Office of Policy Management and Budget

The Department of the Interior Departmental Offices Office of Policy Management and Budget, a civilian sub-agency within the Interior Department, administers federal contracts and grant funding for Interior's mission-critical operations spanning wildland fire services, national parks, heritage preservation, natural-resource management, and departmental administration.

The office has awarded 13,519 federal contracts since 1999, with combined potential value of $5.22 billion and $4.09 billion obligated to date. Recent award activity has declined: 672 contracts in 2022, 670 in 2023, 582 in 2024, 412 in 2025, and 516 year-to-date in 2026. The most recently recorded award dates to October 21, 2026. Contract competition is highly fragmented across 2,501 distinct primes. Over the last five years, Ldss, Inc. leads by award count with 251 awards valued at $101.8 million combined potential value, followed by The Ar Group, LLC with 232 awards (valued at $1 million combined) and CFI Group Usa, L.L.C. with 90 awards ($14.8 million combined). The top five primes account for only 24 percent of recent awards and 3 percent of combined potential value, indicating that a long tail of smaller vendors captures the majority of activity. Approximately 65 percent of awards carry no set-aside designation; small-business set-asides comprise 31 percent of all awards, while 8(a) sole-source, SDVOSB, WOSB, and HUBZone awards each represent less than 1 percent.

The office has obligated $2.78 billion across 777 federal grant awards since 2010. Grant awards have accelerated recently: 68 in 2022, 63 in 2023, 143 in 2024, 193 in 2025, and 27 year-to-date in 2026. Grant recipients are highly fragmented across 395 distinct entities. Over the last five years, Alaska Department Of Fish & Game, Colorado Department Of Natural Resources, University Of Illinois, West Virginia Department Of Environmental Protection, and Cornell University each hold six or five awards respectively; these top five account for only 6 percent of recent awards. By federal dollars obligated, the top recipients—California Department Of Conservation, Energy Minerals & Natural Resources Department, West Virginia Department Of Environmental Protection, Colorado Department Of Natural Resources, and Department Of Environmental Conservation New York—collectively represent 16 percent of federal dollars. The grant portfolio is predominantly Project Grants (67 percent of awards) with a substantial Cooperative Agreement share (29 percent); Formula Grants account for 4 percent.

Recent contract solicitations include exclusive-use helicopter flight services for wildfire operations and national parks (Yellowstone, Yosemite, Mesa Verde, Alaska), digital-to-physical printing and fulfillment services for the Office of Hearings and Appeals, scaffolding repair at Chalmette Monument, and comprehensive medical review and audit support. Multiple opportunities carry Total Small Business set-asides, with due dates ranging through mid-November 2026. Several recent notices reflect contract closeouts and sole-source justifications for specialized vendor services.