Office of the Inspector General

The Department of Education Office of the Inspector General, a civilian sub-agency within the cabinet department responsible for federal education policy, procures contracts to support audit, investigation, and oversight operations across the department's programs and offices. The OIG transacts through its own contracting authority and typically awards in relatively low dollar volumes reflecting the scope of internal audit and investigative staffing and infrastructure.

The OIG has awarded 1,455 federal contracts cumulatively since 2003, generating $124.1 million in combined potential value with $98.5 million obligated. Recent activity has declined: the OIG closed 36 awards in 2022, 23 in 2023, 22 in 2024, 13 in 2025, and 13 year-to-date in 2026. The most recent recorded award date is September 30, 2026.

The OIG's prime contractor base is highly fragmented, with 518 distinct contractors awarded over the portfolio history. Over the last five years, the top five contractors by award count—Sterling Computers Corporation, The Kinetic Group Sales LLC, Assurance Data Inc., Atlantic Diving Supply Inc., and Panamerica Computers Inc.—account for only 29 percent of recent awards combined. Sterling Computers leads with 10 awards and $1.1 million in combined potential value, though by dollar value the concentration is minimal: the top five by potential value hold only 3 percent of the recent combined potential value pool, with Lumiture LLC ($1.5 million on one award) and Sterling Computers ($1.1 million) capturing the largest single contracts. The remaining vendors are distributed across dozens of individual transactors with sub-million-dollar relationships. The OIG transacts heavily through small-dollar awards; many recent contractors appear on only one or two contracts, suggesting frequent one-off procurements for specialized services or supplies rather than sustained prime relationships.

The set-aside mix reflects a predominantly open competitive posture: 96 percent of awards carry no set-aside designation, 3 percent are small-business set-asides, and 1 percent are 8(a) sole-source awards. HUBZone, service-disabled veteran-owned, woman-owned, and competitive 8(a) awards together represent less than 1 percent of the portfolio.

No recent contract opportunities are presently recorded against the OIG in the federal solicitation stream. Firms pursuing OIG work should monitor the agency's contracting office directly or subscribe to SAM.gov filtered by the OIG's CAGE codes and contracting vehicle; the low volume and fragmented vendor base suggest that opportunities emerge sporadically and may not be concentrated in any particular commodity category.