Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023
National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $6.1B
- Total assets Very large vs avg
- 3,544
- Participants Above avg headcount
- 100th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $1.7M
- Avg per participant High balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Ntess Retirement Income Plan · Sponsored by National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC · New Mexico · Professional & Technical Services
$6.1B in assets, 3,544 participants
National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC's Ntess Retirement Income Plan reported $6.1B in total assets and 3,544 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 100th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.
- #20,302 in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)
Coverage in New Mexico
Ntess Retirement Income Plan covers 3,544 participants in New Mexico, 9.7x the typical New Mexico plan (state average ~365 per filing). Assets: $6.1B.
- #20,302
- in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)
- +9.9%
- assets growth YoY
- 61×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
Ntess Retirement Income Plan's outsized position by total assets
Ntess Retirement Income Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500
$6,098,088,640 Highest reported value at or above every one of 127,068 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023
Ntess Retirement Income Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount
Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Ntess Retirement Income Plan lands in the large band (3,544 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2022 → plan year 2023
- Ntess Retirement Income Plan reported net income rose from -$1.9B in the plan year 2022 filing to $486M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Ntess Retirement Income Plan end-of-year assets rose from $5.6B in the plan year 2022 filing to $6.1B in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Ntess Retirement Income Plan reported participants fell from 3,901 in the plan year 2022 filing to 3,544 in the plan year 2023 filing.
Form 5500 schedule snapshot
Filing strip 850097942 · National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)
Ntess Retirement Income Plan · $6.1B · 3,544 · 100th
- VS-ST $6.1B
- VS-ST 3,544
- VS-ST 100th
- VS-ST Defined Benefit (Pension)
- VS-ST near Carpenters Pension Trust Fund for Northern California
- VS-ST ind #20302
Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Professional & Technical Services retirement plans → · Plans in New Mexico →
Ntess Retirement Income Plan in the asset neighbourhood
New Mexico filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $5.6B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $5.7B |
| Net Income | $486M |
| Employer EIN | 850097942 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1950-06-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $13.4B 27.001394881918383% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 17,908 | $10.6B |
| 2023 | 2 | 18,265 | $12.2B |
| 2024 | 2 | 19,249 | $13.4B |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New Mexico
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- Triad Defined Benefit Pension Plan $5.7B · 2,214
- Pnm Resources, Inc. Employees' Retirement Plan $407M · 146
- Presbyterian Healthcare Services Employees' Pension Plan II $248M · 814
- Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Pension Plan $224M · 953
- Sandia Laboratory Federal Credit Union Employees' Cash Balance Pension Plan $103M · 333
Ntess Retirement Income Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount
Outside New Mexico, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Carpenters Pension Trust Fund for Northern California in CA ($6.0B); by covered participants it is Bosch Pension Plan in MI (3,546 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($6.1B here).
- Carpenters Pension Trust Fund for Northern California (CA) $6.0B · 20,998
- Sutter Health Retirement Plan (CA) $5.9B · 34,955
- Eversource Pension Plan (CT) $5.9B · 3,717
- Exelon Corporation Retirement Program (IL) $6.4B · 9,116
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (3,544 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Bosch Pension Plan (MI) 3,546 · 2 off
- Liuna Staff and Affiliates Pension Fund (DC) 3,533 · 11 off
- Ufcw Pharmacists, Clerks, and Drug Employer's Pension Trust (CA) 3,531 · 13 off
- Retirement Plan for Certain Represented Employees (MD) 3,559 · 15 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.