US Embassy Panama City

The U.S. Department of State's Embassy Panama City is a civilian diplomatic post that procures goods and services in support of embassy operations and public diplomacy programming in Panama. The Embassy operates as a subordinate office within the Department of State's regional structure and funds both direct contracts for operational support and grants for strategic public diplomacy and counterinfluence initiatives aligned with U.S. foreign policy priorities in the region.

The Embassy has awarded 50 contracts since 2020, totaling $1.3 million in combined potential value with $1.3 million obligated. Recent contract activity shows 11 awards in 2022, 7 in 2023, 11 in 2024, 8 in 2025, and 1 year-to-date in 2026. Approximately 10 percent of recent awards carry no reported potential value, reflecting Schedule task orders, BPA calls, modifications, or below-threshold purchase orders typical of embassy procurement patterns. All 50 awards are unrestricted open competition with no set-aside designations. Among the 30 distinct prime contractors awarded over the last five years, competitive concentration is moderately concentrated. Grupo De Comunicaciones Digitales S.A. leads by award count with 8 awards totaling $95 thousand in combined potential value; Communications Professionals Inc. leads by combined potential value with 2 awards worth $302 thousand; and Nuevos Hoteles De Panama S.A. ranks third by award count with 3 awards valued at $72 thousand. The top five primes account for 46 percent of recent awards by count and 48 percent of recent combined potential value.

The Embassy is actively soliciting grant applications for two strategic initiatives, both posted August 28, 2026 with a due date of September 13, 2026. PDS-PAN-FY26-02, "Equipping Journalists to Counter Anti-American Propaganda," funds a one-year program to strengthen Panamanian journalists' English language proficiency, applied artificial intelligence skills, and digital media literacy to counter disinformation and advance informed public discourse. PDS-PAN-FY26-01, "Countering CCP Influence in Panama's Universities," funds a one-year initiative to expand U.S. presence on Panamanian university campuses through English-language programming, AI and emerging technology workshops, entrepreneurship initiatives, and research collaborations to counter Chinese Communist Party influence operations. Both solicitations accept applications from public and private higher education institutions, 501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3) nonprofits, and individuals.