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Department of Energy·Department of Energy

to LOCKHEED MARTIN SERVICES, LLC

energyactiveONGOING · MOD OF 1984 CONTRACT
WORK BEGAN1984-04-30·LATEST ACTION2026-02-27·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_DEAC0584OR21400_8900_-NONE-_-NONE-
Award description

MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF Y-12 PLANT AND OTHER PROGRAMS

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Confidence: high
In plain English

Latest obligation on the 1984 Y-12 nuclear weapons production and management contract, scheduled through 2027.

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

Y-12 is critical to U.S. nuclear deterrent maintenance and stockpile stewardship; this 42-year-old contract remains central to weapons-grade material production.

Supply-chain signal

Sustains specialized supply chains for uranium enrichment, precision manufacturing, and nuclear security infrastructure; Lockheed Martin's dominance in this niche limits competition.

U.S.–China competition angle

Y-12 operations directly support U.S. nuclear parity with China and Russia; maintaining production capacity is a strategic hedge against peer adversaries.

Generated by award_classification v2.1.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-17. Cost: $0.003038.

Period of performance
Start
1984-04-30
End
2027-02-28
Status
activein 243 days
Sources

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