Notices to Suppliers

Restricted Tools List

The purpose of this memorandum is to provide a list of banned and flagged tools not to be used onsite at Y-12 and Pantex. The ban applies to all Y-12 and Pantex site work, including subcontractors. Work is to be planned to avoid use of these tools. Subcontractors with these tools should stop use immediately and replace the banned tool no later than September 3, 2024. All new on site subcontracts effective September 3, 2024 will have this requirement as part of the site access requirements. Use of flagged tools may be conditionally approved with approval of a Sr. Director or Vice President prior to use. Read more...

Fraudulent Quote Requests/Purchase Order E-Mail Activity

The CNS Supply Chain Management department wants to alert suppliers to an active email scam involving request for quotations and issuance of purchase orders that purport to originate from CNS but are in fact fraudulent. While CNS cannot prevent this illegal activity, we want to inform our supplier community and promote awareness of such events.

We can share some common traits or themes of these fraudulent emails that may help reduce risk to your company in becoming a financial victim of this scam:

  • The email message may be poorly written, with misspellings and awkward sentence structure.
  • The senders email address is not the same as CNS standard email address domain. The email address domain for Y-12: xxx@pxy12.doe.gov, for Pantex: xxx@pxy12.doe.gov.
  • The message and purchase order requests shipment/delivery of products to non-CNS facilities.
  • The message will include an attachment that is designed to look like a purchase order, and includes a logo or other graphic, and a signature that may look legitimate.

The message and/or purchase order may even include a signature that looks legitimate, representing one of our management team or buyers.

If you believe you have received a fraudulent email that appears to be from CNS, please forward the message to Y-12's Procurement Department, or Pantex's Procurement Department, in order to verify its legitimacy before responding to the e-mail or fulfilling the order. CNS will not be responsible for invoices for products ordered under this scam.

Suppliers should also contact their local law enforcement if they suspect that they are a victim of this scam. If you have received confirmation that the email is fraudulent, you may also file a complaint directly with the Internet Crime Complaint Center. The IC3 is a partnership between the FBI and National White Collar Crime Center.

DPO Process Notification

Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC is committed to ensuring that all subcontractor employees know they are free to raise Environmental, Safety & Health (ES&H) technical concerns without fear of intimidation, reprisal or retaliation