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Y-12 provides opportunities for small, small disadvantaged, and woman-owned businesses and for minority institutions.

Graduated Protégés

Y-12 recently graduated several small businesses from the program. These protégés were very successful in assisting Y-12 meet many mission goals and objectives while growing and establishing their businesses into successful entities. Many of these companies continue to play a vital role in the day-to-day business of Y-12.

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  • Alabama State University — located in Montgomery, Ala. — is a widely respected, world-class institution of higher learning which welcomes students of all races. Visit the Alabama State University website.
  • American Defense Services (ADS) is a service-disabled-owned small business concern located in Metairie, Louisiana. Visit the ADS website.
  • Apexio — located in Huntsville, Alabama — is certified as a woman-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, an 8(a)/small disadvantaged business, and a disadvantaged business enterprise. BR2C provides services in the following areas:
    • Logistics Services
    • Engineering Services
    • Research and Development
    • Professional Training
    • Administrative Management

    Visit Apexio.
  • Cavanagh Services Group, Inc is an integrated project management and logistics company, providing services in the following areas:
    • Site Management
    • Product and Materials Transportation
    • Waste Management
    • Process and Project Improvement

    Visit Cavanagh Services.
  • DCS Electronics is a company with expertise in the design and fabrication of aluminum, carbon, and stainless steel consoles, enclosures and workstations. The company also integrates electrical and electronic equipment. Visit the DCS Electronics website.
  • East Tennessee Mechanical Contracting, Inc. (ETMC) is a small, disadvantaged business concern located in Knoxville, Tennessee. Visit the ETMC website.
  • Elvado Environmental provides consulting and project management experience on environmental compliance and clean-up projects. Other capabilities include the following:
    • RCRA Services
    • Regulatory Compliance
    • Technical Plans and Reports
    • Civil and Environmental Engineering
    • Landfill Permitting and Reports
    • Waste Management Planning and Implementation

    Visit Elvado Environmental.
  • Environmental, Safety and Health, Inc. (ES&H) was established in 1997 and has grown from a single employee to a current full-time and associate staff of 85 professionals, technicians, craft, and labor. Visit the ES&H website.
  • Fisk University is a Historically Black College and University located in Nashville, Tennessee. In 2006 Fisk University was named one of the Newsweek-Kaplan survey's top 25 universities in the nation. Fisk University performs research and development on various technologies. Visit the Fisk University website.
  • G2 Engineering and Management, Inc. is a small disadvantaged 8(a) business located in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Visit the G2 Engineering and Management, Inc. website.
  • Haselwood Enterprises, Inc. is a small woman-owned business concern located in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Visit the Haselwood Enterprises, Inc. website.
  • LeGacy Resource Corporation is an emerging small 8(a) woman-owned business concern with offices in Oak Ridge and Nashville, Tennessee. Visit the LeGacy Resource Corporation website.
  • Microwave Synergy — founded in 2004 — Microwave Synergy is pioneering microwave technology for the processing of metallic and advanced ceramic materials. The company offers one of the first commercial applications of high temperature microwave technology for the metals industries. Services include:
    • Technology Demonstration & Solution Development
    • System Design and Supply
    • Technology Licensing
    • Contract Manufacturing and Processing
    • Other Operations and Support Services

    Visit Microwave Synergy.
  • MS Technology, Inc. (MSTI) is an 8(a) business concern located in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Visit the MSTI website.
  • Navarro Research and Engineering, Inc. is a premier contractor providing environmental, renewable energy and energy efficiency, nuclear, and quality and safety services to the U.S. Department of Energy and the National Nuclear Security Administration and its major contractors. Navarro has more than 350 employees working in 14 offices and 23 project locations nationwide. Visit the Navarro website.
  • Norfolk State University is one of the largest predominantly black institutions in the nation. The only HBCU to offer a Bachelor of Science degree in optical engineering, Norfolk State University also offers degrees in biology, chemistry, computer science, engineering, mathematics, and physics. Visit the Norfolk State University website.
  • Ram/VITEC — an 8(a) certified small, minority, woman-owned business — provides small businesses, large companies, and governmental agencies with specialized business and management services. Ram/VITEC provides services in the following areas:
    • Strategic Planning and Business Operation
    • Procurement Support
    • Small and Small Disadvantaged Business Development
    • Contract Negotiation
    • Information Systems Design
    • Property and Facilities Management and Development of Cultural Diversity
    • Organizational Dynamics
    • Communications Programs

    Visit Ram/VITEC.
  • Southern University — located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana — Southern University and A&M College is the largest Historically Black College and University system in the nation. The school offers bachelor's degrees in 42 areas and advanced degrees in 19 master's, five doctoral, and two associate areas. Visit the Southern University website.
  • Spectra Tech, Inc. — located in Oak Ridge, Tennessee — is a company that offers engineering, environmental and nuclear support services to Departments of Energy and Defense clients. Visit the Spectra Tech, Inc. website.
  • Tennessee State University is a comprehensive, urban, coeducational land-grant university located in Nashville, Tennessee. TSU is the only state-funded historically black university in Tennessee. Visit the Tennessee State University website.
  • Visionary Solutions LLC — located in Oak Ridge, Tennessee — is a company that Provides hazardous and radioactive waste and material transportation services, training, technical support to government and commercial clients. The company provides these services to both federal and commercial clients including Y-12. Visit the Visionary Solutions LLC website.