US Embassy Ankara

The Department of State US Embassy Ankara, a civilian diplomatic mission sub-agency, procures goods and services to support official operations at the U.S. diplomatic post in Turkey. The Embassy acts as its own contracting office and customer, issuing purchase orders and firm-fixed-price contracts under simplified acquisition procedures (FAR Parts 12 and 13) for facility maintenance, transportation, communications, supplies, and mission support.

The Embassy has awarded nine federal contracts totaling $1.5 million in combined potential value since 2018, with $144 thousand obligated to date. Activity has been sporadic: one award in 2019, two each in 2023 and 2024, one in 2025, and one in 2026. The most recently recorded award date is July 22, 2026. Competitive concentration is highly fragmented; the top five primes by award count hold 83 percent of recent awards but are scattered across domestic and foreign vendors with minimal individual dollar weight. Turkcell Dijital IS Servisleri Anonim Sirketi, a Turkish telecommunications firm, leads by count with one award valued at $11 thousand. No awards carry set-aside designations; all awards are unrestricted open-market procurements.

Recent contract opportunities span facilities, vehicles, uniforms, and equipment. The Embassy canceled the DCMR Kitchen Renovation solicitation (19TU1526Q3003) on September 24, 2026, after issuing multiple amendments extending deadlines and clarifying site-visit and questions procedures. A Christie Jazz projector and lens acquisition (19TU1526Q3892), originally planned for one model, was corrected in late August 2026 to specify a different current-production projector and lens for FAR Parts 12 and 13 open-market procurement with firm-fixed-price and lowest-priced-technically-acceptable evaluation. The Embassy also recently awarded contracts for Independence Day catering ($32 thousand to Divan Ankara Hotel on firm-fixed-price), a MY2026 minibus ($39,210.56 to Tan Oto), three C-segment SUVs (to Baytur), and a 17-cubic-meter cargo van (to Tan Oto), all under simplified acquisition and LPTA methods. Ongoing or recent solicitations include LGF battle dress uniforms (due August 24, 2026) and LGF suit uniforms (due August 17, 2026), both requiring physical samples and limited to firm-fixed-price, lowest-priced-technically-acceptable awards. A pre-solicitation for DCMR outdoor concrete walkway repair was posted July 31, 2026. All recent solicitations target an August or September 2026 close, indicating elevated procurement velocity through the Embassy's fiscal planning cycle. Quotation instructions favor electronic submission to Ankara-GSO-Procurement-DL@state.gov, and most solicitations are open to both U.S.-registered firms and Turkish manufacturers or subcontractors, provided local authorization and contractual compliance are demonstrated.