Bureau of Budget and Planning

The Department of State Bureau of Budget and Planning, a sub-agency within the civilian State Department, executes federal contracts for internal administrative and operational support, including information technology, consulting, and procurement services. The Bureau has awarded 182 contracts totaling $332.6 million in combined potential value across 95 distinct prime contractors since 2008, with $288.5 million obligated to date. Contract activity has declined markedly: the agency issued 16 awards in 2022, but only 4 in 2023, 7 in 2024, 6 in 2025, and 2 year-to-date in 2026 as of July.

Among recent prime contractors over the last five years, competitive concentration is moderately concentrated. CGI Federal Inc. leads by combined potential value with four awards worth $39 million, while Creative It Solutions LLC also holds four awards worth $12.9 million. CDW Government LLC received the most recent awards by count (5 awards since 2022), though its combined potential value is minimal ($5 thousand). The top five primes account for 49 percent of recent award count but only 22 percent of recent combined potential value, indicating that while a handful of vendors have won multiple contracts, the portfolio lacks a single dominant player by dollar weight.

The set-aside mix is heavily skewed toward open competition: 79 percent of awards carry no set-aside designation. Small business set-asides collectively represent 9 percent of awards (17 contracts), with 8(a) awards—both sole-source (7 percent) and competitive (2 percent)—making up the majority of set-aside activity. HUBZone sole source and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business each account for 1 percent of awards. This profile suggests the Bureau prioritizes open market procurement and reserves set-asides for targeted small-business opportunities rather than deploying them systematically.

No recent contract opportunities are recorded in the active-opportunities database for this agency. The latest recorded award date is July 15, 2026. Given the sharp pullback in award frequency over the past three years and the absence of open solicitations, the Bureau appears to have limited near-term procurement velocity. Organizations pursuing work here should monitor for resumption of solicitation activity or establish relationships with the small pool of repeat awardees, particularly CGI Federal Inc. and Creative It Solutions LLC, which have sustained engagement with the agency.