National Office

The Department of Labor Employee Benefits Security Administration National Office, a civilian sub-agency within the Department of Labor, oversees federal compliance, regulatory guidance, and enforcement activities related to employee benefit plans and retirement security. The agency procures research, analysis, advisory services, and technical support through a contract portfolio spanning over two decades.

The agency has awarded 1,321 contracts cumulatively since 2001, with a combined potential value of $647.4 million and combined obligations of $555.5 million (86% of potential value). Recent contract activity has declined: the agency issued 34 awards in 2022, 30 in 2023, 27 in 2024, 13 in 2025, and 13 year-to-date in 2026. The most recent contract award closed on September 30, 2026. Across the portfolio history, 513 distinct prime contractors have been awarded.

Over the last five years, competitive concentration is highly fragmented. The top five award recipients by count are CCH Incorporated, Bloomberg Industry Group, Inc., KPMG LLP, JAMS, Inc., and Cerulli Associates, Inc., each holding 4–5 awards and collectively representing only 20 percent of recent awards. By potential value, concentration is even more dispersed: KPMG LLP leads with $13.4 million across five awards, followed by Creative Marketing Resources Inc. ($10.7 million, two awards), Actuarial Research Corporation ($2.6 million, four awards), ICF Incorporated, L.L.C. ($2.1 million, three awards), and Gallup, Inc. ($2 million, three awards); these five vendors together hold only 5 percent of combined recent potential value. The long tail of 508 other prime contractors holds the remainder.

Set-aside usage is minimal across the portfolio. Eighty-three percent of awards carry no set-aside designation. Small Business accounts for 10 percent of awards (128 total), followed by 8(a) Sole Source (3 percent), Partial Small Business (1 percent), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (1 percent), and HUBZone (1 percent). Woman-Owned Small Business and Competitive 8(a) together account for less than 1 percent of awards.

No recent contract or grant opportunities are recorded in the source data. Business development professionals should monitor the agency for future solicitations as activity patterns stabilize.