Office of the Legal Adviser

The Department of State Office of the Legal Adviser is a sub-agency of the Department of State that procures legal services, international law expertise, consulting, and information-technology support for the State Department's legal and diplomatic operations. The Office awards contracts across its administrative and programmatic needs but does not administer federal grants.

Since 2005, the Office has awarded 548 contracts with a combined potential value of $174.1 million, of which $150.3 million has been obligated. Recent contract volume has declined: 20 awards in 2022, 18 in 2023, 17 in 2024, 11 in 2025, and 4 year-to-date in 2026, with the most recent award closing on 26 September 2026. Among 189 distinct prime contractors awarded over the portfolio history, competitive concentration is highly fragmented. Over the last five years, International Law Institute leads by award count with 14 awards ($624 thousand combined potential value), followed by CDW Government LLC with 9 awards and New TECH Solutions, Inc. with 8 awards; these and two other frequent awardees account for 54 percent of recent awards by count. By combined potential value over the same window, concentration is even more dispersed: Abacus Technology Corporation dominates with 2 awards worth $9.4 million, but the top five by value cover only 11 percent of recent potential value combined, indicating that contract values are widely distributed across the contractor base rather than concentrated among repeat large winners.

The set-aside mix is predominantly unrestricted: 87 percent of awards carry no set-aside designation. Small-business set-asides represent 10 percent of awards; 8(a) awards (both competitive and sole-source) total 2 percent. Minority and veteran-owned small-business set-asides are minimal, each appearing in fewer than one percent of awards.

No recent contract opportunities are currently open. No grant programs or grant opportunities are active under the Office of the Legal Adviser.