Office of Public Affairs

The Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office of Public Affairs is a civilian sub-agency within the Department of Justice that procures communications, media production, and public information services to support DOJ's external messaging and stakeholder engagement. The Office of Public Affairs transacts primarily through open competitive and small-business contract vehicles rather than set-asides.

The Office of Public Affairs has awarded 31 federal contracts cumulatively since 2012, with $24.9 million in combined potential value and $16 million in combined dollars obligated (64% of potential). Recent activity has accelerated modestly: 2 awards in 2021, 4 in 2022, 5 in 2023, 7 in 2024, and 5 so far in 2025, with the most recent award recorded on 28 September 2025. Across the portfolio, 20 distinct prime contractors have been awarded at least once.

The competitive landscape is moderately concentrated. Over the last five years, Digital Video Group Inc. leads by award count with 4 awards ($165 thousand combined potential value), followed by Factiva Inc. and New TECH Solutions, Inc. at 3 awards each. These three primes, plus Blue TECH Inc. and Fcn, Inc., account for 62 percent of recent awards by count. By potential value, however, MSA Safety Sales, LLC dominates a single $8.3 million award, followed by Leidos, Inc. at $3.8 million and Barbaricum LLC at $2.4 million; these three plus New TECH Solutions and Blue TECH comprise 61 percent of combined potential value over the same window. The remaining 15 primes hold smaller individual awards.

Contract set-asides are minimal. Eighty-four percent of awards (26 contracts) carry no set-aside designation, 10 percent (3 awards) are Small Business set-asides, and 6 percent (2 awards) are HUBZone. The Office of Public Affairs does not appear to use 8(a), WOSB, SDVOSB, or other specialized set-aside categories in recent activity.

No recent contract opportunities are recorded for this office in current solicitation data.