Five of the Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) eight national laboratory and security sites' management and operations (M&O) contracts are scheduled to expire in 2027 and 2028. These long-duration contracts offer partnering and subcontracting opportunities across a wide range of vertical markets.

These contract sites include:

• Savannah River Site (SRS)
• Nevada National Security Site (NNSS)
• Sandia National Laboratories (SNL)
• Y-12 National Security Complex (Y-12)
• Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL).

The cost, scope and complexity of follow-on contract cycles increase burdens for the agency and industry partners. Requirements must address aging infrastructure, modernization, evolving technologies and global security challenges. Concurrent recompetes also narrows the competitive workforce field for personnel capable of performing the unique work at these facilities. Therefore, in June 2024, the NNSA developed its System of M&O Contracts Strategy, to recompete these contracts on an every-other-year cycle through 2038.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contract Statuses

The Pantex Plant contract was the first follow-on award under this strategy and included a potential 20-year period of performance. The follow-on solicitation for the SRS contract was issued in February 2026, offers were submitted in May, and proposals are in source selection status. Contract performance is tentatively scheduled to begin around September 2027.

NNSA extended the Kansas City National Security Complex and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory contracts through September 2030 and September 2031, respectively. Contracts for SNL, Y-12 NSC, NNSS and LANL are currently scheduled to expire between April 2027 and October 2028 with follow-on procurements tentatively scheduled according to the new strategy.

Articles over the next few weeks will feature each of the remaining five contracts, beginning with the Sandia National Laboratories. The blogs will include spending trends, incumbent information and subcontracting partners where available.

Conclusions

Considering the Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul (RFO), changes to small business programs and administration energy priorities, these solicitations and procurement cycles are expected to look significantly different. National security, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and quantum computing will drive changes to scopes of work, representations and certifications, and past performance sections. Potential competitors, teaming partners and subcontractors need to stay up to date on DOE’s RFO agency deviations and procurement policies.

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