Special Inspector General for Pandemic Response

The Department of Treasury Special Inspector General for Pandemic Response is a civilian sub-agency that oversees federal contract and grant spending related to pandemic relief programs and investigates fraud, waste, and abuse in pandemic-response fund disbursement. The Office has awarded six federal contracts since its inception in 2021, totaling $178 thousand in combined potential value, with all funds obligated. Activity has been minimal and sporadic: three awards in 2021 and three in 2022, with no recorded awards since October 2022.

Contract competitive concentration is highly fragmented. The top five primes by award count hold 100 percent of recent awards, but each vendor has received only a single contract. Enterprise Technology Solutions, Inc. leads by potential value at $22 thousand, followed by New TECH Solutions, Inc. at $20 thousand, Personable.com, Inc. at $17 thousand, and Bloomberg Industry Group, Inc. at $12 thousand. The remaining two awardees (not named in the top four) account for the balance of the portfolio.

Two-thirds of awards (four of six) carried no set-aside designation. The remaining third (two awards) were set aside for Total Small Business. The Office has no recorded recent federal contract opportunities or grant-award activity.

The Department's pandemic-response contracting footprint is minimal relative to broader federal contracting. The six-award portfolio, flat dollar volume, and absence of activity since late 2022 suggest either completion of initial procurement needs or transition to operational modes that do not require ongoing contract solicitation. Vendors pursuing opportunity at this Office should expect episodic, low-value awards tied to specific investigative, audit, or administrative support requirements rather than sustained or recurring contract vehicles.