Research lab · United States
Sandia National Laboratories
HQ Albuquerque
Sandia National Laboratories is a DOE/NNSA laboratory operated by National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC.
About Sandia National Laboratories
Sandia National Laboratories performs development, testing, production, quality assurance, and systems engineering work for U.S. nuclear weapons. Its named locations include Tonopah Test Range, Kauai Test Facility, Livermore Valley Open Campus, and Weapons Evaluation Test Laboratory in Amarillo. Sandia’s FY2025 operating budget and total lab funding/revenue are separately reported measures, not an M&O contract ceiling.
- Institution
- DOE/NNSA national laboratory
- Sponsor
- U.S. Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration
- Operator
- National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC (M&O contractor)
Funding and financial context
Operating budget · FY2025
$5,603,200,000
Institution-level operating budget; Sandia says this includes operations, equipment, and construction. Not the M&O contract ceiling.
Facts & Figures | Sandia ↗Total lab funding/revenue · FY2025
$5,767,500,000
Institution-wide total lab funding/revenue as reported by Sandia; distinct from operating budget and the DoD-only obligations below.
Facts & Figures | Sandia ↗DoD-funded recipient obligations · FY2025
$1,508,108,132.33
USAspending recipient obligations funded by DoD to NTESS (UEI LUJEPCRRT377); partial funding-agency stream, not lab budget, total revenue, or outlays.
Operating contracts
National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC · DE-NA0003525
- Current term ends
- Apr 30, 2027
NNSA current end date; no ceiling established in retained evidence.
NNSA current M&O contract end dates ↗Capabilities2
| Technology | Role | Maturity | TRL | Notes | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air and missile defense | Researcher | — | — | The cited institution source explicitly documents this capability. | Confirmed |
| Information management and cybersecurity | Researcher | — | — | Laboratory research capability; not a claim of a commercial product or fielded system. | Reported |
- ResearcherThe cited institution source explicitly documents this capability.—Confirmed
- ResearcherLaboratory research capability; not a claim of a commercial product or fielded system.—Reported
Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.
Supply Chain5 facilities
Facilities5
| Facility | Kind | Location | Work | Status | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kauai Test Facility | Test range | Hawaii, United States | Rocket launch range for research, development, operations training, and test and evaluation. Source ↗ | Operating | Confirmed |
| Livermore Valley Open Campus | Lab | Livermore, California, United States | — | Operating | Confirmed |
| Tonopah Test Range | Test range | Nevada, United States | Flight-test range used for weapons system testing and evaluation. Source ↗ | Operating | Confirmed |
| Weapons Evaluation Test Laboratory | Lab | Amarillo, Texas, United States | — | Operating | Confirmed |
| Z Pulsed Power Facility | Lab | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | Pulsed-power facility used for high-energy-density physics experiments and national-security research. Source ↗ | Operating | Reported |
- Kauai Test FacilityTest range · Hawaii, United StatesOperatingRocket launch range for research, development, operations training, and test and evaluation. Source ↗Confirmed
- Livermore Valley Open CampusLab · Livermore, California, United StatesOperatingConfirmed
- Tonopah Test RangeTest range · Nevada, United StatesOperatingFlight-test range used for weapons system testing and evaluation. Source ↗Confirmed
- Weapons Evaluation Test LaboratoryLab · Amarillo, Texas, United StatesOperatingConfirmed
- Z Pulsed Power FacilityLab · Albuquerque, New Mexico, United StatesOperatingPulsed-power facility used for high-energy-density physics experiments and national-security research. Source ↗Reported
Hiring Observations
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Sources9
Profile4
- 1Government recordSandia National Laboratories Contract | NNSA
National Nuclear Security Administration · Supports Organization · organization mission and description
“Sandia National Laboratories is responsible for the development, testing, and production of specialized nonnuclear components”
- 2CompanyAbout Sandia
Sandia National Laboratories · Supports Organization · description, Organization · institution.operator
“National security is our business. We apply science to help detect, repel, defeat, or mitigate threats.”
- 3
Sandia National Laboratories · Supports Organization · financial scope
“Sandia’s budget includes operations, equipment, construction.”
- 4CompanyResearch | Sandia
Supports Organization · research
“Sandia creates innovative, science-based, systems-engineering solutions to our nation’s most challenging national security problems.”
Technologies2
- 5CompanyOfficial research program
Supports Organization technology · research
“Sandia provides technical leadership in threat-informed cybersecurity solutions that are required for the nation’s most critical systems.”
- 6CompanyKauai Test Facility | Sandia
Sandia National Laboratories · Supports Facility · documented capability, location, or facility, Organization technology · documented capability, location, or facility
“The Kauai Test Facility (KTF) is a rocket launch range in Hawaii operated by Sandia National Laboratories for the Department of Energy.”
Supply chain3
- 7
Sandia National Laboratories · Supports Facility · documented capability, location, or facility, Facility · documented geography or facility relationship, Organization · organization mission and description
“Livermore Valley Open Campus (LVOC)”
- 8CompanyTonopah Test Range | Sandia
Sandia National Laboratories · Supports Facility · documented capability, location, or facility
“Located about 160 miles northwest of Las Vegas, TTR is an immense area of flat terrain.”
- 9
Supports Facility · facility
“Sandia’s Z machine is the world’s most powerful and efficient laboratory radiation source.”
Each fact on this page is attached to the sources that support it. Archived copies are linked when we keep one.