Office of International Trade

The Small Business Administration Office of International Trade is a civilian sub-agency within the SBA that supports export-oriented small businesses and trade development through contract procurement and grant-making activities. The Office manages both vendor contracts for trade-support services and federal grant programs distributed primarily to state economic development agencies.

The Office has awarded 25 federal contracts totaling $7.7 million in combined potential value since 2015, with $2.8 million obligated to date. Contract activity over the last five years shows consistent but modest volume: three awards in 2020, three in 2021, two in 2022, two in 2023, and two in 2024. Fourteen distinct prime contractors have been awarded contracts across the portfolio. Competitive concentration is highly concentrated by potential value; the top five contractors account for 77 percent of combined potential value, led by RP Professional Services LLC ($3.3 million, one award), Goldschmitt And Associates LLC ($1.2 million, one award), and The Joachim Group, CPA's & Consultants, LLC ($852 thousand, one award). By award count, the top five cover 100 percent of recent awards, with Agility Technologies Inc. holding two awards while the others hold one each. The contract set-aside mix is predominantly open competition—64 percent of awards carry no set-aside designation—with the remainder split between Total Small Business (20 percent) and 8(a) Sole Source (16 percent).

Grant activity is substantially larger and more active. The Office has distributed 301 federal grants totaling $120.7 million in federal dollars obligated (combined with non-federal match, the total reach is $142 million). Grant awards over the last five years averaged 44.6 per year: 48 in 2020, 29 in 2021, 51 in 2022, 51 in 2023, and 44 in 2024. Sixty-three distinct recipients have been funded. Grant recipient concentration is highly fragmented; the top five recipients by award count account for only 11 percent of recent awards, and the top five by federal dollars account for only 10 percent of dollars obligated. Leading recipients include Oklahoma Department Of Commerce, Louisiana Department Of Economic Development, and Michigan Strategic Fund. Grant assistance is overwhelmingly Project Grants (99 percent of awards, 297 grants), with Formula Grants comprising 1 percent (four awards).

No recent federal contract opportunities are recorded against the Office of International Trade or its component offices. No recent federal grant opportunities are recorded in current solicitation activity.