Contracting office · Department of Energy

EM-CARLSBAD

EM-CARLSBAD obligated $31.5M on federal contracts in FY2026 across 42 contract actions (−0.9% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was NAVARRO RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING, INC. ($20.6M).

Obligations · FY2026
$31.5M
Actions
42
New awards: 0
Sole-source
3.3%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 457.6MFY2017
  2. 364.4MFY2018
  3. 388.5MFY2019
  4. 362.4MFY2020
  5. 400.5MFY2021
  6. 395.3MFY2022
  7. -29.9MFY2023
  8. -5.6MFY2024
  9. 31.7MFY2025
  10. 31.5MFY2026

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. NAVARRO RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING, INC.$20.6M66%
  2. CAST SPECIALTY TRANSPORTATION INC$9.8M31%
  3. TUKNIK GOVERNMENT SERVICES LLC$1.6M5.0%
  4. DEVONWAY, INC$102.9K0.3%
  5. AFFIGENT, LLC$11.3K0.0%
  6. WASHINGTON TRU SOLUTIONS LLC-$1920.0%
  7. EDWARD HOLMES, INC.-$24K0.0%
  8. ALEUT AEROSPACE ENGINEERING, LLC-$103.9K0.0%
  9. SOUTHWESTERN PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY-$537.1K0.0%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Professional services$22.1M69%
  2. Transportation & logistics$9.8M31%
  3. IT & telecom$114.2K0.4%

Where the work was performed

  1. New Mexico$31.5M100%

Integrity signals

Shares of the year's obligations, next to the country's.

  • Low competition3.3%
    US 39% · $1M
  • Sole-source awards3.3%
    US 30% · $1M
  • Single-offer competitions0.0%
    US 8.8% · $11.3K
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $0
  • Year-end rush2.6%
    US 5.6% · $825K
  • Undefinitized contracts0.0%
    US 5.0% · $0
  • Time-and-materials pricing69%
    US 4.2% · $21.7M

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Largest awards

  1. MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF THE WASTE ISOLATION PILOT PLANT$2B
    WASHINGTON TRU SOLUTIONS LLC· Eddy County, NM· Facilities & utilities· Aug 14, 2017 – Apr 1, 2026· DEAC2901AL66444
  2. CARLSBAD TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CONTRACT YEARS 1 - 3 TASK ORDER.$61.3M
    NAVARRO RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING, INC.· Eddy County, NM· Professional services· Apr 5, 2022 – Aug 27, 2026· 89303222FEM400017
  3. TRANSURANIC (TRU) WASTE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES BASE TASK ORDER.$43M
    CAST SPECIALTY TRANSPORTATION INC· Eddy County, NM· Transportation & logistics· Jun 22, 2022 – Sep 3, 2026· 89303222FEM400018
  4. PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR CBFO TO SUPPORT ON-GOING MISSIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE WIPP AND NTP. THE CBFO CONTRACTING OFFICER (CO) MAY ORDER THE SUPPORT PERSONNEL NECESSARY TO KEEP ALL OF THE CBFO PROGRAM AREAS FULLY FUNCTIONAL, EXCEPT THOSE AR$34.7M
    NAVARRO RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING, INC.· Eddy County, NM· Professional services· Mar 18, 2025 – Aug 12, 2026· 89303225FEM400023
  5. WASTE ISOLATION PILOT PLANT (WIPP) TRANSPORTATION SERVICES$30.2M
    CAST SPECIALTY TRANSPORTATION INC· Eddy County, NM· Transportation & logistics· Jul 27, 2017 – Mar 12, 2026· DEDT0013724
  6. CONTINUATION AWARD FOR ELECTRICAL SERVICES FOR THE WASTE ISOLATION PILOT PLANT (WIPP) TO BE PROVIDED BY SOUTHWESTERN PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY (XCEL ENERGY.$9.5M
    SOUTHWESTERN PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY· Eddy County, NM· Facilities & utilities· Oct 6, 2016 – Apr 27, 2026· DEDT0007076
  7. OPERATIONS SERVICES (INCLUDING HELP DESK SUPPORT), ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, TRAINING SERVICES, TECHNICAL SERVICES, SYSTEM MAINTENANCE, COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE PROVIDER$8.9M
    ALEUT AEROSPACE ENGINEERING, LLC· Eddy County, NM· Professional services· Aug 1, 2019 – Apr 20, 2026· 89303319FEM400095
  8. TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES FOR IT OPERATIONS SUPPORT AT THE CARLSBAD FIELD OFFICE$2.7M
    TUKNIK GOVERNMENT SERVICES LLC· Eddy County, NM· Professional services· Apr 7, 2022 – Apr 16, 2026· 89303222FEM400016

Committees that oversee and fund it

Congressional committees whose jurisdiction includes this agency, and the appropriations subcommittees that write its spending bill (Analisa's reading of the House and Senate rules; committees share jurisdiction). Leaders as currently published.

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Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 6, 2026, loaded Oct 6, 2026.