Contracting office · Department of State

U.S. EMBASSY BRUSSELS

U.S. EMBASSY BRUSSELS obligated $8.3M on federal contracts in FY2026 across 238 contract actions (+64% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was DDMC EVENT DESIGN ($4.1M).

Obligations · FY2026
$8.3M
Actions
238
New awards: 130
Sole-source
19%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 7.9MFY2017
  2. 8.4MFY2018
  3. 5.5MFY2019
  4. 4MFY2020
  5. 8.8MFY2021
  6. 7.5MFY2022
  7. 5.9MFY2023
  8. 6MFY2024
  9. 5.1MFY2025
  10. 8.3MFY2026

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. DDMC EVENT DESIGN$4.1M49%
  2. LAURENTY SA$709.5K8.5%
  3. MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES$454K5.5%
  4. CONCORDIA$420.9K5.1%
  5. NIELS BRUNO$355.5K4.3%
  6. EDENRED BELGIUM$343K4.1%
  7. NATO COMMUNICATIONS & INFORMATION AGENCY$278.3K3.3%
  8. PROXIMUS SA$241.2K2.9%
  9. ATHORA BELGIUM$219.2K2.6%
  10. BYMYCAR BRUSSELS$178.7K2.1%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Professional services$4.4M53%
  2. Facilities & utilities$1.1M14%
  3. Education & social services$1.1M13%
  4. IT & telecom$579.7K7.0%
  5. Other equipment & supplies$450.9K5.4%
  6. Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles$240.6K2.9%
  7. Equipment maintenance$218.9K2.6%
  8. Construction & real property$194K2.3%
  9. Transportation & logistics$60.8K0.7%

Where the work was performed

  1. Abroad$8.1M98%
  2. New York$158.6K1.9%
  3. District of Columbia$21.2K0.3%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition23%
    US 39% · $1.9M
  • Sole-source awards19%
    US 30% · $1.6M
  • Single-offer competitions3.2%
    US 8.8% · $263.6K
  • Urgency justifications2.2%
    US 5.1% · $181.6K
  • Year-end rush4.7%
    US 5.6% · $393.1K
  • 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. CONTRACT FOR GARDENING SERVICES AT TH$621.7K
    NIELS BRUNO· Facilities & utilities· Apr 28, 2023 – Mar 25, 2026· 19BE2023C0002
  2. J4 - EVENT PRODUCTION - ADDITIONAL LOGISTIC IMPLEMENTATION$325.3K
    DDMC EVENT DESIGN· Professional services· Jun 22, 2026 – Jul 9, 2026· 19BE2026F0993
  3. J4 - EVENT PRODUCTION - ADDITIONAL SERVICES CLIN 1002$304.9K
    DDMC EVENT DESIGN· Professional services· Apr 13, 2026 – Apr 13, 2026· 19BE2026F0542
  4. J4 - EVENT PRODUCTION - GRAND STAND AND LOGISTICS ITEMS$287.8K
    DDMC EVENT DESIGN· Professional services· Jun 11, 2026 – Jun 11, 2026· 19BE2026F0933
  5. J4 - EVENT PRODUCTION - A.E.S. - CLIN 1014 #1$236.9K
    DDMC EVENT DESIGN· Professional services· Apr 28, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026· 19BE2026F0652
  6. J4 - EVENT PRODUCTION - OPERATIONAL SUPPORT$228.1K
    DDMC EVENT DESIGN· Professional services· Jun 23, 2026 – Jun 24, 2026· 19BE2026F0997
  7. J4 - EVENT PRODUCTION SERVICES: PRE-PRODUCTION TASK ORDER 1$223.4K
    DDMC EVENT DESIGN· Professional services· Mar 23, 2026 – Mar 23, 2026· 19BE2026F0470
  8. J4 - EVENT PRODUCTION - S.E.S. CCTV AND SECURITY$216.3K
    DDMC EVENT DESIGN· Professional services· May 13, 2026 – Jun 22, 2026· 19BE2026F0726

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.