specification?
- What approved sourcing route, shelf-life records and batch traceability are required?
- Who validates compatibility and acceptance, and how are substitutions or product changes controlled?
At a glance
- Location
- Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
- Capabilities
- Space systems, Aerospace systems, Advanced manufacturing
- Markets
- Defense, National security, Space, Aerospace
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What federal contract awards are matched to 3M Company?
Defense Tech Base tracks 285 matched federal contract awards across 1 company in this selection, with $51.2M in reported award amounts, dated Jul 01, 2020–Oct 07, 2026.
Reported award amounts are not necessarily money spent or company revenue. These matched records do not establish the company’s complete contract history.
Federal activity
Recent contract awards
View all- Matched awards
- 285
- Reported award value
- $51,152,331
- Latest award
- Oct 7, 2026
Agencies in matched awards
These are the most frequent awarding agencies in the records matched to this company, by award count.
- Department of Defense 270 awards
- Department of Justice 8 awards
- Department of Health and Human Services 3 awards
Largest matched awards
Largest reported award amounts in this dataset. These amounts do not necessarily represent money spent or revenue received.
- DEVELOP & DEMO ADVANCED FILM TECHNOLOGY$20.7M · Department of Defense · Sep 24, 2024
- MANUFACTURE FK-800 COPOLYMER TO MEET THE FK-800 RESIN TO BE CERTIFIED IN …$18.6M · Department of Energy · Aug 21, 2024
- 8512152207!HEADSET-MICROPHONE$2.5M · Department of Defense · Jun 1, 2026
Most recent matched awards
Department of Justice
MONTHLY SERVICE PLAN FOR MACHINE
Department of Justice
MONTHLY SERVICE PLAN FOR MACHINE
Department of Justice
MONTHLY SERVICE PLAN FOR MACHINE
Department of Justice
MONTHLY SERVICE PLAN FOR MACHINE
Department of Justice
VINYL FOR SIGN FACTORY