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Department of Energy·Department of Energy

to OAK RIDGE ASSOCIATED UNIVERSITIES, INCORPORATED

energyactiveONGOING · MOD OF 2016 CONTRACT
WORK BEGAN2016-03-10·LATEST ACTION2026-06-26·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_DESC0014664_8900_-NONE-_-NONE-
Award description

IGF::OT::IGF MANAGEMENT OF THE OAK RIDGE INSTITUTE FOR SCIENCE AND EDUCATION

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

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What the model surfaced from this award

Confidence: high
In plain English

Latest obligation on the 2016 Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education management contract, funding operations through September 2026.

Sub-sectors
national-lab-m&oscience-educationoak-ridge-institute
Why this matters

Oak Ridge is a critical DOE national laboratory complex; this 10-year M&O contract ensures continuity of nuclear science, energy research, and workforce development infrastructure.

Supply-chain signal

ORAU manages procurement, staffing, and vendor relationships across Oak Ridge's research operations; contract stability supports supply chains for nuclear materials, advanced manufacturing, and energy R&D.

U.S.–China competition angle

Oak Ridge conducts classified nuclear security research and advanced energy technology development; sustained funding protects U.S. leadership in nuclear science and prevents brain drain to competitors.

Generated by award_classification v2.1.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-17. Cost: $0.003054.

Period of performance
Start
2016-03-10
End
2026-09-30
Status
activein 92 days
Sources

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