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Date: Fri, Jun 8, 2018 at 2:52 PM
Subject: NMPolitics.net: Lucrative LANL contract awarded to team that
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Lucrative LANL contract awarded to team that includes Texas A&M
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Jun 8th 2018, 19:54, by Heath Haussamen, NMPolitics.net

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Los Alamos National Laboratory.

The Texas A&M University System is part of an alliance that was awarded a
lucrative contract to manage and operate Los Alamos National Laboratory,
the birthplace of the U.S. atomic bomb.

The U.S. Department of Energy, headed by A&M alumnus and former Texas Gov. Rick
Perry
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announced Friday that a five-year contract has been given to a limited
liability company called Triad National Security, which consists of A&M,
the University of California System and Battelle Memorial Institute, a
research and development organization.

The University of Texas System also bid for the contract, which is worth an
estimated $2.5 billion a year and can be extended for five one-year
increments following the five-year base period. The New Mexico lab’s
current management contract expires at the end of September but will be
adjusted to allow for a four-month transition period, according to the
Energy Department’s news release
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About this article

This article originally appeared in The Texas Tribune
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nonpartisan, nonprofit media organization that informs Texans and engages
with them about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues.

“We are committed to building on the legacy of world-class research,
unparalleled innovation, and service to public good that have been the
hallmark of the laboratory since it was founded in 1943,” A&M System
Chancellor John Sharp said in a statement. He said Triad couldn’t provide
additional information until the transition begins.

A prominent federal lab facility that employees more than 11,000, Los
Alamos is overseen by the Energy Department’s National Nuclear Security
Administration and houses radioactive and weapons-grade nuclear materials.
The lab is currently operated by a consortium that includes Bechtel
Corporation and the University of California, which has been involved in
running the lab since the 1940s. But low performance marks and a string
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of safety concerns led up to the National Nuclear Security Administration’s
announcement that they’d solicit new contractors.

Lisa Gordon-Hagerty, undersecretary for nuclear security, said in a news
release that she’s “confident that Los Alamos’ world-class workforce will
continue to answer the nation’s call under the direction” of Triad.

“For 75 years, Los Alamos National Laboratory has been at the forefront of
scientific and technological innovation to enhance our national security,”
Gordon-Hagerty said. “The lab will continue to be a critical resource to
ensure the future safety and security of the United States as we begin work
on new endeavors, like the effort to recapitalize our plutonium pit
mission.”

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott
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congratulated A&M and its partners on the contract, saying in a statement
that it “charges the Texas A&M University System with the management of one
of the world’s premier laboratories in the areas of defense, nuclear
weapons and nuclear nonproliferation.” Abbott added, “I commend Chancellor
Sharp and the Texas A&M University System for securing this contract that
will provide significant opportunities for skilled workers trained in Texas
to make lasting contributions to our national security.”

Bechtel lost out on the contract, which it had bid for in partnership with
Purdue University. The University of Texas System also submitted a bid – at
a cost of $4.5 million
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an offer to partner with A&M. David Daniel, the UT System’s deputy
chancellor, said in a statement Friday: “We offer our best wishes to the
NNSA’s chosen contractor and thank our Board of Regents and numerous others
who supported this endeavor. We are honored to have been among the
finalists for the role.”

A&M, the University of California and Battelle also run Lawrence Livermore
National Laboratory in California with other partners.

“We are committed to working with the new management team to ensure a
transition that is as seamless as possible,” said Terry Wallace, director
of Los Alamos National Laboratory. “While the contract change will bring in
a new team of parent companies, the laboratory’s mission remains the same:
to serve the nation in the tradition of excellence that has defined Los
Alamos for the last 75 years.”

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nonpartisan news organization that is funded in part by donations from
members, foundations and corporate sponsors. Financial supporters play no
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