Contracting office · Department of State

U.S EMBASSY ABU DHABI

U.S EMBASSY ABU DHABI obligated $5.6M on federal contracts in FY2026 across 85 contract actions (−22% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE CO (DUBAI BRANCH) ($4M).

Obligations · FY2026
$5.6M
Actions
85
New awards: 54
Sole-source
11%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 5.9MFY2017
  2. 5.5MFY2018
  3. 7.5MFY2019
  4. 3.7MFY2020
  5. 8.6MFY2021
  6. 10.3MFY2022
  7. 10.1MFY2023
  8. 6.5MFY2024
  9. 7.2MFY2025
  10. 5.6MFY2026

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE CO (DUBAI BRANCH)$4M71%
  2. MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES$908.7K16%
  3. FLAG REAL ESTATE$203.9K3.6%
  4. DELIGHT INTERNATIONAL MOVERS-LLC$131.3K2.3%
  5. TRUEBELL MARKETING & TRADING. LLC.$129.4K2.3%
  6. LIGABUE GULF SERVICES - L.L.C - O.P.C$45.8K0.8%
  7. AMBICION TRADING FZ-LLC$43.4K0.8%
  8. PURE WATER TECHNOLOGY LLC$32.9K0.6%
  9. ABU DHABI SUPPLIES & COMMERCIAL SERVICES- SOLE PROPRIETORSHIP L.L.C.$29.9K0.5%
  10. HORIZON FACILITIES MANAGEMENT & LANDSCAPING LLC$29.1K0.5%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Education & social services$4.1M73%
  2. Transportation & logistics$395.7K7.0%
  3. Facilities & utilities$308.3K5.5%
  4. Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles$245.3K4.4%
  5. IT & telecom$200.4K3.6%
  6. Construction & real property$106.1K1.9%
  7. Professional services$103.5K1.8%
  8. Equipment maintenance$101.2K1.8%
  9. Other equipment & supplies$72.4K1.3%
  10. Research & development$10.4K0.2%

Where the work was performed

  1. Abroad$5.6M100%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition12%
    US 39% · $664.5K
  • Sole-source awards11%
    US 30% · $606.1K
  • Single-offer competitions1.0%
    US 8.7% · $58.4K
  • Urgency justifications2.1%
    US 5.1% · $118.3K
  • Year-end rush1.5%
    US 6.0% · $86.3K
  • 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. LES HEALTH INSURANCE SERVICES$849.1K
    AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE CO (DUBAI BRANCH)· Education & social services· Aug 10, 2026 – Aug 10, 2026· 19TC1026F0125
  2. HEALTH INSURANCE SERVICES FROM JANUARY 1, 2026 TO MARCH 31, 2026$846.3K
    AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE CO (DUBAI BRANCH)· Education & social services· Dec 5, 2025 – Dec 5, 2025· 19TC1026F0054
  3. HEALTH INSURANCE SERVICES PREMIUM TO COVER QUARTER 3 OF OPTION YEAR-2 FOR STATE$842.1K
    AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE CO (DUBAI BRANCH)· Education & social services· Jun 22, 2026 – Jun 22, 2026· 19TC1026F0109
  4. LES HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUMS FOR QUARTER 2 IN OPTION YEAR 2$841K
    AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE CO (DUBAI BRANCH)· Education & social services· Mar 10, 2026 – Mar 10, 2026· 19TC1026F0083
  5. JANITORIAL SERVICES CONTRACT FOR EMBASSY ABU DHABI$454.6K
    FLAG REAL ESTATE· Facilities & utilities· Mar 19, 2025 – Apr 13, 2026· 19TC1025C0002
  6. HEALTH INSURANCE SERVICES FROM JANUARY 1, 2026 TO MARCH 31, 2026$206.4K
    AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE CO (DUBAI BRANCH)· Education & social services· Nov 26, 2025 – Nov 26, 2025· 19TC1026F0055
  7. VNET RENEWAL FOR 2026-2027$142.5K
    MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES· IT & telecom· Jan 23, 2026 – Jan 23, 2026· 19TC1026P0199
  8. CONTRACT-SWITCHGEAR EQUIPMENT PM SERVICE$140.9K
    MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES· Professional services· Jun 24, 2024 – Jun 3, 2026· 19TC1024C0004

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.