The U.S. Small Business Administration recently honored a Savannah River Site contractor with the prestigious 2025 Dwight D. Eisenhower Award for Excellence in Services for its small business programs.
Office of Environmental Management
May 20, 2025
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Lisa Tanner, Savannah River Nuclear Solutions (SRNS) small business liaison officer, and Dave Dietz, SRNS senior director of supply chain procurement, accept the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Dwight D. Eisenhower Award for Excellence in Services during the recent National Small Business Week ceremony. The Dwight D. Eisenhower Awards for Excellence awards recognize contractors other than small businesses that have excelled in using small businesses as suppliers and subcontractors in various industries.
Savannah River Nuclear Solutions Receives the 2025 Dwight D. Eisenhower Award for Excellence in Services
AIKEN, S.C. — The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) recently honored a Savannah River Site contractor with the prestigious 2025 Dwight D. Eisenhower Award for Excellence in Services for its small business programs.
Savannah River Nuclear Solutions (SRNS) received the award during the SBA’s National Small Business Week ceremony in Washington, D.C.
“This Dwight D. Eisenhower Award represents the highest honor for a contractor as a small business advocate,” said Jay Johnson, SRNS Business Services deputy senior vice president and chief contracting officer. “I’m so proud of the SRNS Supply Chain Management Procurement team for their intentional actions to fully leverage the capability and expertise of our small businesses.”
Since 2018, SRNS small business subcontracts to procure site materials and services have created 15,700 local jobs and 82,800 regional positions.
Over the last five years, SRNS has spent $2.6 billion dollars on subcontracts with small businesses, representing 66% of its subcontracts. In fiscal year (FY) 2024 alone, SRNS set a record of $798 million in subcontracts to local, regional and national small businesses.
Additionally, SRNS continues to assist small businesses navigating contract award processes to ensure they are considered for subcontracting opportunities supporting the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management and the National Nuclear Security Administration.
“We are dedicated to working with and helping small businesses grow, and we take pride in opportunities made available to work with SRNS,” SRNS Small Business Liaison Officer Lisa Tanner said. “SRNS executes a small-business-first approach for procurements, with some buyers awarding over 93% of work, in any given month, to small businesses.”
Notable contributions of the SRNS Small Business Program:
- Increased small business engagement by participating in 21 supplier outreach events in FY24;
- Increased the number of small businesses enrolled in the DOE Mentor-Protégé Program, with overall investment growing from $400,000 to $41 million since 2015;
- Implemented a supplier portal to foster a diverse supplier base and ensure adherence to relevant regulations; and
- Maintained a supplier database that SRNS buyers use as a sourcing tool.
-Contributor: Mackenzie McNabb
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