Office of Communications and Public Liaison

The Small Business Administration's Office of Communications and Public Liaison, a civilian sub-agency within the SBA, procures communications, outreach, and public-engagement services to support the agency's mission of advancing small business advocacy and support programs.

The office has awarded 55 federal contracts totaling $39.4 million in combined potential value since 2011, with $30.4 million obligated to date. Recent contract activity has been modest: 10 awards in 2022, 2 in 2023, 5 in 2024, 2 in 2025, and 2 year-to-date in 2026. Among the last five years of award activity, the competitive base remains fragmented despite concentration at the top. The five most-active primes by award count—The District Communications Group LLC, Red Carrot Inc., Vanguard Communications Of Falls Church Inc., KTL Communications LLC, and Bixal Solutions Incorporated—account for 67 percent of recent awards; however, when ranked by combined potential value, these same five represent only 35 percent of recent contract dollars, with Bixal Solutions Incorporated leading by value at $9 million across 2 awards. The remaining 28 contractors awarded over the last five years hold the majority of recent contract potential value and represent a long tail of occasional awardees. The office has issued 33 awards to distinct prime contractors across its portfolio history, indicating limited repeat business among vendors outside the top tier.

The set-aside mix skews heavily toward unrestricted competition: 60 percent of awards carry no set-aside designation. Small-business set-asides account for 13 percent of awards under both 8(a) sole-source and competitive 8(a) structures; an additional 2 percent are woman-owned small business awards. The remaining awards do not align with reported set-aside categories.

The most recent award closed on 20 January 2026. No current contract opportunities are recorded against the office.