Defense National Stockpile Center

The Defense National Stockpile Center (DNSC) is a division of the United States Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) responsible for the acquisition, storage, management, and disposition of strategic and critical materials held in the National Defense Stockpile (NDS). Headquartered at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, the DNSC operates storage depots across the United States and manages a reserve of raw materials deemed vital for military, economic, and industrial readiness. The stockpile is designed to ensure the United States has access to essential resources during national emergencies or supply chain disruptions. The DNSC is based in Fort Belvoir and has operations throughout the United States. Materials they offer for sale include: aluminum oxide, beryllium, chromium, cobalt, diamonds, ferrochromium, ferromanganese, iodine, iridium, mica, niobium, platinum group metals, talc, tantalum, thorium, tin, tungsten and zinc.

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