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$27,422,768,631

Department of Energy·Department of Energy

to LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL SECURITY LLC

energyexpiredONGOING · MOD OF 2005 CONTRACT
WORK BEGAN2005-12-21·LATEST ACTION2026-05-06·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_DEAC5206NA25396_8900_-NONE-_-NONE-
Award description

THE CONTRACTOR SHALL, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS CONTRACT, PROVIDE THE PERSONNEL, EQUIPMENT, MATERIALS, SUPPLIES, AND SERVICES (EXCEPT AS MAY BE FURNISHED BY THE GOVERNMENT) AND OTHERWISE DO ALL THING NECESSARY FOR, OR INCIDENT TO PROVIDING ITS BEST EFFORTS TO EFFECTIVELY, EFFICIENTLY AND SAFELY MANAGE AND OPERATE THE LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY FOR THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY/NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION.

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

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In plain English

Latest obligation on the 2005 Los Alamos National Laboratory management contract, funding ongoing operations and maintenance.

Sub-sectors
national-lab-m&onuclear-weapons-stockpilennsa
Why this matters

Los Alamos is critical to U.S. nuclear-weapons stewardship, design, and stockpile certification under NNSA; this 20-year-old contract remains foundational to deterrence infrastructure.

Supply-chain signal

Sustains demand for specialized scientific equipment, computing systems, and security services supporting a major national security research complex.

U.S.–China competition angle

Los Alamos nuclear-weapons R&D directly supports U.S. strategic deterrence posture amid great-power competition.

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Period of performance
Start
2005-12-21
End
2018-10-31
Status
expired2799 days ago
Sources

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