Contracting office · Department of State

U.S. EMBASSY CARACAS

U.S. EMBASSY CARACAS obligated $1.3M on federal contracts in FY2026 across 43 contract actions (+123% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES ($495.4K).

Obligations · FY2026
$1.3M
Actions
43
New awards: 33
Sole-source
66%
Small business
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Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 4.7MFY2017
  2. 4.9MFY2018
  3. 392.7KFY2019
  4. 15.1KFY2020
  5. 571.3KFY2025
  6. 1.3MFY2026

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES$495.4K39%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Construction & real property$235K18%
  2. Equipment maintenance$192.1K15%
  3. Professional services$170.2K13%
  4. Other equipment & supplies$170K13%
  5. Transportation & logistics$146.5K12%
  6. Facilities & utilities$145.3K11%
  7. Education & social services$82K6.5%
  8. Fuel$50.4K4.0%
  9. IT & telecom$48.8K3.8%
  10. Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles$31.1K2.4%

Where the work was performed

  1. Abroad$1.2M95%
  2. Florida$31.1K2.4%
  3. New York$19.7K1.5%
  4. California$16.4K1.3%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition69%
    US 39% · $875.4K
  • Sole-source awards66%
    US 30% · $835.4K
  • Single-offer competitions3.1%
    US 8.7% · $40K
  • Urgency justifications20%
    US 5.1% · $260.4K
  • Year-end rush29%
    US 6.0% · $366.7K
  • Undefinitized contracts2.4%
    US 5.0% · $31.1K
  • 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. NASCENCE GROUP LLC· Facilities & utilities· Jun 13, 2025 – Jun 18, 2026· 19VE3025C0001
  2. GARCIA Y QUINTANA INGENIEROS ASOCIADOS CA· Construction & real property· Aug 27, 2026 – Aug 27, 2026· 19VE3026C0001
  3. AMARILLO CREATIVE LAB LLC· Professional services· Sep 28, 2026 – Sep 28, 2026· 19VE3026P0470
  4. SEGUROS CARACAS C.A.· Education & social services· Aug 1, 2026 – Aug 1, 2026· 19VE3026F0102
  5. MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES· Other equipment & supplies· Sep 22, 2026 – Sep 22, 2026· 19VE3026F0151
  6. MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES· Equipment maintenance· Aug 3, 2026 – Aug 3, 2026· 19VE3026P0307
  7. BOCA PROYECTOS CA· Construction & real property· Sep 23, 2026 – Sep 23, 2026· 19VE3026P0456
  8. REMODELACIONES MNN CA· Professional services· May 4, 2026 – May 4, 2026· 19VE3026F0008

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.