Economic Affairs

The Department of Commerce Economic Affairs is a civilian sub-agency that administers federal contract awards in support of Commerce's economic policy and development mission. The agency has awarded 51 federal contracts since 1990, with highly limited recent activity — the most recent contract award closed on May 16, 2013, making the contract portfolio dormant for over a decade. Annual contract volume in the late 1990s ranged from 6 to 13 awards per year (8 awards in 1997, 13 in 1998, 6 in 1999, 7 in 2000), followed by a single award in 2013 and no recorded activity thereafter. Combined award potential value reported at $4 thousand, though combined dollars obligated reached $2.4 million — a discrepancy reflecting heavy use of modifications, option exercises, or below-threshold purchase orders that inflated obligation levels beyond initial contract ceilings. The contractor base is fragmented across 19 distinct primes with no concentration data available from the source. The set-aside mix shows 88 percent of awards issued without set-aside designation (45 awards) and 12 percent under Total Small Business set-asides (6 awards).

No recent contract opportunities are recorded against the Department of Commerce Economic Affairs or its subordinate offices. No grant-award activity or grant opportunities are present in the source data. The absence of contract activity since 2013 and the lack of any open solicitations signal that this sub-agency does not represent an active procurement channel for business development purposes at present. Firms with prior relationships or specialized expertise in Commerce economic-affairs contracting may monitor for future activity, but the current portfolio suggests this office is not actively competing work or funding new starts.