State Department's $119M Award Portfolio Dominated by Security Giants, Leaving Thin Pickings for Mid-Market Contractors
WinAContract · Jul 26, 2026
State Department contracting is heavily consolidated among five large security and facilities firms that captured 74% of recent award value, while 409 active opportunities exist but skew toward full and open competition where small and mid-size firms face entrenched competitors.
409
Open right now
1,688
On record
49
Awards
$119,083,983
Total awarded
The State Department awarded $119 million across just 49 contracts in the recent period, but the distribution tells a stark story: five firms captured $92 million, leaving $27 million spread across dozens of other winners. With 1,688 total opportunities on record and 697 new postings in the last month, the agency shows significant contracting velocity, yet the composition of awards reveals a market structured around large-scale security, vehicle manufacturing, and facilities work where established players hold decisive advantages.
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