Illinois-based ammo maker Olin Winchester last week was awarded a contract to run the U.S. Army’s historic Lake City Army Ammunition Plant.

The plant, located in Independence, Missouri, was first established in 1941 and provides small-caliber military ammunition to the military for both training and combat. Winchester previously operated the 4,000-acre facility from 1985-2000 and it is currently run by defense contractor Northrop Grumman who, as reported by local media, employs about 2,000.

Olin Winchester’s contract, valued at $28,313,481, was announced Friday by the U.S. Army Contracting Command at Rock Island Arsenal. The company will assume control of the facility next year and, if all of the options are exercised, could run the plant until Sept. 27, 2029.