Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $6.2B
- Total assets Very large vs avg
- 3,323
- Participants Above avg headcount
- 100th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $1.9M
- 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
$6.2B in assets, 3,323 participants
National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC's Ntess Retirement Income Plan reported $6.2B in total assets and 3,323 participants in its 2024 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.
- #20,153 in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)
Coverage in New Mexico
Ntess Retirement Income Plan covers 3,323 participants in New Mexico, 9.1x the typical New Mexico plan (state average ~365 per filing). Assets: $6.2B.
- #20,153
- in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)
- +1.7%
- assets growth YoY
- 62×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
The plan reported a net loss of $178M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
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 2024 · DOL Form 5500
$6,200,747,527 Highest reported value at or above every one of 123,620 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2024
Ntess Retirement Income Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount
Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Ntess Retirement Income Plan lands in the large band (3,323 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- Ntess Retirement Income Plan reported net income fell from $486M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$178M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Ntess Retirement Income Plan reported participants fell from 3,544 in the plan year 2023 filing to 3,323 in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Ntess Retirement Income Plan end-of-year assets rose from $6.1B in the plan year 2023 filing to $6.2B in the plan year 2024 filing.
DOL schedule card
Filing strip 850097942 · National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)
Ntess Retirement Income Plan · $6.2B · 3,323 · 100th
- BOOK $6.2B
- BOOK 3,323
- BOOK 100th
- BOOK Defined Benefit (Pension)
- BOOK near Sutter Health Retirement Plan
- BOOK ind #20153
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) | $6.1B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $5.6B |
| Net Income | -$178M |
| 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 $5.6B · 2,018
- Pnm Resources Inc. Employees' Retirement Plan $380M · 133
- Presbyterian Healthcare Services Employees' Pension Plan II $261M · 713
- Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Pension Plan $233M · 1,041
- Sunward Federal Credit Union Employees' Cash Balance Pension Plan $111M · 373
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 Sutter Health Retirement Plan in CA ($6.2B); by covered participants it is Johnson Controls Pension Plan in WI (3,318 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($6.2B here).
- Sutter Health Retirement Plan (CA) $6.2B · 37,201
- Liberty Mutual Retirement Benefit Plan (MA) $6.3B · 34,910
- Exelon Corporation Retirement Program (IL) $6.1B · 8,898
- Midwest Operating Engineers Pension Trust Fund (IL) $6.0B · 13,118
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (3,323 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Johnson Controls Pension Plan (WI) 3,318 · 5 off
- Metal Trades Branch Local 638 Pension Fund (NY) 3,333 · 10 off
- Graybar Electric Company, Inc. Pension Plan (MO) 3,334 · 11 off
- American Express Retirement Plan (NY) 3,334 · 11 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.