Foreign Claims Settlement Commission

The Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, a sub-agency within the Department of Justice, administers the claims settlement process for U.S. nationals seeking compensation for losses of property and other claims against foreign governments, and procures operational and administrative support services to sustain that mission.

The Commission has awarded 23 federal contracts since 2015, with recent activity sparse but steady — 2 awards in 2022, 2 in 2023, 2 in 2024, 1 in 2025, and 1 so far in 2026. Combined contract potential value across the portfolio stands at $343 thousand, with $273 thousand obligated. Contract spending is highly fragmented among eight distinct prime contractors awarded over the portfolio history; over the last five years, the top three primes by award count—Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (5 awards, $38 thousand combined potential value), Federal Express Corporation (2 awards, $200 combined potential value), and Automation Aids Inc. (1 award, $36 thousand combined potential value)—account for 100 percent of recent awards but only 22 percent of combined potential value by dollars, indicating that several smaller vendors hold material contract work. One recent award, representing 13 percent of the last five years' activity, carried no reported potential value, typical of Schedule task orders, BPA calls, or below-threshold purchase orders.

The competitive set-aside mix is straightforward: 91 percent of awards are issued without set-aside designation, and 9 percent are 8(a) Sole Source awards. The Commission does not pursue small-business, HUBZone, WOSB, or SDVOSB set-asides in its contracting. Contract values are modest throughout—individual awards in the tens of thousands of dollars rather than larger fixed-price or IDIQ vehicles.

No recent contract opportunities are recorded in the Commission's solicitation pipeline.