US Embassy Buenos Aires

The U.S. Embassy Buenos Aires, a sub-agency of the Department of State responsible for advancing U.S. diplomatic, consular, and development objectives in Argentina, transacts through a minimal contract footprint but maintains active grant-making operations supporting civic leadership and economic development initiatives.

Contract activity at the Embassy is sparse. Nine federal contract awards totaling $90 thousand have been recorded since 2017, with the most recent award dated July 2025. The awards-per-year cadence shows 5 awards in 2017, 2 in 2018, 1 in 2020, and 1 in 2025, reflecting episodic procurements rather than sustained contracting operations. All $90 thousand in combined potential value has been obligated. Four distinct prime contractors have been awarded across the portfolio, with all nine awards carrying no set-aside designation. A single foreign awardee accounted for 100 percent of awards within the last five years, reflecting highly fragmented competitive activity driven by the low transaction volume and foreign-awardee participation typical of Embassy contracting structures.

Grant activity is the primary transaction vehicle. The Embassy is currently soliciting applications for two cooperative agreements posted July 27, 2026, both with August 20, 2026 due dates. The U.S.-Argentina Alumni Summit (Solicitation Number PDS-BUE-2026-06) seeks to strengthen civic leadership, good governance, and institutional resilience by organizing a national cross-sector Alumni Summit targeting alumni of U.S. government-sponsored exchange programs (YLAI, IVLP, Access, Fulbright, and others) from the public sector, academic institutions, and civil society organizations. The program emphasizes emerging technologies and artificial intelligence applied to governance and institutional challenges. The Subnational Industrial Innovation and Resilient Entrepreneurship Accelerator (Solicitation Number PDS-BUE-2026-07) targets subnational economic growth and modernization in Argentina's manufacturing and mining corridors through a business acceleration program delivering at least 50 hours of blended instructional delivery focused on structural business architecture, financial management, legal compliance, and responsible AI integration. Both opportunities prioritize scalable models and sustainable partnerships extending impact beyond initial funding.