Contracting office · Department of State

U.S. EMBASSY BUENOS AIRES

U.S. EMBASSY BUENOS AIRES obligated $3.6M on federal contracts in FY2026 across 125 contract actions (+27% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES ($2.7M).

Obligations · FY2026
$3.6M
Actions
125
New awards: 55
Sole-source
32%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 5.4MFY2017
  2. 6.1MFY2018
  3. 5.6MFY2019
  4. 2.9MFY2020
  5. 3.1MFY2021
  6. 2.4MFY2022
  7. 2.5MFY2023
  8. 2.5MFY2024
  9. 2.8MFY2025
  10. 3.6MFY2026

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES$2.7M77%
  2. ARROW SERVICIOS SRL$385.2K11%
  3. ARGENTINA INTERNATIONAL MOVING SRL$150.2K4.2%
  4. MISCELLANEOUS ENTERPRISES LLC$100K2.8%
  5. CONSULTRADE SA$69.6K2.0%
  6. MARORE SRL$42.6K1.2%
  7. TELEFONICA MOVILES ARGENTINA S.A.$32.9K0.9%
  8. SRA OFFICE SOLUTIONS, LLC$19.4K0.5%
  9. TRAVEL LINE ARGENTINA SA$13.9K0.4%
  10. TECHNICAL COMMUNITIES, INC.-$1,0000.0%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Professional services$2.1M58%
  2. Facilities & utilities$540.8K15%
  3. IT & telecom$272K7.7%
  4. Transportation & logistics$194.9K5.5%
  5. Equipment maintenance$154.3K4.3%
  6. Construction & real property$118.8K3.3%
  7. Other equipment & supplies$114.2K3.2%
  8. Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles$101.6K2.9%

Where the work was performed

  1. Abroad$3.6M100%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition47%
    US 39% · $1.7M
  • Sole-source awards32%
    US 30% · $1.1M
  • Single-offer competitions15%
    US 8.7% · $545.7K
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $0
  • Year-end rush38%
    US 6.0% · $1.4M
  • Undefinitized contracts0.7%
    US 5.0% · $24.4K
  • 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. FREEDOM250 - RODEO EVENT PRODUCTION$348.7K
    MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES· Professional services· Sep 16, 2026 – Sep 16, 2026· 19AR2026C0017
  2. BUS RENTAL - ROADSHOW ACROSS ARGENTINA$335K
    MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES· Equipment maintenance· Sep 26, 2025 – Jul 30, 2026· 19AR2025C0010
  3. JANITORIAL SERVICES OBC, CMR & WHSE$284.3K
    ARROW SERVICIOS SRL· Facilities & utilities· Jun 12, 2026 – Sep 8, 2026· 19AR2026F0064
  4. FREEDOM250 - RODEO EVENT PRODUCTION$258.9K
    MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES· Professional services· Sep 16, 2026 – Sep 16, 2026· 19AR2026C0018
  5. SERVERS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE EQUIPMENT$174.5K
    MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES· IT & telecom· Aug 13, 2026 – Aug 13, 2026· 19AR2026P0866
  6. FAC GARDENING AND SWIMMINGPOOL 2025$141.9K
    MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES· Facilities & utilities· Aug 15, 2025 – Jun 8, 2026· 19AR2025C0004
  7. MARKETING/EVENT PLANNING SERVICES - AMERICA250 PROGRAM$137.7K
    MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES· Professional services· Sep 26, 2025 – Aug 19, 2026· 19AR2025C0011
  8. EVENT PLANNER SERVICES$136.5K
    MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES· Professional services· Jun 30, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026· 19AR2026C0006

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.