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IND-22 / Materials and strategic stockpiles

Co-fund bankable feasibility studies for reliable mineral sources

Help fund technical/economic studies for strategic-material projects; associated project loans or debt purchases require separate DPA congressional authorization and Presidential determination.

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Authority / instrument · IND-22

Minerals project development

Materials and strategic stockpiles

Statute & instrument
Authority holder

National Defense Stockpile Manager

What this does not authorize / hard limit

Study authority alone is NOT authority to issue project loans or buy debt

Recorded executor

DLA Strategic Materials acquisition, materials management, and contracting functions

Continue to actor →

Recorded executing role; this record-specific route is not an additional institutional office.

Legal basisSources linkedLegal sources and instrument limits are recorded.
RequirementsGates recordedRead the requirements for this instrument; applicability depends on the proposed action.
Public fundingRules recordedAdequate Stockpile Transaction Fund funds; subsequent credit requires DPA/appropriations gate. Office budget figures are separate institutional context, not an allocation to this instrument.
Assigned rolesRoles recordedPublic sources describe institutional authority. The instrument identifies approval and execution roles; a specific signature remains transaction-dependent.
EngagementRelated evidenceThere is a detailed DLA research supplier process and a separate recent WIRE call that expressly covered bankable studies. Neither proves an open DLA § 98h-6 co-funding intake. Program check: 2026-10-04; see each route for intake status.

Public evidence describes the institution and instrument; it is not approval of an individual transaction.

At a glance

Mission goalExpand production
Possible toolIND-22 · Other statutory tools

Authority holder: National Defense Stockpile Manager

Other statutory tools

Mechanism tags describe the source text; they do not expand the authority.

Availability and verification

Conditional legal pathway; current funding, required determinations, and actual delegation not certified.

Program process and intake

Checked 2026-10-04 · process documented. Program evidence is separate from legal authority, available funds and transaction approval.

There is a detailed DLA research supplier process and a separate recent WIRE call that expressly covered bankable studies. Neither proves an open DLA § 98h-6 co-funding intake.

DLA Strategic Materials R&D / qualification pathway (related, not the exact study mechanism)

Who this route serves
Research/qualification suppliers aligned with National Defense Stockpile needs.
Administering office / routing lead
DLA Strategic Materials; FY 26 BAA identifies Defense Contracting Services Office C3, Fort Belvoir.
Related process

DLA’s research pathway is useful adjacent routing, not proof of a § 98h-6 bankable-study co-funding program.

What this evidence label means
Related process published; exact intake unverified

DLA’s June 2, 2026 supplier guidance is documented. SP800026BBAA0 is a FY 26 research/qualification BAA; live deadlines/amendments could not be confirmed because direct DLA access was blocked.

Status reference date: 2026-10-04 · research checked 2026-10-04

DLA Strategic Materials Supplier Pathway: Research & Development · Revised June 2, 2026; White Paper; Full Proposal; Evaluationofficial news or announcement · Evidence record

Program eligibility

Steps and preparation

Funding, limits and authority relationship

Funding and financial terms

  • historical research investment · FY 2025

    FY 25 history reports seven research investments totaling$5 million after41 proposals. These are historical R&D figures, not a § 98h-6 study allocation.

    DLA FY 2025 History · DLA Strategic Materials narrative: FY 25 research investments and stockpile recapitalizationofficial program guidance · Evidence record
  • statutory co-funding limit · Authority conditions

    Study agreements cap federal contribution at 50% and federal liability at provided funding; no obligation to purchase output.

    50 USC 98h-6 — official 2024 edition · § 98h-6(a)(5)historical statutory edition · Evidence record

Exclusions and limits

Authority relationship source

DLA FY 26 National Defense Stockpile Research and Qualification BAA SP800026BBAA0 · 50 USC 98g authority statement; compared with § 98h-6(a)(5)solicitation or program notice · Evidence record

DLA research supplier process →

research process / solicitation discovery: Not a verified § 98h-6 study grant application. Check live SAM BAA and amendments.

