Small businesses looking to grow might consider doing business with Sandia National Laboratories. Companies that can deliver high-quality specialized services and world-class technologies are always in demand at Sandia. Businesses that offer products and services that support Sandia’s research and development, electronics and machining, telecommunications, and more can learn what Sandia buys on Thursday, March 26, 2026, at the annual Sandia National Laboratories Opportunities Fair in Albuquerque.
Sandia National Laboratories spends more than $1.6 billion on goods and services provided by subcontractors. That includes about $1.03 billion in subcontracts with small businesses.
According to its website, Sandia works with and purchases products and services for these areas:
Products, materials, and services to support R&D: Demonstration, feasibility, task performance, design, develop, test, experimentation, data gathering, analysis, investigation, and literature search. Delivered data, first divs, research papers, custom software, code, experiment results, test results, information, reports, or resultant non-commercial products or prototypes.
Prototyping and High Tech Machining: Fabrication, machining, plating, and assembly of prototype equipment, materials and structures using performances and design specifications. Fabrication and assembly of prototype printed circuit boards (PCB) and printed wiring boards (PWB) using performance and design specifications.
Construction and Facilities Services: Products, materials and services for mobile offices, pre-fabricated buildings, or real estate lease; architecture, engineering and Construction Services (subject to Davis Bacon Act), office and laboratory furniture, repair and maintenance services for real estate.
Contractor Staffing Services: Custom services to maintain and operate specific functions or capabilities, including contractor and Sandia-directed work. Staff Augmentation services, consultants, speakers, and miscellaneous professional services.
General Products and Services: Automated data processing equipment (ADPE), telecommunications products, maintenance agreements for ADPE equipment or for commercially available computer software, capital equipment, and maintenance for optics, machine tools, and specified instruments.
Sandia maintains a Business Opportunities Website that lists current procurements it is seeking.
How to Work with the National Laboratories
A good place to start is at the annual opportunities fair from 9:00 am to 1:30 pm on Thursday, March 26, 2026, at the Marriott Uptown in Albuquerque. Registration begins at 9:00 AM, with the forum starting at 9:30. There will be a brief presentation on how to do business with Sandia, followed by breakout sessions and an expo hall featuring up to 50 resource booths. Other vendor-seeking national laboratories, such as Los Alamos (LANL), Idaho (INL), and Lawrence Livermore (LLNL) are among the exhibitors.
Learn more and register.