Employee Benefits Security Administration

The Department of Labor Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) is a civilian sub-agency within the Department of Labor that procures consulting, research, analysis, and advisory services to support employee benefits regulation and enforcement. EBSA has awarded 2,277 federal contracts since 1990, with a combined potential value of $678 million and $740.7 million in obligated dollars across 835 distinct prime contractors.

Contract activity has declined moderately over the past five years. EBSA issued 36 awards in 2022, 32 in 2023, 34 in 2024, 23 in 2025, and 18 year-to-date in 2026. The most recent award closed on September 30, 2026.

The contract market is highly fragmented. Over the last five years, Jams, Inc. leads by award count with 6 awards totaling $84 thousand, followed by CCH Incorporated, Bloomberg Industry Group, Inc., KPMG LLP, and Cerulli Associates, Inc., each with 4–5 awards. By potential value, KPMG LLP dominates with $13.4 million across 5 awards, but the top five primes by value account for only 5 percent of combined recent potential value, and the top five by award count represent 17 percent of recent awards. The long tail of smaller primes and occasional vendors drives the majority of awards.

Set-asides are minimal. Eighty-six percent of awards carry no set-aside designation. Small Business awards account for 9 percent of the total, with 8(a) sole-source awards representing 3 percent. Partial Small Business, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, HUBZone, Competitive 8(a), and Woman-Owned Small Business set-asides each represent 1 percent or less.

EBSA's contract portfolio supports services typical of employee benefits regulation: actuarial and pension analysis, regulatory guidance, compliance research, and advisory support. The fragmented competitive base and declining award velocity suggest competition is open but not intense, with steady demand for specialized expertise in benefits law, pension accounting, and regulatory compliance.

No recent contract opportunities or grant opportunities are recorded against EBSA in the available data. Contract work at EBSA is unlikely to flow through large IDIQs or recurring procurement vehicles; awards appear driven by ad-hoc regulatory or operational need rather than standing solicitations. Interested firms should monitor SAM.gov for benefit-related regulatory, actuarial, or compliance support solicitations under EBSA's contracting office.

The EBSA provides information and assistance on private sector, employer-sponsored retirement benefit and health benefit plans.