US Embassy San Salvador

The Department of State's U.S. Embassy San Salvador is a civilian diplomatic post that procures goods, services, and equipment to support embassy operations, law-enforcement partner training, and public diplomacy initiatives in El Salvador. The Embassy operates a direct contracting function focused on regional acquisitions for facility maintenance, security equipment, communications systems, and capacity-building programs delivered through the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) and the Public Diplomacy Office.

Since 2005, the Embassy has awarded 74 federal contracts totaling $22.9 million in combined potential value, with $19.9 million obligated (87% utilization). Award cadence has trended upward over the last five years: 8 awards in 2022, 11 in 2023, 19 in 2024, 9 in 2025, and 2 year-to-date in 2026. Approximately 15 percent of recent awards are transacted through Schedule task orders, BPA calls, or below-threshold purchase orders without reported potential values. The most recent recorded award date is May 8, 2026.

Competitive concentration is highly fragmented across 35 distinct prime contractors. The top five awardees by count are Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees (9 awards, $125 thousand), Corporacion Alvarado Castillo, S.A. De C.V. (6 awards, $271 thousand), Telemovil El Salvador, S.A. De C.V. (4 awards, $181 thousand), CTE Telecom Personal S.A. De C.V. (4 awards, $142 thousand), and Endevelopment L.L.C. (3 awards, $253 thousand), collectively representing 50 percent of recent awards but only 4 percent of combined potential value by dollar weight. All 74 awards carry no set-aside designations; the Embassy procures at open market rates with no carve-outs for small business, 8(a), women-owned, or other federal preference categories.

Current contract opportunities reflect the Embassy's operational and security footprint. Active solicitations include law-enforcement equipment (nightvision binoculars and ballistic helmets for INL, due November 16 and October 26), facility maintenance (tennis court resurfacing, canopy renovation, drainage and floor repairs at the Police Barracks compound), telecommunications services (mobile and landline coverage, due September 25), and capacity-building support for regional partners (computer and video-conferencing equipment for the National Academy of Public Security, network security for the San Salvador International Law Enforcement Academy, DNA reagents for forensic capability). Public diplomacy and economic-engagement campaigns—including H-2 visa fraud prevention, social media influencer programs, and audience-analysis services—represent additional active procurements, with most due dates in late August through early November 2026.