Chief Administrative Office

The Government Accountability Office Chief Administrative Office, a civilian sub-agency within the legislative branch, manages internal administrative and operational support procurement for the GAO's own operations. The CAO handles facilities, IT services, human resources support, and related institutional functions rather than serving as a funding agency for external contractors or grantees.

The CAO's contract portfolio is minimal and episodic. Five federal contract awards spanning 2010 to 2020 (the most recent closed in March 2020, over six years ago) total $57 thousand in combined potential value, with $21 thousand obligated. Awards per year have been sporadic: one in 2010, one in 2016, one in 2019, and two in 2020, with no activity recorded since. Four distinct prime contractors have been awarded across the lifetime portfolio, and no recent contract activity is recorded.

All five awards carried no set-aside designation. Combined potential value per award averages approximately $11 thousand, consistent with the CAO's role in procuring internal institutional goods and services at modest scale rather than managing large-dollar external contracting programs.

No recent contract opportunities are currently open. No grant activity is recorded against the CAO. The agency does not function as a funding vehicle for external grants or cooperative agreements; its transactional role is limited to procurement of internal support services. For firms pursuing federal contract or grant work, the CAO presents no current opportunity pipeline. The contracting footprint is too small and inactive to support ongoing business development focus.