U.S. Energy Department Begins Los Alamos National Laboratory Management Contract Bidding Process

The U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration on Monday called for entities looking to manage the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico to submit an “expression of interest” — the first step in the contract bidding process, according to the Albuquerque Journal (see GSN, June 10).

The Los Alamos laboratory is operated by the University of California, but the Energy Department last year decided to open the facility’s management contract to competition after a series of management and security lapses. The University of California has said it will compete to retain the contract, but others, such as the University of Texas and U.S. defense contractor Lockheed Martin, have also expressed interest, the Journal reported (Albuquerque Journal, June 29).

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