State Department Contracting Heavily Skews Security and DC-Area Construction, With Minimal Set-Aside Activity
WinAContract · Sep 12, 2026
State Department contracting is dominated by large security firms and construction vendors, with 125 current opportunities split almost evenly between unrestricted and full-and-open competitions, but set-asides represent only 4.6% of the 2,384-opportunity pipeline.
125
Open right now
2,384
On record
67
Awards
$149,508,224
Total awarded
The State Department's contracting landscape reflects its core mission: the top five awards total $93.2 million and went almost entirely to security and facility management firms, with G4S Austria JV alone capturing $37.4 million. The 2,384 total opportunities on record show a sprawling pipeline, but only 125 are currently open, and the set-aside universe is thin, concentrated in small business and 8(a) designations that together account for just 109 opportunities.
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