DOD WHS Office of Economic Adjustment

The Department of Defense Washington Headquarters Service Office of Economic Adjustment is a defense sub-agency that provides economic-adjustment assistance and contracting support to communities and regions affected by defense realignment, base closures, and military economic transitions. The Office operates dual contract and grant portfolios serving distinct constituencies: contract work focuses on technical and administrative services for federal customers, while grants fund community economic-development and infrastructure projects nationwide.

The Office has awarded 75 federal contracts totaling $87 million in combined potential value, with $72.6 million obligated to date. Award cadence has declined in recent years: 4 awards in 2022, 6 in 2023, 4 in 2024, 1 in 2025, and 2 so far in 2026. The most recent contract award closed on 2026-09-29. The contract portfolio is moderately concentrated by award count, with the top five primes accounting for 59 percent of recent awards led by New TECH Solutions, Inc. (4 awards, $106 thousand potential value), Carahsoft Technology Corp (2 awards, $507 thousand), and Effectual Public Sector Inc. (2 awards, $3.6 million). By potential value, concentration is fragmented — the top five primes account for 40 percent of combined potential value, with Andworx, LLC dominating at $22.3 million on a single award, followed by Effectual Public Sector Inc. ($3.6 million) and Contracts Management Enterprises LLC ($3.6 million). Across 46 distinct prime contractors in the portfolio, two-thirds of awards carry no set-aside designation; small-business set-asides account for 15 percent of awards, 8(a) awards comprise 17 percent (9 percent sole-source, 8 percent competitive), and service-disabled veteran-owned small business awards total 2 percent.

The Office has obligated $4.09 billion in federal grant dollars across 1,239 grant awards to 466 distinct recipients since 1994, with the most recent grant closing on 2026-09-01. Grant awards have held steady at 59–80 per year from 2022 through 2025, declining to 15 year-to-date in 2026. Recipient concentration by award count is highly fragmented — the top five recipients account for only 14 percent of recent awards. School Dist #201 Island County leads by federal dollars at $179.6 million across 6 awards, while the Government Of Guam Department Of Administration (11 awards, $17.7 million) and Office Of The Governor (8 awards, $18.1 million) lead by count. By federal dollars, concentration remains highly fragmented at 6 percent for the top five. Grants are predominantly Project Grants (97 percent of awards) with a small Cooperative Agreement component (3 percent).