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The Department of State awards contracts for diplomatic security, IT, and overseas facilities support through bureaus and embassies worldwide.

USASpending.gov SAM.gov opportunities
62/ 100
Buyer Intelligence Score
Selective buyer
high confidence · STATE
13.3%
top vendor share at STATE
Competition openness27
0% small-business set-aside share, 99 unique firms in sample
Incumbent entrenchment81.38
BL HARBERT INTERNATIONAL LLC holds 13.3% of tracked obligations (top-5: 43.7%)
Protest friction68
177 GAO protests, 1% sustained vs 9% median (-8.3 pp)

Computed from tracked federal obligations, agency spend trajectory, GAO protest history, and recompete pipeline. Updated every 6 hours. Not affiliated with Department of State.

$53.3B
Tracked award value
200 awards
99
Unique vendors
0% small-business
+0%
Spend trajectory
stable
177
GAO protests
1% sustained

Capture brief

Department of State reads as a selective buyer (62/100), anchored by 13.3% top vendor share at STATE.

  • Vendor concentration: BL HARBERT INTERNATIONAL LLC holds 13.3% of tracked STATE obligations. Top-5 vendors account for 43.7%. The vendor base is fragmented enough for a direct prime bid if your NAICS aligns.
  • Work mix: heaviest NAICS codes are 236220, 561210, 541512. Align your capability statement and past performance to these codes before cold outreach.
  • Set-aside posture: Full and Open is the largest bucket at 100% of tracked spend (0% small-business overall). Expect full-and-open competition on most large awards.
  • Spend trajectory: stable at +0% YoY ($53.3B in the current FY sample). Stable spend favors incumbents unless a recompete window opens.
  • Protest exposure: 177 GAO decisions, 1% sustained (-8.3 pp vs median). Awards tend to hold up on protest, so price and past performance matter more than legal challenges.
  • Recompete pipeline: 50 contracts expiring in the next 18 months ($12.2B), avg vulnerability 64/100. 17 are high urgency. Pre-position before the RFP drops.
  • Capture read: STATE scores 62/100 (selective buyer). Treat as a secondary target unless you have an incumbent relationship or teaming path.
6 more capture insights

Vendor concentration

Top vendor share
13.3%
Top-5 concentration
43.7%
BL HARBERT INTERNATIONAL LLC
$7.1B13.3%
CADDELL CONSTRUCTION CO. (DE), LLC
$5.6B10.5%
PAE GOVERNMENT SERVICES, INC.
$4.2B7.9%
GENERAL DYNAMICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INC.
$3.5B6.6%
XATOR LLC
$2.9B5.4%

Set-aside posture

Full and Open
100%200 awards

GAO protest exposure

177
Total
1
Sustained
2
Denied
-8.3 pp
vs median
B-424763.1
CSI Aviation, Inc.
open
B-423829.5
Red Cedar Harmonia, LLC
open
B-424761.1
Acquisition Professionals, LLC
open
B-424694.3
Argent ARC, LLC
pending
B-424761.2
Acquisition Experts, LLC
open

Spend trajectory

+0%
stable YoY
$53.3B in current FY sample

Recompete pipeline

$12.2B

50 contracts expiring in the next 18 months. 17 high urgency. Avg vulnerability 64/100.

Typical work mix

NAICS codes
541512561612541611236220
Set-aside types
Small BusinessFull and Open

Related reading

  • Pre-RFP Forecast Fusion
  • The 18-month recompete capture plan
  • GAO bid protest deadlines

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