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$44,462,993

Department of Energy·Department of Energy

to COLONIAL METALS, INC

ACTION DATE·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_89233122CNA000273_8900_-NONE-_-NONE-
Award description

THE SAVANNAH RIVER FIELD OFFICE (SRFO) DESIRES TO PROCURE VIRGIN PALLADIUM SPONGE MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF SPECIFICATION ASTM B 589-94, LESS THAN 5 PPM SULFUR.

Verbatim from USAspending.gov. Capitalization, abbreviations, and codes are unchanged.

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Confidence: high
In plain English

Procurement of virgin palladium sponge meeting ASTM specifications for Savannah River Field Office operations.

Sub-sectors
palladiumnuclear-materials
Why this matters

Palladium is a critical material for nuclear fuel processing and catalytic applications; domestic supply security is strategically important.

Supply-chain signal

Large-scale procurement signals sustained demand for high-purity palladium; may indicate increased nuclear materials processing or stockpiling at Savannah River Site.

U.S.–China competition angle

Palladium supply is concentrated among Russian and South African producers; U.S. domestic procurement reduces reliance on potentially unstable sources amid geopolitical tensions.

Generated by award_classification v1.0.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-14. Cost: $0.001454.

Period of performance
Start
2022-07-01
End
2027-06-30
Status
activein 412 days
Sources

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