DIBC critical-minerals RPP-CM-26-02 (closed call)

Who this route serves
DIBC members with domestic critical-mineral projects; this call covered indium, magnesium, manganese and titanium.
Administering office / routing lead
IBP/WIRE program; Washington Headquarters Services Acquisition Directorate (WHS/AD) administers the DIBC agreement with ATI; project-specific current assignment must be verified.
Related process

This closed WIRE/DPA/IBAS alternative expressly includes bankable studies, but is not implementation of DLA’s § 98h-6 authority.

What this evidence label means
Closed — historical process

Deadline was September 17, 2026 at noon Eastern; this call is no longer an open intake.

Status reference date: 2026-10-04 · research checked 2026-10-04

DIBC RPP-CM-26-02 — Domestic Processing Capabilities of Critical Minerals · PDF p1, RPP Closessolicitation or program notice · Evidence record

Program eligibility

Steps and preparation

Funding, limits and authority relationship

Funding and financial terms

Exclusions and limits

Authority relationship source

DIBC RPP-CM-26-02 — Domestic Processing Capabilities of Critical Minerals · PDF p11, § 6.1; p3, § 1.3solicitation or program notice · Evidence record

Read the closed mineral call →

closed solicitation: Reference process only; not an open application.

Research scope and sources checked

The first program-depth pass checked the cited program pages, notices and legal framework. Evidence is limited to the named routes and source-access notes; it does not establish every implementation of the statute.

What remains unverified

  • No study award/solicitation expressly citing § 98h-6(a)(5), current study allocation or selected project was verified.
  • DLA full PDF/latest SAM amendments remain retrieval gaps; indexed official evidence is labeled accordingly.

A dated source check is not continuing monitoring. Recheck the linked official notice before preparing a submission. Browse program research →

Requirements and limits

Eligibility & prerequisites

  • Reliable-source project
  • Government share no more than 50% of study
  • Federal liability capped at provided funding; no obligation to purchase output
  • Annual-plan inclusion

Limits & exclusions

  • Study authority alone is NOT authority to issue project loans or buy debt
  • Contracts/commitments generally no more than 10 years

Funding conditions

  • Adequate Stockpile Transaction Fund funds; subsequent credit requires DPA/appropriations gate.

Read the funding and execution guide

Who contributes what

Need & planning

  • DLA Strategic Materials
  • Military Departments supplying requirement data
  • USD(A&S)
    Office profile

Resources

  • National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund
  • DLA finance

Approval

  • National Defense Stockpile Manager; President for reserved functions

Execution

  • DLA Strategic Materials acquisition, materials management, and contracting functions

Partners & review

  • Strategic and Critical Materials Board
  • Commerce / State / Energy as applicable
  • Private miners, processors, recyclers

Office links are editorial matches to the original role text, not verified delegations. Composite labels and unmatched actors are preserved.

Coordination pathway

Requirement sponsor → named planning office → resource owner and counsel → statutory approving official → authorized executing/contracting office.

Actor and execution-role sources

Legal basis

What this research establishes

Legal basisSources linkedLegal sources and instrument limits are recorded.
RequirementsGates recordedRead the requirements for this instrument; applicability depends on the proposed action.
Public fundingRules recordedAdequate Stockpile Transaction Fund funds; subsequent credit requires DPA/appropriations gate. Office budget figures are separate institutional context, not an allocation to this instrument.
Assigned rolesRoles recordedPublic sources describe institutional authority. The instrument identifies approval and execution roles; a specific signature remains transaction-dependent.
EngagementRelated evidenceThere is a detailed DLA research supplier process and a separate recent WIRE call that expressly covered bankable studies. Neither proves an open DLA § 98h-6 co-funding intake. Program check: 2026-10-04; see each route for intake status.

Confidence: High on statutory permission; execution roles are organizational routing, not verified individual delegations.

Currentness: 2024 official U.S. Code operative text read; relevant amendments in Pub. L. 119-60 (Dec. 18, 2025), 119-21 and 119-103 examined. Rolling OLRC source consulted where retrievable; transaction-specific later-law and delegation confirmation remains necessary.

Review scope: Original research target October 2, 2026; no record-specific last-review date supplied. Publication is not legal-currentness certification.

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