Business Council For International Understanding Inc.
New York, NY Doing business as Bciu
- UEI
- V2LMYFPQFHR7
- CAGE
- 3K3J7
- Primary NAICS
- 923110 Administration of Education Programs
- SAM.gov registration
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Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Tax Exempt)
- Other NAICS codes in SAM.gov
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 1501 Broadway #2300, New York, NY 10036, USA
- Website
- bciu.org
- Founded
- 1955
- Employees
- 11-50
- Estimated annual revenue
- $1M-$10M
- Industry
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- Industrials
- Commercial & Professional Services
- Professional Services
- SIC code
- 86 Membership Organizations
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Contract obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2027 To date | $0 |
| FY2026 | $750,000 |
| FY2025 | -$715,929 |
| FY2024 | $1,036,406 |
| FY2023 | $1,903,543 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States Trade and Development Agency | $750,000 |
Contract vehicles
Contract awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Grant awards
| Award | Agency | Obligated | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| To organize a high level two day conference in hyderabad to bring together US and indian stakeholders working in the… | US Embassy New Delhi (DOS) | $54,594 |
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About the company
Business Council For International Understanding Inc., doing business as Bciu, is a tax-exempt nonprofit organization based in New York that organizes reverse trade missions, conferences, workshops, and training events to facilitate U.S. export promotion and international trade development, operating exclusively as a prime contractor on full-and-open federal awards with no set-aside designations.
Bciu's customer footprint is heavily concentrated with a single agency. The United States Trade and Development Agency accounts for 52 of 92 total awards (88% of award count) and $90.9 million of $93.6 million in combined potential value (97% of dollars), establishing USTDA as Bciu's dominant federal customer. The remaining customer base—the Department of State Foreign Service Institute (22 awards, $273 thousand), the Department of Commerce International Trade Administration (4 awards, $439 thousand), the Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology (2 awards, $521 thousand), and the Department of State Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs (1 award)—collectively account for less than 2% of combined potential value. This concentration is pronounced but functionally aligned with Bciu's mission, as USTDA is the natural contracting home for international trade facilitation work.
Bciu holds a $72 million IDIQ with USTDA for reverse trade missions, conferences, workshops, training, and other events, awarded March 21, 2022, with an ultimate completion date of April 3, 2026. The source names eight delivery orders under this IDIQ, including a $750 thousand Thailand IPEF Digital Infrastructure Workshop Series (August 2026), a $780 thousand East Africa Digital Divide RTM series (September 2024), a $1.1 million Brazil Digital Technologies Energy Sector RTM series (September 2023), and a $1 million Southeast Asia Smart Grid Technologies RTM (September 2023). Bciu also holds multiple smaller indefinite-delivery vehicles with the State Department Foreign Service Institute and the Department of Commerce, which support training, curriculum development, and trade issue analysis work. Work is performed from Bciu's New York office with no identified subcontractors across the prime award footprint.
Activity has been episodic—four awards in 2021 declining to one in 2026—reflecting the lumpy delivery-order pattern typical of USTDA's program funding cycles rather than organic growth or contraction. Only one award (the Thailand IPEF workshop, $750 thousand) reaches ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, creating minimal near-term recompete pressure. Bciu's work concentrates in NAICS 541611 (Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services) for 52 awards, with a secondary footprint in professional and management development training (21 awards), positioning it as a specialized facilitator of trade events and international business development programming rather than a systems or technical services vendor.
Quick answers
Is Business Council For International Understanding Inc. registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Business Council For International Understanding Inc.'s SAM.gov registration is active through January 8, 2027.
Which contract vehicles does Business Council For International Understanding Inc. hold?
Business Council For International Understanding Inc. holds a place on 1 federal contract vehicle: Reverse Trade Missions, Conferences, Workshops, Training, and Other Events.
How much has Business Council For International Understanding Inc. received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $2,974,019 to Business Council For International Understanding Inc. in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
What is Business Council For International Understanding Inc.'s most recent federal award?
Business Council For International Understanding Inc.'s most recent federal contract award is Thailand: ipef digital infrastructure workshop series (1131PL26F0034), from United States Trade and Development Agency, on August 24, 2026.
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