Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board

The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board is an independent civilian agency that procures support services and consulting to fulfill its mission of evaluating and advising on the safety of Department of Energy nuclear weapons production, processing, and waste management facilities. The Board contracts for technical expertise, administrative support, and specialized consulting rather than manufacturing or major capital equipment.

The Board has awarded 587 contracts cumulatively since 1990, with recent activity stable at 17 to 19 awards per year; 2022 through 2025 logged 17, 18, 17, and 19 awards respectively, and 15 awards are recorded year-to-date in 2026. Combined contract potential value stands at $103 million, with $100.1 million obligated. The Board works with a highly fragmented supplier base of 255 distinct prime contractors over the portfolio lifetime, reflecting the specialized and advisory nature of its work.

Among active primes over the last five years, competitive concentration by award count is highly fragmented—the top five primes account for only 23 percent of recent awards. Eagle Integrated Services, LLC leads by count with 6 awards totaling $566 thousand in potential value, followed by Healthequity, Inc. with 5 awards and Advanced Computer Concepts, Inc., Unison Virtual Acquisition Office LLC, and Countertrade Products, Inc. each with 3 awards. Concentration by potential value is even more dispersed—the top five vendors account for just 4 percent of combined potential value in the five-year window. TFC Consulting Inc. ranks first by value at $2 million across 2 awards; most other leading vendors by count carry modest individual award values under $600 thousand. This suggests the Board's procurement strategy favors multiple specialized vendors over single-prime consolidation.

The Board's set-aside practice heavily favors unrestricted competition: 89 percent of awards carry no set-aside designation. Small-business set-asides account for 5 percent of awards (primarily 8(a) Sole Source at 29 awards), woman-owned small business for 1 percent, and service-disabled veteran-owned small business for less than 1 percent. No recent contract opportunities or grant activity is recorded against the Board.

The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board reviews the content and implementation of health and safety standards at Department of Energy Defense Nuclear Facilities. The board also makes recommendations to the President and Secretary of Energy regarding health and safety issues at Defense Nuclear Facilities.