Bureau of Arms Control Verification and Compliance

The Department of State Bureau of Arms Control Verification and Compliance is a civilian sub-agency that procures contracts and funds grants to support arms-control treaty verification, international compliance monitoring, and related technical and research capabilities.

The bureau has awarded 428 federal contracts totaling $153.4 million in combined potential value since 2005, with $108.2 million obligated to date. Contract activity has declined materially in recent years: 29 awards in 2021, 29 in 2022, 28 in 2023, 16 in 2024, and 7 in 2025 year-to-date. The most recent contract award was recorded on 2025-09-30. The bureau maintains relationships with 171 distinct prime contractors across its portfolio, though the competitive structure is highly fragmented. Over the last five years, New TECH Solutions, Inc. leads by award count with 12 awards totaling $253 thousand in combined potential value, followed by Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees with 7 awards and The Verification Research Training And Information Centre (Vertic) with 6 awards totaling $1.5 million. When ranked by potential value over the same five-year window, Commonwealth Trading Partners Inc. holds the largest single contract at $6.7 million, but no vendor dominates the value distribution—the top five by potential value account for only 9 percent of recent combined potential value. The vast majority of awards carry no set-aside designation: 88 percent of all contracts are open to unrestricted competition, while 9 percent are small-business set-asides and 3 percent combined are designated for 8(a), women-owned small business, or service-disabled veteran-owned small business awardees.

Grant activity is minimal. The bureau has issued 2 federal grants totaling $4 million in federal dollars obligated since late 2024: one Project Grant and one Cooperative Agreement. The Engineering Biology Research Consortium and Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees each received $2 million in a single award. One grant was awarded in 2024 and one in 2025.

No recent contract opportunities or grant opportunities are recorded in the active-solicitation block. Business development efforts should monitor the bureau's posture for shifts in verification and compliance technology needs or international research partnerships.

The Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security serves as Senior Adviser to the President and the Secretary of State for Arms Control, Nonproliferation, and Disarmament.