US Embassy Islamabad

The Department of State US Embassy Islamabad is a civilian diplomatic post that procures goods and services to support embassy operations and mission objectives in Pakistan. The Embassy conducts contracting through standard civilian acquisition mechanisms to source items ranging from facilities maintenance and supplies to specialized equipment and services supporting diplomatic functions.

The Embassy has issued 50 federal contract awards since 2009, with combined potential value of $2 million and $1.6 million in obligated dollars. Contract volume has declined sharply in recent years: 11 awards in 2022, 9 in 2023, 8 in 2024, 1 in 2025, and 2 year-to-date in 2026. The most recent recorded award date is April 2026. Approximately 23 percent of recent awards (7 of 31 over the last five years) carry no reported potential value, indicating heavy use of Schedule task orders, BPA calls, modifications, or below-threshold purchase orders that fall outside standard reporting thresholds.

Contract competition is highly fragmented, with 23 distinct prime contractors awarded across the portfolio lifetime. Over the last five years, miscellaneous foreign awardees dominate by award count, holding 71 percent of recent awards across multiple entity groupings (15 awards worth $240 thousand, 4 awards worth $78 thousand). Named U.S. primes appear sparsely in recent activity: Arcticom, LLC holds the largest single award by potential value at $467 thousand; Newland USA Corporation and Success Storages Company each hold 1 award with unreported value. The competitive concentration by potential value is highly fragmented at 44 percent coverage among the top five.

Set-aside activity is minimal: 96 percent of all awards carry no set-aside designation, with 8(a) sole-source and total small-business categories accounting for 1 award each (2 percent combined).

No recent contract opportunities are recorded against the Embassy.