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Low Bid, Past Performance Put Contractor Over the Top in Sandia Competition, NNSA Doc Shows

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The Honeywell-led National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia (NTESS) was the lowest bidder and the most technically qualified of four teams that competed for a 10-year, $2.5-billion-plus contract to manage the Sandia National Laboratories last year,…

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