Office of the Ombudsman

The Small Business Administration Office of the Ombudsman, a sub-office within the independent Small Business Administration, operates as an internal watchdog and advocate unit focused on federal regulatory compliance and small-business protection rather than as a direct procurement agency. The Office has awarded eleven federal contracts cumulatively since 2014, with minimal and sporadic activity over the past five years—one award each in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, and most recently on July 13, 2026.

The Office's contract footprint is negligible by federal standards. Combined award potential value across all eleven contracts stands at $973 thousand, with $868 thousand obligated (89 percent of potential value). Recent activity cadence is extremely thin: only five awards across the last five years, with no recorded awards in 2022, 2024, or 2025. Distinct prime contractors awarded total four across the entire portfolio history.

Contract concentration among recent primes is concentrated. Over the last five years, Signet Partners A Corp and Circuit Media LLC account for 100 percent of recorded awards by count and 73 percent by combined potential value. Signet Partners holds the largest single award at $548 thousand; Circuit Media holds $157 thousand. The remaining two contractors from the all-time portfolio history are inactive in recent cycles.

Set-asides remain minimal. Sixty-four percent of the eleven cumulative awards carry no set-aside designation; the remaining 36 percent are designated as Total Small Business set-asides.

No recent contract opportunities are recorded against the Office of the Ombudsman. Given the minimal contract activity, the absence of current solicitations, and the extremely sparse award cadence, this office does not represent a meaningful pursuit opportunity for contract-oriented business development at this time.