Banda Group International LLC

Banda Group International LLC, a minority-owned, small disadvantaged, veteran-owned, and Hispanic American-owned small business based in Mesa, Arizona, delivers nuclear explosive safety technical and management services, environmental remediation, deactivation and decommissioning, and engineering consulting to federal agencies as a prime contractor (88% of recent awards). The company operates as an LLC with a named subsidiary, Bgi-Bers JV, LLC, a small business joint venture, and competes predominantly in full-and-open procurements with total-small-business set-asides on select IDIQ vehicles rather than in 8(a)-exclusive competitions.

Banda's customer footprint is heavily concentrated in nuclear and energy national security. The Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration accounts for 10 awards with a combined potential value of $42.5 million; the Department of Energy's Office of Environmental Management anchors 3 awards valued at $2 billion combined; and the Department of the Navy's Naval Sea Systems Command holds 3 awards worth $5.28 billion combined. These five customer agencies represent 80% of award count and 100% of combined potential value. The Navy's outsized potential-value share reflects three single large-dollar IDIQs or requirements contracts rather than multiple task-order activity — a structural signal of recompete risk or vehicle ceiling ceiling rather than order flow. Energy-focused work dominates: environmental remediation services, other scientific and technical consulting, and engineering services account for the top three NAICS categories (7, 5, and 4 awards respectively).

Banda holds two active GSA vehicles: a Federal Supply Schedule contract (MAS) issued November 20, 2024, with a $4 million ceiling and performance through November 2029, and a separate Professional Services Schedule task order with minimal residual value. The MAS price list carries 133 labor categories spanning $41.16 to $284.94 per hour, with entry-level research analysts at $41/hr rising through mid-level industrial hygienists and structural engineers ($154–$189/hr) to senior project managers at $284.94/hr. Most positions require no security clearance; cleared categories are offered. Banda also holds a place on the SeaPort-e vehicle with minimal task-order activity to date.

The largest named prime award is a January 16, 2024, definitive contract from NNSA valued at $18.694 million for nuclear explosive safety technical and management services running through January 15, 2034 on a time-and-materials basis. In FY2024, the contract invoiced $867 thousand across 1.0 FTE and 2,022 contractor hours (derived government-paid rate $428.64/hr); FY2025 invoicing totaled $1.2 million across 1.3 FTEs. The vendor self-performed all reported hours with no subcontractor engagement. A second major award is a May 2, 2024, multiple-award IDIQ from the Department of Energy's Office of Environmental Management with a $2 billion ceiling and a total-small-business set-aside, covering deactivation, decommissioning, removal, waste management, and program-support services at EM sites, NNSA facilities, Office of Naval Reactors locations, and Office of Science installations nationwide through May 1, 2034. A third represents a November 20, 2024, GSA MAS contract with a $4 million ceiling for environmental remediation, environmental consulting, technical consulting, and engineering services (SINs 562910RMI, 541620, 541690, 541330ENG) through November 2029, with a $1 million maximum order limit. A recent August 11, 2026, firm-fixed-price $142,275 delivery order from the Southeastern Power Administration for a comprehensive independent safety investigation of the Southwestern Power Administration organization reflects work performance in Tulsa, Oklahoma, under MAS.

SCI-reported invoicing across FY2022–FY2025 totaled $3.6 million on prime contracts, with FY2024 showing $1 million invoiced across 1.2 FTEs and FY2025 showing $1.2 million across 1.3 FTEs. Median government-paid rates on federal service contracts capture in SCI ran around $350/hr, with the 10th percentile at $327/hr and the 90th percentile at $405/hr. Across SCI-reportable prime contracts, the sub-hours share was zero percent, indicating Banda self-performs its reported federal service work. In its subcontractor role, Banda performed work on the Los Alamos Legacy Cleanup Contract (LLCC) Lower Pajarito Aggregate Area and MDA L scope (March 2024 awards, prime contractor not named in source) and on a Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC management and operating contract for Y-12 National Security Complex, Pantex Plant, with an option for Savannah River Tritium Operations Services (April 9, 2024). Award activity shows a recompete cliff: $18.7 million (NNSA nuclear explosive safety contract) and $2 billion (DOE EM deactivation/decommissioning IDIQ) both have completion dates extending into 2034, creating extended recompete exposure on the largest dollar values in the portfolio.

Founded in 2003, BGI is headquartered in Chandler, AZ with regional offices in Albuquerque, NM and Oak Ridge, TN and a field office in Los Alamos, NM. BGI has developed into an international company with projects across the U.S. and around the world with executives overseas in diverse countries such as South Korea, Colombia, Ireland, and Australia. Within the U.S., BGI employs 94 highly qualified professional and technical staff.

BGI's initial technical focus centered on providing Environmental, Safety, and Health (ES&H) management support to the high-tech commercial industry. As our company has grown, so have the services we offer. Today, BGI provides expertise and services primarily in the following areas:

EHS, Safety Management & Industrial Hygiene, and Occupational Safety & Health

Construction Oversight & Management

Scientific, Technical, & Administrative Support

Environmental Remediation & Management

DOE Q- and L-Cleared Security Escort Services.