Federal Labor Relations Authority

The Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) is an independent federal agency responsible for administering the labor-management relations program for non-postal federal employees. The FLRA oversees representation elections, adjudicates unfair labor practice complaints, resolves negotiation impasses, and provides leadership in establishing policies and guidance related to federal sector labor-management relations. Established by the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, the FLRA ensures compliance with the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute that governs labor relations between the federal government and its employees.

The FLRA's contract activity reveals a consistent pattern of investing in financial oversight and information technology services. Dembo Jones, P.C., a self-certified small disadvantaged business, has secured multiple task orders under a $750,000 Blanket Purchase Agreement to perform financial statement audits, Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) assessments, privacy reviews, cybersecurity reviews, and charge card audits. These recurring audit services, with individual awards ranging from approximately $25,000 to $96,000, demonstrate the agency's commitment to maintaining financial accountability and regulatory compliance. The largest single contract award in the dataset was an $872,995.50 BPA call to Three Wire Systems, LLC for application development, maintenance, security, and support services for the FLRA's case management systems.

The FLRA also maintains several technology-focused contracts supporting its operational infrastructure. These include a $59,480.80 delivery order to Carahsoft Technology Corp for hosting services for the FLRA.gov website, a $63,502.40 purchase order to Quickbase Inc. for Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform supporting mission-critical case management applications, and a $26,924.09 delivery order to Infotrend Incorporated for Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) online services. Additional contracts include court reporting services from Free State Reporting ($22,739.29), Bloomberg Law review subscription ($15,078.75), helpdesk management software from Software Information Resource Corp ($12,647.40), and CYBERFEDS online platform access from LRP Publications ($61,480). The agency also contracted Ballotpoint Election Services for electronic ballot collection and election administration services under a $400,000 BPA, reflecting the FLRA's core mission of overseeing labor relations activities.