Bureau of Legislative Affairs

The Department of State Bureau of Legislative Affairs is a civilian sub-agency within the State Department that procures contracts to support legislative affairs operations, including communications, administrative, and technical services for congressional engagement. The bureau has awarded 184 contracts cumulatively since 2004, with recent activity significantly declining: 4 awards in 2021, 3 in 2022, 1 in 2024, 1 in 2025, and 1 year-to-date in 2026. The combined potential value across the portfolio is $14.4 million, with $9.9 million obligated to date.

Contract competitive concentration is highly fragmented among recent awardees. Over the last five years, the top five contractors by count and value account for 83 percent of recent awards and 45 percent of combined potential value; no single prime holds a dominant position. Kymber Consulting Group, LLC leads by potential value at $3.9 million, followed by Goldbelt C6, LLC at $2.5 million. Across the portfolio, 48 distinct primes have been awarded work, underscoring the absence of a consolidated prime base.

The vast majority of contract awards carry no set-aside designation—87 percent of 160 awards are unrestricted competitive procurements. Competitive 8(a) awards account for 8 percent of the portfolio (14 awards), with smaller shares for total small business (4 percent, 8 awards), 8(a) sole source (1 percent, 1 award), and service-disabled veteran-owned small business (1 percent, 1 award).

The bureau's contracting pace has contracted sharply from historical norms. The five-year cumulative award count of 7 represents a material decline from the prior baseline, suggesting either a reduction in operational demand or a shift toward longer-duration task orders or contract vehicles that reduce the frequency of new awards. No recent contract opportunities are recorded against the bureau's contracting activity block, indicating no active open solicitations at this time.