US Embassy Bogota

The Department of State's US Embassy Bogota is a civilian diplomatic mission that procures goods, services, and facility improvements to support embassy operations in Colombia, and funds public diplomacy and foreign-policy initiatives through competitive grants. The Embassy's contracting activity rolls up awards and opportunities from the General Services Office (GSO), the International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Office (INL), and other mission components.

The Embassy has issued 118 federal contract awards since 2004, with $7 million in combined potential value and $6.9 million obligated. Recent activity has accelerated: 13 awards in 2022, 9 in 2023, 15 in 2024, 19 in 2025, and 31 year-to-date in 2026. Eight percent of recent awards contain no reported potential value, typical of Schedule task orders, BPA calls, modifications, or below-threshold purchase orders. Competitive concentration is highly concentrated on the by-count side. Pan American Life De Colombia Compania De Seguros S A leads with 21 awards valued at $791 thousand, followed by three groupings of miscellaneous foreign awardees totaling 39 awards combined, and Busy Minds LLC with 4 awards—together these top five account for 73 percent of recent award count over the last five years. By potential value, the top five—Pan American Life, two miscellaneous foreign groupings, Carvajal Espacios S.A.S. BIC, and Federal Express Corporation—cover only 23 percent of combined potential value, reflecting a long tail of smaller-value vendors and heavy reliance on unreported-value contracting vehicles. Ninety-nine percent of awards carry no set-aside designation; one award is small-business set-aside.

Current contract opportunities span facility maintenance and improvements (MSG cook services, CMR lift supply and installation, CMR lift interior renovation, supply and installation of anchor points and horizontal lifelines at the chancery), facility screening (CTG mail screening), and specialized equipment and materials sourced through INL (warehouse floor maintenance, K9 tools, silhouette targets for operational training, Graykey mobile license renewal, mobile satellite internet system 2026–2027, contraband detection kits, integrated UGS network equipment, construction materials at multiple field sites). Most GSO opportunities are Request for Quotations with site visits and mid-September due dates; most INL opportunities are simplified acquisition RFQs with early-September due dates. Multiple prior solicitations have been cancelled (wellness center equipment, elevator lobbies design, anchor points supply, perimeter wall reinforcement design, event coverage tents, kitchen modernization, forklift for embassy compound, visa patio cover design). One active opportunity—MSG cook services (due November 3, 2026)—includes a pre-proposal conference scheduled for October 22, 2026 at the Embassy Compound.

The Embassy has issued two federal grants in recent opportunities, both from the Public Diplomacy section, focused on investigative journalism and media production. "Sin Rutas, Sin Recursos: Hitting Criminal Networks Where It Hurts" (due August 31, 2026) solicits an investigative journalist or media production firm to document how reduced illegal migration has disrupted criminal-network operations including Clan del Golfo and Tren de Aragua. "Mi Tierra, Mi Triunfo: Colombians Thriving After Their Return" (due August 31, 2026) seeks implementation of a media production initiative documenting Colombian returnees and those who chose to remain; both grants are open to unrestricted applicant types.