Office of Inspector General

The Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General is an independent statutory office within the Department of Transportation that conducts audits, investigations, and oversight of the department's programs, operations, and contractors. The OIG procures primarily IT and professional services to support its audit, investigative, and administrative functions.

Over a 23-year portfolio history since October 2003, the OIG has awarded 594 federal contracts totaling $96.2 million in combined potential value, with $80.2 million obligated to date. Award volume has remained relatively stable in recent years: 61 awards in 2022, 67 in 2023, 65 in 2024, 42 in 2025, and 42 so far in 2026. The agency works with 207 distinct prime contractors, indicating a highly fragmented competitive landscape. Over the last five years, the top five primes by award count (Software Information Resource Corp., Sterling Computers Corporation, New TECH Solutions Inc., Govsmart Inc., and Redhawk IT Solutions LLC) account for 28 percent of recent awards but hold only 17 percent of combined potential value when ranked by dollar value, suggesting the OIG distributes larger contracts across a broader vendor base while concentrating award volume among a smaller set of repeat vendors.

The OIG's contracting approach heavily emphasizes open competition: 90 percent of awards carry no set-aside designation, while total small-business set-asides (including 8(a) sole source, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone, and woman-owned small business) account for roughly 9 percent of the portfolio. This mix reflects the OIG's focus on mission-critical IT and professional-services delivery with minimal socioeconomic set-aside activity.

Representative recent contract winners include Govsmart Inc., which has captured 10 awards for $6.3 million combined potential value over the last five years, and Dell Federal Systems L.P., which holds 8 awards totaling $4.7 million. The agency's most recent award is dated 1 October 2026. No recent contract opportunities are recorded in the source material.