International Trade Administration

The Department of Commerce International Trade Administration (ITA), a sub-agency within the Department of Commerce responsible for trade promotion, export financing, and international business development, pursues both federal contracts and grants to support its trade facilitation mission.

The ITA has awarded 3,096 contracts cumulatively since 1988, with combined potential value of $1.31 billion and 83 percent of that amount obligated. Contract activity has fluctuated over the last five years, with 110 awards in 2022, 139 in 2023, 138 in 2024, 67 in 2025, and 82 year-to-date in 2026. The most recent recorded award was issued on 2026-09-30. Among 898 distinct prime contractors in the portfolio, competitive concentration is fragmented by award count and highly fragmented by potential value. Over the last five years, Snapit Solutions LLC leads by award count with 42 awards worth $20.9 million combined potential value, followed by CSP Enterprises, LLC with 33 awards worth $7.1 million and Software Information Resource Corp. with 16 awards worth $25.3 million. By potential value, Trident Technical Solutions, LLC dominates with 9 awards worth $51.2 million, followed by Pt78 LLC (7 awards, $29.9 million) and Software Information Resource Corp. (16 awards, $25.3 million). The contract award portfolio is dominated by non-set-aside awards at 76 percent of total; small business set-asides account for 19 percent, with 8(a) sole source, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, and other specialized designations together comprising 5 percent.

The ITA has awarded 366 grants cumulatively since 2000, with combined federal dollars obligated of $177.8 million. Grant activity has been minimal and sporadic, with 1 award in 2017, 5 in 2020, 17 in 2021, 7 in 2022, and 2 in 2023; the most recent grant award closed on 2023-10-01. Among 82 distinct grant recipients, concentration is highly concentrated by both award count and federal dollars—the top five recipients by count account for 56 percent of recent awards, though their individual award sizes are modest (ranging from $146 thousand to $898 thousand each), and the top five by federal dollars account for only 2 percent, reflecting a highly fragmented recipient base even at the top. Grant funding is predominantly Cooperative Agreements at 76 percent of awards, with Project Grants comprising 24 percent.

No recent federal contract opportunities or grant opportunities are present in the source data.

The International Trade Administration works to promote U.S. exports by providing diplomatic support, helping to shape trade policy, removing trade barriers, and enforcing U.S. trade laws and agreements.