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Department of Energy·Department of Energy

to THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA

energyactiveONGOING · MOD OF 2005 CONTRACT
WORK BEGAN2005-06-01·LATEST ACTION2026-06-25·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_DEAC0205CH11231_8900_-NONE-_-NONE-
Award description

THIS PERFORMANCE-BASED MANAGEMENT CONTRACT (PBMC) IS FOR THE MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF THE ERNEST ORLANDO LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY (LBNL). THE CONTRACTOR SHALL, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CONTRACT, ACCOMPLISH THE MISSIONS AND PROGRAMS ASSIGNED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) AND MANAGE AND OPERATE THE LABORATORY. THE LABORATORY IS ONE OF THE DOE?S OFFICE OF SCIENCE (SC) MULTI-PROGRAM LABORATORIES. THE LABORATORY IS A FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER (FFRDC) ESTABLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (FAR) PART 35 AND OPERATED UNDER THIS MANAGEMENT AND OPERATING (M&O) CONTRACT, AS DEFINED IN FAR 17.6 AND DEAR 917.6.

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In plain English

Latest obligation on the 2005 Lawrence Berkeley National Lab management contract, funding DOE Office of Science research operations through 2030.

Sub-sectors
national-lab-m&ooffice-of-scienceffrdc
Why this matters

LBNL is a premier DOE multi-program lab conducting advanced physics, materials science, and energy research critical to U.S. scientific competitiveness and clean energy innovation.

Supply-chain signal

Sustains procurement and operations ecosystem supporting national lab infrastructure, including specialized equipment, computing, and scientific instrumentation vendors.

U.S.–China competition angle

DOE national labs are central to U.S. leadership in quantum computing, advanced materials, and energy technologies where China is investing heavily.

Generated by award_classification v2.1.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-17. Cost: $0.003167.

Period of performance
Start
2005-06-01
End
2030-05-31
Status
activein 1431 days
Sources

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