Regional Offices

The Department of Labor Employee Benefits Security Administration is a civilian sub-agency within the Department of Labor that procures compliance and program-management support for federal employee benefit plans and regulatory enforcement. The Administration operates as the regulatory arm overseeing ERISA compliance, pension security, and health-benefit protections for covered employees and participants.

The Administration's contract portfolio is sparse and episodic. Across 54 total awards since 2010, the agency obligated $1.9 million against $2.8 million in combined potential value. Recent activity has slowed dramatically: 1 award in 2020, 4 in 2021, 1 in 2022, 1 in 2024, and 1 year-to-date in 2026. The most recent award closed on February 2, 2026. The portfolio spans 33 distinct prime contractors, indicating high vendor fragmentation with no recurring relationship concentration—in recent awards over the last five years, top-five coverage stands at 25 percent by combined potential value and 100 percent by award count, reflecting the fact that only four vendors hold any recent awards and each holds just one.

The competitive landscape is highly fragmented. Steve Pomerantz LLC leads by potential value at $316 thousand (1 award), followed by Talu LLC at $290 thousand (1 award), Caribec Group LLC at $91 thousand (1 award), and Ami Benefit Plan Administrators Inc. at $3 thousand (1 award). No vendor has captured more than a single recent award, and no prime dominates across the portfolio.

The set-aside mix skews toward unrestricted competition: 44 awards (81 percent) used no set-aside designation. Small-business set-asides account for 6 awards (11 percent), 8(a) sole-source awards for 3 (6 percent), and service-disabled veteran-owned small business sole-source for 1 (2 percent). Award values are uniformly small—sub-half-million thresholds across recent transactions.

No recent contract opportunities are recorded against the Administration. The combination of minimal award velocity, highly fragmented competition, low contract values, and the absence of open solicitations suggests the Administration functions as a thin-volume consumer of specialized compliance and administrative services with infrequent, non-recurring procurement needs. Pursuit is not recommended absent a specific opportunity posting or prior engagement with the sub-agency.