Savannah River National Laboratory

Savannah River National Laboratory, a civilian sub-agency within the Department of Energy, manages federal contract awards primarily for research, development, and operational support of the Savannah River Site. The Laboratory has awarded 546 federal contracts cumulatively since 1988, with combined potential value of $30.77 billion and combined dollars obligated at $30.7 billion. Contract activity has slowed markedly in recent years: the Laboratory issued 3 awards in 2018, 4 in 2019, 2 in 2020, 3 in 2021, and 3 in 2022; the most recent award on record closed in May 2022, over four years before present.

The prime contractor base is highly fragmented. Over the last five years, no single contractor dominated; the top three primes by both award count and potential value—Research Electronics International, American Wordata, and General Dynamics Mission Systems—each received only one award, with combined potential values ranging from $44 thousand to $130 thousand. The 223 distinct prime contractors awarded across the full portfolio history indicates a dispersed and non-concentrated competitive landscape with no repeat large winners in recent activity.

Set-aside usage shows heavy reliance on unrestricted procurement. Seventy-three percent of awards (400) carried no set-aside designation. Small-business set-asides accounted for 14 percent of awards (75), while 8(a) sole-source awards represented 12 percent (66). Competitive 8(a), HUBZone-preference 8(a), EDWOSB, and SDVOSB designations together comprised less than 1 percent of awards, reflecting minimal focus on identity-based small-business vehicles in recent Savannah River contracting.

No recent contract opportunities are recorded against the Laboratory in the current solicitation pipeline.

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