Acquisition and Sourcing Management Team

Government Accountability Office Acquisition and Sourcing Management (GAO ASM), a civilian sub-agency within the Government Accountability Office, conducts competitive analyses, acquisition-management studies, and sourcing-support work on behalf of federal agencies and Congress. The office serves as an internal GAO function providing contract-award research and policy recommendations rather than as a prime procurement organization.

GAO ASM's contract portfolio totals 276 awards since 2006, with a combined potential value of $231.4 million and $198.8 million obligated (86% of potential value). Award activity peaked in 2015 with 39 contracts, then declined sharply: 24 awards in 2012, 22 in 2013, 31 in 2014, 39 in 2015, and 11 in 2016. The most recent recorded award closed in November 2016, making the portfolio nine years and eleven months old. Across the portfolio history, 160 distinct prime contractors have been awarded contracts, indicating a highly fragmented competitive base with no dominant single prime. The portfolio is heavily skewed toward unrestricted procurement: 241 awards (87%) carried no set-aside designation, while small-business set-asides accounted for 31 awards (11%), with 8(a) sole-source awards comprising 3 (1%) and HUBZone awards representing 1 (under 1%).

No recent contract opportunities or grant activity is recorded against GAO ASM or its descendant offices as of October 2026. The office does not award federal grants.