Office of Security

The US Agency for International Development Office of Security, a civilian sub-agency within USAID, procures security services, equipment, and support for USAID operations and personnel worldwide. The Office of Security has awarded 429 contracts cumulatively since 2007, generating $159.5 million in combined potential value and obligating $101.2 million against those awards.

Contract activity has declined sharply over the last five years. The Office awarded 20 contracts in 2020, 29 in 2021, then fell to 3 in 2022, 7 in 2023, and 5 in 2024. Among recent awards, one of the last 18 lacks reported potential value, typical of Schedule task orders, BPA calls, or modifications transacted below threshold. The competitive landscape is highly fragmented. Over the last five years, no single prime dominates by count; President and Fellows of Harvard College holds three recent awards but the five most-active primes by count cover only 39 percent of recent awards and carry negligible combined value ($81 thousand reported across four of the five). By potential value, concentration remains fragmented at 38 percent coverage among the top five — Kaiva Tech, LLC leads with one $24.1 million award, followed by Chugach Technical Solutions LLC at $19.8 million and Cayuse Federal Services LLC at $13.7 million. One recent prime, RXO Freight Forwarding, Inc., transacts with unreported potential value. The portfolio reflects the Office's structure as a small, specialized procurement function: 118 distinct primes have won awards across the lifetime portfolio.

Set-asides are minimal. Ninety-six percent of awards carry no set-aside designation, reflecting the specialized nature of security contracting and the limited applicability of small-business carve-outs. Small-business set-asides account for 2 percent of awards (10 awards), 8(a) sole source for 1 percent (4 awards), and competitive 8(a) for less than 1 percent (2 awards).

The Office has recorded no recent contract opportunities in available data. Given the sharp decline in activity since 2021 and the lack of current solicitations on file, this appears to be a low-volume, specialized contracting function with inconsistent award cadence.