3M Company

Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States

Capabilities
  • Space systems
  • Aerospace systems
  • Advanced manufacturing
Markets served
  • Defense
  • National security
  • Space
  • Aerospace

Aerospace materials and diversified industrial products

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.

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Federal activity

Recent contract awards

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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.

Most recent matched awards

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