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Department of Energy·Department of Energy

to NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS OF SANDIA, LLC

energyactiveONGOING · MOD OF 2017 CONTRACT
WORK BEGAN2017-01-18·LATEST ACTION2026-05-28·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_DENA0003525_8900_-NONE-_-NONE-
Award description

IGF::CL,CT::IGF CONTRACT AWARD DE-NA0003525 TO THE NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY&ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS OF SANDIA, LLC (NTESS) FOR THE MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION'S SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES (SNL)

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In plain English

Latest obligation increment on the 2017 Sandia National Laboratories management and operations contract supporting nuclear security and energy research.

Sub-sectors
nuclear-weapons-stockpilem&o-contractnational-lab
Why this matters

Sandia is critical to U.S. nuclear deterrent stewardship, cybersecurity, and advanced energy R&D. This 9-year-old contract ensures continuity of weapons-stockpile science and national security missions.

Supply-chain signal

Sustains a major hub for advanced manufacturing, materials science, and engineering talent that feeds into defense and energy supply chains across the U.S.

U.S.–China competition angle

Sandia's work on nuclear modernization, grid resilience, and advanced materials directly counters Chinese military and technological advancement in these domains.

Generated by award_classification v2.1.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-17. Cost: $0.003185.

Period of performance
Start
2017-01-18
End
2027-04-30
Status
activein 304 days
Sources

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