International Trade Commission

The International Trade Commission is an independent civilian agency that administers U.S. trade remedy laws, provides tariff and trade analysis to Congress and the Executive Branch, and maintains the Harmonized Tariff Schedule. The agency contracts primarily for software subscriptions, database access, IT infrastructure, and professional services to support its investigative and analytical mission.

The ITC has awarded 1,809 federal contracts since 1985 with combined potential value of $258.7 million, of which $253.2 million (98 percent) has been obligated. Recent contract volume has declined modestly: 71 awards in 2022, 74 in 2023, 70 in 2024, 54 in 2025, and 60 year-to-date in 2026. The most recent award closed on October 7, 2026.

Contract competition is highly fragmented. The top five prime contractors by award count over the last five years—Govsmart, Inc. (11 awards, $673 thousand), Thundercat Technology, LLC (10 awards, $1.6 million), IT1 Source LLC (10 awards, $1.3 million), FCN, Inc. (9 awards, $2.2 million), and Windsor Group LLC (9 awards, $1.2 million)—account for 15 percent of recent awards and only 3 percent of combined potential value by dollar measure. The ITC has transacted with 574 distinct prime contractors across the portfolio history, reflecting a vendor base dominated by smaller and specialized IT and software firms rather than consolidated prime relationships.

Set-asides are minimal. No set-aside was used on 1,316 awards (73 percent); small-business set-asides account for 18 percent of awards (330 total), with 8(a) sole source (65 awards, 4 percent), HUBZone (30 awards, 2 percent), and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (30 awards, 2 percent) representing the remainder. The agency's procurement strategy emphasizes open competition and direct vendor relationships rather than structured small-business carve-outs.

Recent contract opportunities reflect the ITC's reliance on specialized commercial software and data subscriptions. Seven special-notice sole-source opportunities posted between August 6 and October 7, 2026: Carasoft Technology Corp and Qualtrics LLC for survey and customer-satisfaction software (ITC-6100-OCIO-26-79, due October 7); The Financial Times Limited for fDi Intelligence (ITC-OARS-26-0091, due September 10); FastMarkets Global Limited for commodity pricing and market intelligence (ITC-OARS-26-0099, due September 10); American Chemical Society for CAS SciFinder (ITC-2000-OARS-2693, due September 1); Statista Inc for enterprise statistical analysis (due August 20); Purdue University for Global Trade Analysis Project Critical Mineral database (ITC-2000-OOEC-26-18, due August 20); and Internet Securities LLC for CEICData emerging-markets database (due August 11). A pre-solicitation RFI for professional integration services in enterprise network monitoring (34300026M0006, due September 15) signals planned IT infrastructure modernization. All recent solicitations have been posted without set-asides, and nearly all are sole-source notices under FAR 6.302-1.

The International Trade Commission is a quasi-judicial body that investigates whether or not, and to what extent, an unfair trade practice harms U.S. businesses. When unfair trade practices are found to harm U.S. businesses, the Commission may implement corrective measures. The Commission also provides the President and Congress impartial information on international trade to inform trade policy.