Contracting office · U.S. Special Operations Command

SOCAFRICA CONTRACTING OFFICE

SOCAFRICA CONTRACTING OFFICE obligated $6.1M on federal contracts in FY2026 across 91 contract actions (−53% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES ($2.9M).

Obligations · FY2026
$6.1M
Actions
91
New awards: 33
Sole-source
8.5%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 198.6KFY2018
  2. 5.5MFY2019
  3. 10.4MFY2020
  4. 9.7MFY2021
  5. 17.5MFY2022
  6. 25.8MFY2023
  7. 14.9MFY2024
  8. 13MFY2025
  9. 6.1MFY2026

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES$2.9M48%
  2. CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL SYSTEMS, INC.$1.4M24%
  3. BARBARICUM LLC$790K13%
  4. LEGAL INTERPRETING SERVICES, INC.$290.8K4.8%
  5. INDIAN OCEAN PROPERTIES LLC$139.7K2.3%
  6. MCP COMPUTER PRODUCTS INC$125.2K2.0%
  7. ABS ALPHA GROUP GMBH$90.7K1.5%
  8. WILDFLOWER INTERNATIONAL, LTD.$55.5K0.9%
  9. MGT DJIBOUTI SARL$49.1K0.8%
  10. GOLDEN RELIEF RESOURCES LTD$38.5K0.6%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Professional services$1.9M30%
  2. IT & telecom$1.7M27%
  3. Construction & real property$1.4M23%
  4. Transportation & logistics$885.9K14%
  5. Equipment maintenance$191.2K3.1%
  6. Other equipment & supplies$51.2K0.8%
  7. Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles$49.1K0.8%
  8. Facilities & utilities$19K0.3%

Where the work was performed

  1. Abroad$6.1M99%
  2. Florida$56.6K0.9%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition32%
    US 39% · $2M
  • Sole-source awards8.5%
    US 30% · $518.6K
  • Single-offer competitions23%
    US 8.7% · $1.4M
  • Urgency justifications13%
    US 5.1% · $790K
  • Year-end rush0.0%
    US 6.0% · $0
  • 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.

Contracts terminated for default: 1

Largest awards

  1. AFRICOM OPTS SERVICES$7.3M
    CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL SYSTEMS, INC.· IT & telecom· Feb 8, 2022 – Apr 15, 2026· H9227622F0003
  2. ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE SECURITY TEAM$4.9M
    QUIET PROFESSIONALS, LLC· Professional services· Feb 25, 2022 – Mar 2, 2026· H9227622F0004
  3. THREE (3) CULTURAL/POLITICAL ADVISORS$1.5M
    LEGAL INTERPRETING SERVICES, INC.· Professional services· Mar 14, 2024 – Mar 12, 2026· H9227624P0023
  4. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE ALL DESIGN, LABOR, EQUIPMENT, MATERIAL, TRANSPORTATION, SUPERVISION, AND ALL ELSE NECESSARY TO PERFORM ALL OPERATIONS IN CONNECTION WITH SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING THE PROJECT COTE DIVOIRE 300M RANGE CONSTRUCTION.$1M
    MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES· Construction & real property· Oct 9, 2025 – May 12, 2026· H9227626PE001
  5. CONSULTANT SERVICES$887K
    MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES· Professional services· Mar 5, 2024 – Mar 10, 2026· H9227624P0029
  6. STRATEGIC PLANNING, ASSESSMENT, AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS$790K
    BARBARICUM LLC· Professional services· Jan 12, 2026 – Apr 13, 2026· H9227626FE001
  7. LEASED VEHICLES FOR USE IN MOGADISHU$696K
    AREAKA FUEL INC.· Transportation & logistics· Aug 29, 2025 – Jan 9, 2026· H9227625PE010
  8. NON-PERMANENT FACILITY INSTALLATION$571.9K
    ABS ALPHA GROUP GMBH· Equipment maintenance· Apr 12, 2023 – Mar 20, 2026· H9227623P0033

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.