National Labor Relations Board

The National Labor Relations Board, an independent civilian agency that administers federal labor-relations law and procures support services for its administrative, hearing, and enforcement functions, has awarded 2,725 federal contracts since 1989 totaling $509.2 million in combined potential value. Contract activity has remained steady across the last five years, with 66 awards in 2022, 82 in 2023, 47 in 2024, 49 in 2025, and 82 year-to-date in 2026. Combined dollars obligated ($582.2 million) exceed combined potential value by 14 percent, indicating significant modification activity across the portfolio.

The competitive prime-contractor base is fragmented. By award count, Supplysource DC, LLC leads with 38 awards and $6.3 million combined potential value, followed by New TECH Solutions, Inc. with 33 awards and $6.8 million combined potential value and Global Alliant Inc. with 10 awards and $54.7 million combined potential value. By potential value, Global Alliant Inc. dominates recent activity at $54.7 million, more than three times the value of the next-closest prime. The top five contractors by award count account for 30 percent of recent awards; the top five by potential value account for 18 percent of combined potential value. Across portfolio history, 838 distinct prime contractors have been awarded at least one contract, reinforcing the highly fragmented competitive structure.

Set-aside activity is minimal. No-set-aside awards represent 81 percent of all contracts (2,203 awards). Small-business set-asides total 13 percent (367 awards), with 8(a) sole-source at 2 percent (67 awards) and competitive 8(a) at 2 percent (44 awards). Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business awards total 1 percent (25 awards), and HUBZone represents less than 1 percent (14 awards).

The most visible current opportunity is a Request for Information (RFI) for nationwide court reporting services (solicitation 63NLRB26RFICourtReporting), closed as of August 26, 2026. The NLRB stated it is gathering industry feedback to develop an acquisition strategy for in-person, remote, and hybrid court reporting; real-time reporting; transcript delivery; and associated support services across multiple geographic locations in support of administrative hearings, representation proceedings, and unfair labor practice cases. No formal solicitation has been released at this time.

The National Labor Relations Board enforces the National Labor Relations Act by: investigating allegations of wrong-doing brought by workers, unions, or employers; conducting elections; and deciding and resolving cases.