Freeman Decorating CO.

Freeman Decorating CO., doing business as Freeman, a Dallas-based for-profit limited liability company, delivers event production and conference support services to federal agencies as a prime contractor (99% of recent awards) across full-and-open competition with no set-aside designations.

Freeman's customer concentration is heavily skewed toward diplomatic and state-level events. The Department of State Office of the Chief of Protocol commands the largest share by dollar value, accounting for 6 awards worth $51.2 million in combined potential value — driven by three major definitive contracts: a $30.4 million Office of the Chief of Protocol conference-support engagement, a $6.7 million U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit award, and a $4.5 million Summit for Democracy technical services contract. By award count, however, the Department of the Army Headquarters Office of the Secretary dominates with 77 awards worth $966 thousand combined potential value, reflecting Freeman's high-volume, lower-dollar transactional work with Army event programs. The two rankings diverge sharply — State anchors most of the dollars through a small number of large summit and conference vehicles, while Army generates the majority of awards through numerous smaller ancillary-services purchase orders. The top five customer agencies account for 76% of all awards. Additional customers include the Department of the Navy Bureau of Naval Personnel (5 awards), the Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (4 awards), the Department of Justice Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives (4 awards), and the Bureau of Diplomatic Security (multiple awards for booth and material support at international conferences).

Freeman's work spans booth design, buildout, rental, and furnishings; carpet and padding rental with installation and dismantling; electrical services; material handling and logistics; audiovisual equipment; graphics production; and comprehensive convention support. Representative prime awards include a $30.4 million definitive contract with the Department of State Office of the Chief of Protocol for conference support (ultimate completion February 20, 2025), a $8.4 million Department of State Bureau of Administration conference-support contract for San Francisco operations (May 28, 2024 completion), a $6.7 million Office of the Chief of Protocol contract for the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit (January 31, 2023 completion), a $4.5 million Summit for Democracy technical and limited production services engagement (May 31, 2023 completion), and a $235 thousand Office of the Chief of Protocol definitive contract for Dallas-area services (September 30, 2023 completion). Below the multi-million-dollar tier, Freeman executes dozens of purchase orders annually for ancillary services at professional conferences — HOSA, DECA, AAOS, ACTE, SHRM, AAFP, IACP, and others — typically valued between $3 thousand and $60 thousand per event. Freeman also serves NOAA Fisheries as the identified Official Vendor for booth design and buildout at the annual Seafood Expo North America, with 2023 and 2024 contracts at approximately $18 thousand to $24 thousand each. A single sub award appears in the source: Freeman served DAI Global LLC on a USAID Africa Bureau Prosper Africa initiative providing customized exhibition booth rental for the Summer Fancy Food Show (June 2024).

Activity has remained consistent year over year, averaging 21 awards annually across 2022–2025, with 26 awards in 2024, 28 in 2023, and 26 in 2022. However, 2025 and 2026 show a sharp contraction: only 14 awards in 2025 and 12 through mid-October 2026. The recompete cliff is minimal — only one award (worth $24 thousand) faces ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months — indicating Freeman faces limited near-term recompete exposure but also suggests the major State Department contracts driving the bulk of Freeman's dollar pipeline are either already complete or extend well beyond the current calendar year.

Freeman competes exclusively in full-and-open procurement; no awards carry set-aside designations. The vendor's NAICS footprint centers on Convention and Trade Show Organizers (NAICS 711320, 105 awards) and Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (8 awards). By PSC, Housekeeping-Facilities Operations Support (73 awards) and Lease/Rental of Conference Space and Facilities (11 awards) dominate. Freeman's federal contracting profile spans 27 distinct customer agencies since 2020, with a combined potential value of $63.4 million across 127 prime and sub awards, of which $62.6 million (99%) has been obligated.