Los Alamos Technical Associates
Encyclopedia
Los Alamos Technical Associates (LATA) is a diversified engineering
, scientific and technical services company
serving a worldwide client base. Founded in 1976 in Los Alamos, New Mexico
LATA has offices nationwide with corporate offices in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Today, over 200 staff members deliver solution
s to the Department of Defense
, Department of State, and Department of Energy
. LATA is a Service Disabled Veteran
Owned Small business
. Their work is in four primary service areas:
Engineering
Engineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of...
, scientific and technical services company
Company
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serving a worldwide client base. Founded in 1976 in Los Alamos, New Mexico
New Mexico
New Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...
LATA has offices nationwide with corporate offices in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Today, over 200 staff members deliver solution
Solution
In chemistry, a solution is a homogeneous mixture composed of only one phase. In such a mixture, a solute is dissolved in another substance, known as a solvent. The solvent does the dissolving.- Types of solutions :...
s to the Department of Defense
United States Department of Defense
The United States Department of Defense is the U.S...
, Department of State, and Department of Energy
United States Department of Energy
The United States Department of Energy is a Cabinet-level department of the United States government concerned with the United States' policies regarding energy and safety in handling nuclear material...
. LATA is a Service Disabled Veteran
Disabled American Veterans
The Disabled American Veterans, or DAV, is an organization for disabled veterans that helps them and their families through various means. It currently has over 1.2 million members...
Owned Small business
Small business
A small business is a business that is privately owned and operated, with a small number of employees and relatively low volume of sales. Small businesses are normally privately owned corporations, partnerships, or sole proprietorships...
. Their work is in four primary service areas:
- Nuclear
- Environmental
- Defense and Security
- Engineering
Contracts
- In February 2003, Los Alamos National Laboratory signed a contract with KSL Services Joint Venture where LATA was one of the three companies.
- In January 2005, the Department of Energy announced a signing between LATA and Parallax Inc for a $141 million contract.
Locations
They currently have offices located in:- Los Alamos, NM (HQ)
- Albuquerque, NM
- Denver, CO
- San Antonio, TX
- Ogden, UT
- Richland, WA
- Chicago, IL
- Columbus, OH
- Buffalo, NY
- Philadelphia, PA
- Washington, DC
See also
- DESP II - In 1997 the Air Force Materiel CommandAir Force Materiel CommandAir Force Materiel Command is a major command of the United States Air Force. AFMC was created July 1, 1992 through the reorganization of Air Force Logistics Command and Air Force Systems Command....
(AFMC) expanded the Design Engineering Program (DEP) into DESP.