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SMITHSONIAN LATINO CENTER

SMITHSONIAN LATINO CENTER obligated $288.9K on federal contracts in FY2026 across 7 contract actions (−74% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was LOREIL RIVERA ($76K).

Obligations · FY2026
$288.9K
Actions
7
New awards: 4
Sole-source
14%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 22.1KFY2018
  2. 142.6KFY2019
  3. 415.7KFY2021
  4. 560.3KFY2022
  5. 2MFY2023
  6. 590.8KFY2024
  7. 1.1MFY2025
  8. 288.9KFY2026

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. LOREIL RIVERA$76K26%
  2. LUZ BELINA CASTILLO CRUZ$55K19%
  3. J.T. ROBINETTE LLC$50K17%
  4. ADORAMA INC.$47.6K16%
  5. CARAHSOFT TECHNOLOGY CORP$39.1K14%
  6. SOLUTION PLANNING AND CONTRACT ENVIRONMENT, INC.$21.2K7.3%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Professional services$131K45%
  2. Other equipment & supplies$68.8K24%
  3. Facilities & utilities$50K17%
  4. IT & telecom$39.1K14%

Where the work was performed

  1. District of Columbia$199.8K69%
  2. New York$50K17%
  3. Virginia$39.1K14%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition14%
    US 39% · $39.1K
  • Sole-source awards14%
    US 30% · $39.1K
  • Single-offer competitions0.0%
    US 8.7% · $0
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $0
  • Year-end rush17%
    US 6.0% · $50K
  • 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. PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR TMS DATABASE AT NMAL$140K
    J.T. ROBINETTE LLC· Westchester County, NY· Facilities & utilities· Sep 19, 2023 – Sep 11, 2026· 33312323P00498732
  2. EXHIBIT SUPPORT SERVICES FOR NMAL$115K
    LUZ BELINA CASTILLO CRUZ· District of Columbia, DC· Professional services· Mar 24, 2023 – Mar 20, 2026· 33312323P00488971
  3. REGISTRAR AND COLLECTIONS MANAGEMENT SERVICES$76K
    LOREIL RIVERA· District of Columbia, DC· Professional services· Oct 1, 2025 – Oct 1, 2025· 33312326P00524369
  4. PHOTOGRAPHY EQUIPMENT FOR NMAL$47.6K
    ADORAMA INC.· District of Columbia, DC· Other equipment & supplies· Mar 20, 2026 – Mar 20, 2026· 33312326F00534950
  5. SMARTSHEET SOFTWARE LICENSING$39.1K
    CARAHSOFT TECHNOLOGY CORP· Fairfax County, VA· IT & telecom· Nov 25, 2025 – Nov 25, 2025· 33312326P00531363
  6. FURNITURE DELIVERY AND INSTALLATION FOR NMAL 4E OFFICES$21.2K
    SOLUTION PLANNING AND CONTRACT ENVIRONMENT, INC.· District of Columbia, DC· Other equipment & supplies· May 22, 2026 – Jun 3, 2026· 33312326P00537926

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 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026.