Contractor profile

Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC

FY2026 ended Sep 30 · data still posting · data as of 2026-11-01†

† DoD contract data posts to USAspending about 90 days after award.

prime recipient of federal awards · Joint venture: Bechtel / University of California / BWXT / Amentum Inferred · UEI PM52LCJH72T9 Source
$3.7B
Obligated
FY2026 · data still posting
2
Funding agencies
100%
From Energy
0%
Non-competed
1
States
100%
In California
1
Industries

In FY2026, Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC received $3.7B in federal awards from 2 agencies, 100% of it from the Department of Energy, with 100% of the work performed in California. Across FY2020 to FY2026 its recorded total is $21.4B. FY2026 ended Sep 30 and its data is still posting. Computed

Where this money comes from

Source
FUNDING AGENCIES
LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIO
Energy
$3.7B
1 other agencies
$0B
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
$3.7B
FY2026 obligated
band width = obligations · FY2026 · source: USASpending.gov

Where the work lands

Source
California$3.7B

Key takeaways

Computed
FY2026 ended Sep 30 · data still posting · data as of 2026-11-01
  • Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC received $3.7B in federal obligations in FY2026 (data still posting), compared with $3.6B in FY2025.
  • It ranked #26 among federal contractors by contract obligations in FY2026 (data still posting).
  • The Department of Energy accounted for 99% of it.
  • Its largest recorded industry was Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences, at $3.7B.

Obligations by year

Computed
$2.4B
FY20
$2.8B
FY21
$2.8B
FY22
$3B
FY23
$3.2B
FY24
$3.6B
FY25
$3.7B
FY26 partial
▲ 52%
FY20 to FY25

Awards

Source

Largest active awards by total value

Awards whose period of performance overlaps FY2026, by the amount obligated on each so far.

AwardIDAgencyObligatedStartEndPlace
Management and Operation of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)DEAC5207NA27344Department of Energy$42.2B2007-05-092031-09-30California

Largest FY2026 awards

Awards that started in FY2026, by the amount obligated on each so far.

No award on record started in FY2026.

What it does (NAICS / PSC)

Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences$3.7B

Competition

0%non-competed (often called no-bid), of $3.7B in contract obligations in FY2026Computed

This describes how contracts were awarded, not wrongdoing.

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Corporate family

Single registration: no combined family.

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