PanTeXas Deterrence, LLC (PXD) is a joint venture led by a BWX Technologies, Inc. (BWXT) subsidiary – it also includes Fluor; SOC, A Day & Zimmermann Company; and The Texas A&M University System.
BWXT is a leading nuclear manufacturer and innovator with more than 65 years of partnership with the U.S. government to strengthen national security. BWXT previously managed Pantex from 2001 to 2014, dramatically improving both production and safety, and is currently a contractor at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
Fluor is headquartered in Texas and has been providing technical and project expertise to the U.S. government for more than 80 years. Fluor is delivering critical weapons modernization services at the DOE’s Savannah River Site and also serving NNSA at the Naval Nuclear Laboratories and Los Alamos National Laboratory.
SOC, A Day and Zimmermann Company delivers award-winning security and emergency services operations solutions for several DOE sites, providing protection of personnel, equipment, facilities, and assets. DOE operations supported include the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, Pantex, Y-12, and others. For more than 75 years Day & Zimmermann’s companies have supported DOE.
The Texas A&M University System (TAMUS) is a leadership partner at Los Alamos National Laboratory, bringing integration between Nuclear Security Enterprise design agencies and production sites in its role at Pantex. TAMUS is developing the workforces of the future through its 11 universities and eight agencies in the state of Texas.
The four LLC parent companies are joined by three pre-selected small business subcontractors:
TechSource, Inc. is a veteran-owned small business bringing a unique Weapons Knowledge Preservation and Transfer (WKPT) program as well as extensive expertise in program integration, nuclear weapons production, and manufacturing development / maintenance. TechSource, Inc. was named DOE Small Business of the Year in 2024.
Los Alamos Technical Associates, Inc. (LATA) is a woman-owned small business providing waste management and environmental services, including five years of recent experience at Pantex, providing a local and flexible workforce capability.
Mission Assurance Alliance (MAA) is a joint venture (comprising Longenecker & Associates, Inc. and Paschal Solutions) under the Small Business Association’s mentor-protégé program and providing mission assurance/nuclear safety capabilities.