$44,462,993

Department of Energy·Department of Energy

energyactiveONGOING · MOD OF 2022 CONTRACT

WORK BEGAN2022-07-01·LATEST ACTION2026-04-30·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_89233122CNA000273_8900_-NONE-_-NONE-

Award description

THE SAVANNAH RIVER FIELD OFFICE (SRFO) DESIRES TO PROCURE VIRGIN PALLADIUM SPONGE MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF SPECIFICATION ASTM B 589-94, LESS THAN 5 PPM SULFUR.

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

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In plain English

Virgin palladium sponge procurement for Savannah River nuclear operations under the ongoing 2022 contract.

Sub-sectors

nuclear-weapons-stockpiledoe-procurementcritical-metals

Why this matters

Palladium is critical for nuclear deterrent operations; this modification ensures continued supply for the weapons complex.

Supply-chain signal

Signals reliance on globally concentrated palladium supplies from Russia and South Africa for weapons operations.

Generated by award_classification v2.1.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-06-12. Cost: $0.013458.

Period of performance

Start

2022-07-01

End

2027-06-30

Status

activein 365 days

Recipient

COLONIAL METALS, INC

UEI GQMGFXCNNXK5

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Sources

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