scranton army ammunition plant Scranton, Pennsylvania Mission Team Scranton safely manufactures and delivers large-caliber projectiles for U.S. Soldier, in order to enable engagement and destruction of targets with total confidence.
Installation Overview SCAAP is an active, government-owned, contractor-operated (GOCO) ammunition plant located in Scranton, Pa. SCAAP occupies 15.3 acres, has seven buildings, and 509,000 square feet of manufacturing space. SCAAP manufactures large-caliber steel projectiles for artillery, mortar, and Navy projectile metal parts. Competencies SCAAP is capable of producing finished large-caliber projectiles from raw steel stock. The facility’s long stroke, 400- to 2,500-ton presses and 155 mm production processes are unique to ammunition manufacturing.
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///// A hot piece of steel and an electric induction heater at Scranton Army Ammunition Plant.
Capabilities at a Glance Manufacture 105 mm to 155 mm diameter projectiles, including the 105 mm MK64-2, 120 mm M929, M930, M931, M933, M934 HE, and M983; and the 155 mm M107, M110, and M795. Contact Information Scranton Army Ammunition Plant ATTN: JMSC-C-ME 156 Cedar Ave. Scranton, PA 18505-1138 (570) 340-1135 (COM), 247-1135 (DSN)
U.S. AMC photo by Linda K. Loebach
History Originally constructed in 1908 as a steam locomotive erecting and repair facility for the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western (DL&W) Railroad, Scranton Army Ammunition Plant (SCAAP) was acquired in 1951 and converted to produce metal parts. Because the main production buildings remain largely unaltered, the installation is on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Steamtown Historic District. The original operating contractor, U.S. Hoffman Machinery Corporation, operated the facility until 1963, when Chamberlain Manufacturing Corporation (CMC) replaced them. CMC was the operating contractor when the first Facilities Use Contract was awarded in 1994, the contract provided no government funds and allowed the contractor to lease government-owned equipment to manufacture commercial products. CMC was purchased by General Dynamics in 2006 and all stipulations of the current Facilities Use Contract remain in place, including the self-investment clause which requires General Dynamics to invest a minimum of $2 million per year in facilities maintenance and improvements.