Social Security Administration

The Social Security Administration is a cabinet-level civilian agency that administers federal retirement, survivors, disability, and supplemental security income programs; it procures contracts and awards grants to support its operations and mission delivery across benefits processing, field office infrastructure, IT systems, and accessibility services nationwide.

The Social Security Administration has awarded 114,452 federal contracts cumulatively since 1984, with combined potential value of $32.53 billion and combined dollars obligated reaching $30.95 billion (95% of potential value). Recent contract activity shows a declining cadence: 2,082 awards in 2022, 1,958 in 2023, 1,781 in 2024, 1,269 in 2025, and 762 year-to-date in 2026. The most recent recorded award date is 2026-09-17. Among 11,152 distinct prime contractors awarded over the agency's portfolio history, competitive concentration is highly fragmented. Over the last five years, Stratcomm, Inc. leads by award count with 465 awards and $81.9 million combined potential value, followed by American Relocation Connections LLC (237 awards, $10.8 million) and Carahsoft Technology Corp (210 awards, $568.1 million); by potential value, Carahsoft dominates at $568.1 million across 210 awards, followed by Colossal Contracting LLC at $415.5 million and Dell Federal Systems L.P at $262.2 million. The set-aside mix is heavily weighted toward unrestricted awards: 88 percent carry no set-aside designation, with total small-business set-asides (all categories combined) accounting for 10 percent of awards. 8(a) sole-source and competitive awards together represent 1 percent, while HUBZone, service-disabled veteran-owned, and women-owned small-business set-asides each account for less than 1 percent of volume.

The Social Security Administration has awarded 1,526 federal grants cumulatively since 1997, with combined federal dollars obligated of $1.02 billion and combined total dollars (federal and non-federal share) of $1.18 billion. Grant activity is sporadic: 1 award in 2017, 187 in 2018, 75 in 2021, 127 in 2023, and 3 in 2024. The most recent grant award closed on 2024-10-01. Among 256 distinct grant recipients, concentration is highly fragmented. Over the last five years, no single recipient dominates; Disability Rights Oklahoma, Inc., University of Wisconsin System, Protection & Advocacy System, Inc., Disability Law Center of Virginia, and Oficina de Protección y Defensa de Personas con Impedimentos de PR each hold 2 awards. By federal dollars obligated, University of Wisconsin System leads with $8.7 million across 2 awards, followed by Westat, Inc. at $6 million. Assistance types are predominantly Cooperative Agreements (59 percent of awards) with a significant share of Project Grants (40 percent) and minimal Block Grant activity (3 awards).

Recent contract opportunities span infrastructure, technology, and operational services. A Request for Information for Life Safety Station Program (due 2026-07-31) seeks qualified vendors to establish and manage a standardized life-safety program across all agency facilities nationwide. An Architect-Engineer Services pre-solicitation (due 2026-07-24) seeks firms to provide multi-discipline A-E services on a nationwide scale through a single-award IDIQ contract negotiated under 40 U.S.C. chapter 11 and FAR Part 36. A Video Remote Interpreting Services BPA under GSA Multiple Award Schedule (due 2026-07-27) is set aside for Total Small Business and will provide on-demand and scheduled interpreter access for Deaf and Hard of Hearing individuals at field offices nationwide. Additional recent opportunities include subscription renewals for document-imaging and cost-management software, IBM mainframe maintenance (7-year contract, due 2026-07-10), fire detection and suppression system maintenance at the Main Complex (due 2026-07-31), managed print services, and requests for information on high-volume production printers, digital forensics tools, and AI threat detection for the Security Operations Center. No recent grant opportunities are recorded in the source.

The Social Security Administration assigns social security numbers; administers the retirement, survivors, and disability insurance programs known as Social Security; and administers the Supplemental Security Income program for the aged, blind, and disabled.