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$42,096,094,267

Department of Energy·Department of Energy

to UT-BATTELLE LLC

energyactiveONGOING · MOD OF 1999 CONTRACT
WORK BEGAN1999-10-15·LATEST ACTION2026-06-26·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_DEAC0500OR22725_8900_-NONE-_-NONE-
Award description

MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF THE OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY

Verbatim from USAspending.gov. Capitalization, abbreviations, and codes are unchanged.

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What the model surfaced from this award

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In plain English

Latest obligation on the 1999-launched Oak Ridge National Laboratory management contract, funding operations through 2030.

Sub-sectors
national-lab-m&onuclear-researchscientific-infrastructure
Why this matters

Oak Ridge is a cornerstone DOE facility for nuclear science, materials research, and advanced computing—critical to U.S. energy and defense technology leadership.

Supply-chain signal

Sustained funding for a major national lab anchors the domestic scientific workforce and supply chains for specialized equipment, instrumentation, and rare-materials research.

U.S.–China competition angle

Oak Ridge's advanced computing and nuclear materials research directly support U.S. competitiveness in next-generation energy and weapons-stockpile stewardship against peer competitors.

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Period of performance
Start
1999-10-15
End
2030-03-31
Status
activein 1370 days
Sources

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