Small Firm Wins Big Energy Deal The Department of Energy has awarded SCI Consulting Services an IT support services contract for its Office of Science, Environmental Management and National Nuclear Security Administration in Oak Ridge, TN. The small business set-aside contract is worth $135 million over five years, including options. The procurement drew criticism because it took more than two years, the Knoxville News-Sentinel reported. SCI is a Hispanic woman-owned small business based in Vienna, VA. Science Applications International Corp. had been providing the services before Energy decided to set the requirement aside. SAIC will serve as a subcontractor to SCI. DOE said about 200 people will work on the project. The contract covers end-user support, server management, applications and database management, systems software, helpdesk operations, data center operations and hard and software support at the Oak Ridge programs.