Contracting office · Department of State

AMERICAN CONSULATE CHENNAI

AMERICAN CONSULATE CHENNAI obligated $577.1K on federal contracts in FY2026 across 27 contract actions (+16% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES ($420.1K).

Obligations · FY2026
$577.1K
Actions
27
New awards: 18
Sole-source
16%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 772.3KFY2017
  2. 774.7KFY2018
  3. 935.7KFY2019
  4. 1.5MFY2020
  5. 1.5MFY2021
  6. 927KFY2022
  7. 1.3MFY2023
  8. 1.1MFY2024
  9. 499.2KFY2025
  10. 577.1KFY2026

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES$420.1K73%
  2. AQUA CRYSTAL CLEAR$81.1K14%
  3. SPACE SHAALA PRIVATE LIMITED$24.1K4.2%
  4. RIA HOSPITALITY$18.6K3.2%
  5. UMA CONSTRUCTIONS$16.7K2.9%
  6. MULTISTACK LLC$16.6K2.9%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Construction & real property$217.8K38%
  2. Professional services$192.2K33%
  3. Equipment maintenance$90.4K16%
  4. Other equipment & supplies$39.7K6.9%
  5. Facilities & utilities$18.6K3.2%
  6. Transportation & logistics$18.4K3.2%

Where the work was performed

  1. Abroad$577.1K100%

Integrity signals

Shares of the year's obligations, next to the country's.

  • Low competition32%
    US 39% · $184.3K
  • Sole-source awards16%
    US 30% · $94.7K
  • Single-offer competitions16%
    US 8.8% · $89.6K
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $0
  • Year-end rush50%
    US 5.6% · $286.7K
  • Undefinitized contracts0.0%
    US 5.0% · $0
  • Time-and-materials pricing0.0%
    US 4.2% · $0

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Largest awards

  1. EVENT MANAGEMENT / PLANNING OF THE U.S. - INDIA SPACE BUSINESS FORUM AS PER THE ATTACHED STATEMENT OF WORK$112.5K
    US-INDIA STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP FORUM, INC· Professional services· Sep 28, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025· 191N6025P0413
  2. ANNUAL MAINTENANCE CONTRACT (AMC) SERVICES FOR THE SWIMMING POOL, TENNIS COURT AND PLAYGROUND AT CGR FOR THE PERIOD OF ONE YEAR.$109.4K
    AQUA CRYSTAL CLEAR· Construction & real property· Mar 13, 2025 – Apr 19, 2026· 191N6025P0135
  3. TO CARRY OUT THE SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF FOLLOWING ITEMS FOR AMERICAN CENTER CHENNAI TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE MODERNIZATION AS PER THE ATTACHED STATEMENT OF WORK$74.4K
    MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES· Professional services· Sep 28, 2026 – Sep 28, 2026· 191N6026P0444
  4. HALL RENTAL SERVICES FOR THE FREEDOM 250 (F250) EVENT IN BENGALURU, INDIA.$54.8K
    MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES· Construction & real property· Sep 2, 2026 – Sep 2, 2026· 191N6026P0385
  5. TO CARRY OUT THE ELEVATOR MODERNIZATION WORKS IN THE U.S. CONSULATE GENERAL CHENNAI'S OFFICE BUILDING.$54.4K
    MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES· Equipment maintenance· Sep 10, 2026 – Sep 10, 2026· 191N6026P0403
  6. TO PROVIDE COOKING SERVICES FOR MARINE SECURITY GUARDS RESIDENCE FOR BASE + TWO OPTION YEARS. PERIOD OF SERVICE FOR BASE YEAR: 01 AUG'24 TO 31 JULY'25.$50.2K
    RIA HOSPITALITY· Facilities & utilities· Jul 22, 2024 – Jul 6, 2026· 191N6024C0002
  7. AV AND DECOR ITEMS FOR THE FREEDOM 250 (F250) EVENT IN BENGALURU, INDIA.$37.1K
    MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES· Professional services· Sep 3, 2026 – Sep 3, 2026· 191N6026P0384
  8. RELOCATION, RENTAL, AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR AN EDUCATIONAL EXHIBIT (SPACE EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING CENTER) BETWEEN CHENNAI AND BENGALURU, INDIA, TO SUPPORT F250 AND BENGALURU SPACE EXPO EVENTS 2026.$24.1K
    SPACE SHAALA PRIVATE LIMITED· Professional services· Sep 1, 2026 – Sep 1, 2026· 191N6026P0372

Committees that oversee and fund it

Congressional committees whose jurisdiction includes this agency, and the appropriations subcommittees that write its spending bill (Analisa's reading of the House and Senate rules; committees share jurisdiction). Leaders as currently published.

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Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 6, 2026, loaded Oct 6, 2026.