US Embassy Bridgetown

The Department of State's US Embassy Bridgetown is a civilian diplomatic outpost that procures goods and services to support embassy operations in Barbados through direct contracting. The Embassy issues purchase orders and requests for quotations for facility maintenance, equipment replacement, and administrative support, with all contracting executed through the Embassy's procurement office.

The Embassy has awarded 34 federal contracts cumulatively since July 2018, with combined potential value of $841 thousand and $827 thousand obligated. Recent activity shows 5, 5, 7, 5, and 4 awards in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2026 year-to-date respectively. Of the 22 awards in the last five years, eight carry no reported potential value, typical of Schedule task orders, BPA calls, modifications, or below-threshold purchase orders. All 34 awards across the entire portfolio carry no set-aside designation.

The competitive landscape is moderately concentrated among the top five primes over the last five years. Diplo-Go leads by potential value with four awards and $291 thousand combined potential value, followed by Nassco LIMITED with two awards and $87 thousand, and Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees with five awards and $58 thousand combined potential value. Together, the top five primes by award count account for 64 percent of recent awards; by potential value, the top five account for 61 percent. Twenty-one distinct prime contractors have been awarded over the portfolio lifetime, indicating a long tail of occasional suppliers. The Embassy works with both domestic and foreign vendors, with several awards to Barbados-based firms including Michael Greaves Associates (B'dos) Inc. and other miscellaneous foreign awardees.

Recent opportunities reflect routine embassy facility and equipment needs. An Articulation Boom Lift solicitation (19BB2126Q0016) closed on September 18, 2026. The Embassy also solicited quotations for U.S. Embassy Bridgetown Audio System Replacement (19BB2126Q0008, due August 26, 2026), two duty-free pickup trucks (19BB2126Q0012, due August 10, 2026), and one hybrid duty-free large SUV (19BB2126Q0011, due August 10, 2026). All recent solicitations are RFQs for purchase orders with no set-aside, open to any SAM-registered offeror, and submitted electronically to Bridgetownprocurement@state.gov. The Embassy procures on a small scale relative to larger State Department contracting centers; opportunity volume and award size suggest tactical sourcing for operational support rather than strategic contracting.