# Management and Operating Contractor for the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (TJNAF)

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/89243125rsc000148

- Solicitation number: 89243125RSC000148
- Notice type: Award notice (first published as sources sought)
- Status: Awarded to Suratech LLC for $1,831,447,701.00
- Department: Department of Energy
- Contracting office: SC Oak Ridge Office (892431)
- NAICS: 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Product or service code: M1HA Operation Of Government-Owned Contractor-Operated (Goco) R&D Facilities
- Place of performance: Newport News, Virginia
- County: City of Newport News (FIPS 51700). https://abierto.us/counties/city-of-newport-news-va-51700
- City: Newport News. https://abierto.us/cities/newport-news-va-5156000
- First posted: April 15, 2025
- Last posted: March 31, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/bba2162625a54d8c9bcf2bfdfa9353b4/view

## Description

This award is for a new contract to manage and operate the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (TJNAF) located in Newport News, VA. TJNAF is a Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) single purpose laboratory that is expected to evolve into a multi-purpose national laboratory over the next few years with the advancement of the Office of Science’s Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR) High Performance Data Facility (HPDF) project.

TJNAF leads the nation in the construction and operation of world-leading accelerator and detector facilities and in developing the underlying technology for nuclear physics research. TJNAF’s primary mission is to deliver breakthrough science and technology in nuclear physics; accelerator science and technology; and large-scale user facilities/advanced instrumentation.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Suratech LLC (UEI GRVJBKF1UUL7)
- Contract: 89243126CSC000213, definitive contract
- Obligated: $304,672,787.79, current value $309,347,185
- Competition: Full and Open Competition, 3 offers received
- Link: award number 89243126CSC000213 equals the contract number; same awarding office 892431 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_89243126CSC000213_8900_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- April 15, 2025: Sources sought, due April 29, 2025 at 5:00 PM EDT. Notice 8bd11abd12f44ef3ab6fbe668d26d994. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/8bd11abd12f44ef3ab6fbe668d26d994/view
- April 22, 2025: Special notice, due May 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM EDT. Notice bc5b69ee3c4049d6864d20db9321d08b. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/bc5b69ee3c4049d6864d20db9321d08b/view
- July 29, 2025: Solicitation, due October 3, 2025 at 5:00 PM EDT. Notice a842831b9e3d419da17098c6a06bbb3c. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/a842831b9e3d419da17098c6a06bbb3c/view
- March 31, 2026: Award notice. Notice bba2162625a54d8c9bcf2bfdfa9353b4. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/bba2162625a54d8c9bcf2bfdfa9353b4/view

## Points of contact

- Casey McCracken, TJNAFcompetition@science.doe.gov

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