Staff Support Services 2 (SS2)

The Department of Commerce Office of the Secretary awarded Staff Support Services 2 (SS2), a multi-award IDIQ established November 8, 2019, with a combined $151 million ceiling. Ordering closed November 10, 2024, and the vehicle is no longer accepting new task orders.

The 110 task orders awarded through September 2025 total $148.6 million in potential value, with $109.7 million obligated (74% utilization). Orders have been placed steadily, averaging roughly 16 per year in 2021–2022, rising to 24 in 2023, then declining to 5 in 2024 before recovering to 18 in 2025. Recent awards (through September 2025) continue to obligate funds, with individual delivery orders ranging from under $3,000 to over $7.6 million, though most are in the low millions. Pricing structures vary across Firm Fixed Price, Time and Materials, and Labor Hours. A single large unrestricted order (1331L520F13500265) carries a $38.6 million ceiling, while SDVOSB awards tend to run smaller, typically $300,000 to $1.2 million per order.

Competition is heavily concentrated: Trident Technical Solutions holds 82 of 110 orders (75%) worth $115 million combined potential value. Veteran Engineering & Technology LLC accounts for 18 orders valued at $24.3 million, and Celestar Corporation holds 10 orders worth $9.3 million. This three-firm oligopoly controls all awarded work, leaving new entrants no pathway to compete.

Customer demand is driven primarily by the parent agency. The Department of Commerce Office of the Secretary itself placed 57 orders (51%) totaling $50.5 million potential value. The International Trade Administration (a Commerce component) placed 11 orders worth $45.9 million, while the Census Bureau placed 9 orders worth $25.1 million. Other Commerce sub-agencies and a small number of external agencies round out demand.

Set-aside distribution reflects the initial solicitation's SDVOSB/HUBZone structure. Approximately 73% of orders carry no set-aside (80 orders), 26% are SDVOSB-designated (29 orders), and less than 1% are Total Small Business. Performance occurs primarily in Washington, D.C., supporting administrative, technical, professional, and management functions across the DOC enterprise. Place of performance is flexible and specified in individual delivery orders.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), Office of the Secretary (OS), Enterprise Services (ES), administers the Department of Commerce's strategic sourcing program. Established in 2014, ES seeks to leverage the DOC's considerable purchasing footprint and provide innovative, data-driven, and customer centric services that allow our colleagues to dedicate themselves wholly to creating the conditions for economic growth and opportunity in America. As the acquisition arm of the ES group, Enterprise Services - Acquisition (ES-A) strives to establish DOC as the most effective and responsive organization in the Federal Government by providing the tools and services our customers need and deserve to exceed their mission objectives. This IDIQ is for multi-functional staff support services to meet the indefinite quantity requirements of the DOC which develop during the performance period. Services included cover a variety of functional areas and may be deployed across the DOC enterprise.