COST PLUS AWARD FEENO SET ASIDE USED.

FERMI FORWARD DISCOVERY GROUP, LLC - MANAGEMENT AND OPERATING CONTRACT FOR THE FERMI NATIONAL ACCELERATOR LABORATORY (FNAL)

PIID: 89243024CSC000002Solicitation ID: 89243123RSC000083

Signed Date: Jan 28, 2026Effective Date: Sep 30, 2024End Date: Closes in 1161 days

Award $

$2.0B

Vendor

FERMI FORWARD DISCOVERY GROUP, LLC

NAICS

541715

Signed Date

Jan 28, 2026

Key Details

Dollars Obligated

$2.0B

Base & All Options

$3.3M

Awarding Agency

Department of Energy

Awarding Sub-Agency

Department of Energy

NAICS Code

541715 - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)

Product Service Code

M1HA - OPERATION OF GOVERNMENT-OWNED CONTRACTOR-OPERATED (GOCO) R&D FACILITIES

Extent Competed

FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

Number of Offers

Place of Performance

BATAVIA, IL, 605105011, CD-IL-11

Description

MANAGEMENT AND OPERATING CONTRACT FOR THE FERMI NATIONAL ACCELERATOR LABORATORY (FNAL)

Context & Analysis

On Jan 28, 2026, Department of Energy obligated $1,965,903,038.23 to FERMI FORWARD DISCOVERY GROUP, LLC for management and operating contract for the fermi national accelerator laboratory (fnal). The award is classified under NAICS 541715 — RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY) and issued as a cost plus award fee contract. Competition extent: full and open competition with 3 offers received. The procurement used a NO SET ASIDE USED. set-aside. Performance is located in BATAVIA, IL. The contract is scheduled through Dec 31, 2029. This award is one of several similar procurements from Department of Energy under NAICS 541715 — related awards are listed below.

Market context

Recompete outlook: Ends Dec 31, 2029, in 38 months. Recompete signal as of Oct 25, 2026: 20/100, combining time to the end date, the incumbent's history with this agency, whether the award was competed, and its size.
Competition: Competed, with 3 offers. 36% of 22 awards in this market (Department of Energy awards in NAICS 541715 over the last 3 years) were competed; median 3 offers.
Award size: At $2.0B, this award is larger than three in four of the 22 priced Department of Energy awards in NAICS 541715 over the last 3 years (median $26.2M).
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