Office of Public Affairs

The Department of Energy Advanced Office of the Secretary Office of Public Affairs is a civilian sub-agency within the Department of Energy responsible for communications, strategic messaging, and public-engagement contracting in support of the Secretary's office.

The office has awarded 14 federal contracts since 2014, generating $31.9 million in combined potential value with $25.2 million obligated to date. Recent activity shows 1 award in 2019, 2 in 2020, 2 in 2022, 3 in 2023, and 1 in 2024. One of the six awards recorded in the last five years carries no reported potential value, consistent with Schedule task orders, BPA calls, or below-threshold purchase orders.

Contract competitive concentration is fragmented among the top five recent-award winners, who collectively hold 83 percent of awards over the last five years but only 47 percent of combined potential value by count. Accenture Federal Services LLC leads by both award count and value with one award valued at $12 million; Red Carrot Inc. ranks second by potential value at $2.6 million on a single award. Environment & Energy Publishing LLC, The Winvale Group LLC, B & H Foto & Electronics Corp., and Politico LLC round out the recent competitive base, each holding one award; Environment & Energy Publishing and Politico transacted through means with unreported dollar values. Across the full portfolio history, 11 distinct prime contractors have been awarded.

The set-aside mix is dominated by open competition: 86 percent of awards carry no set-aside designation, with one small-business award representing 7 percent of the portfolio. No 8(a), WOSB, SDVOSB, or HUBZone set-asides appear in the recent activity.

No recent contract opportunities or grant activity is recorded against the agency or its descendant offices in the source data.