Contracting office · Department of State

U.S. EMBASSY COTONOU

U.S. EMBASSY COTONOU obligated $1.6M on federal contracts in FY2026 across 59 contract actions (−2.4% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was L'AFRICAINE DES ASSURANCES ($496K).

Obligations · FY2026
$1.6M
Actions
59
New awards: 28
Sole-source
39%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 1.9MFY2017
  2. 2.2MFY2018
  3. 1.8MFY2019
  4. 1.6MFY2020
  5. 1.3MFY2021
  6. 1.6MFY2022
  7. 1.2MFY2023
  8. 2.1MFY2024
  9. 1.6MFY2025
  10. 1.6MFY2026

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. L'AFRICAINE DES ASSURANCES$496K31%
  2. MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES$462.5K29%
  3. SERVICE FIRST GP (PTY) LTD$388.3K24%
  4. SPACETEL BENIN SA$96.1K6.0%
  5. ALABAMA CONTROLS, INC.$47.9K3.0%
  6. CFAO INFRASTRUCTURE$36.4K2.3%
  7. CAROLINA WATER SPECIALTIES LLC$33.5K2.1%
  8. FLUID SOLUTIONS LLC$18.4K1.2%
  9. ETS CAPIF$14.7K0.9%
  10. JET INC$11K0.7%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Education & social services$496K31%
  2. Other equipment & supplies$395.9K25%
  3. Transportation & logistics$202.8K13%
  4. Professional services$139.1K8.7%
  5. IT & telecom$116.8K7.3%
  6. Equipment maintenance$102.9K6.5%
  7. Construction & real property$71.6K4.5%
  8. Health & medical$47.7K3.0%
  9. Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles$10.9K0.7%
  10. Facilities & utilities$9,6440.6%

Where the work was performed

  1. Abroad$1.6M100%
  2. California$12.4K0.8%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition49%
    US 39% · $773.8K
  • Sole-source awards39%
    US 30% · $622.6K
  • Single-offer competitions9.5%
    US 8.7% · $151.2K
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $0
  • Year-end rush0.8%
    US 6.0% · $12.5K
  • Undefinitized contracts4.0%
    US 5.0% · $64.4K
  • 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. FAC-O: REPLACEMENT OF CHILLER CONDENSER COILS- NEC. 7901-RES$352.6K
    SERVICE FIRST GP (PTY) LTD· Other equipment & supplies· May 20, 2026 – May 20, 2026· 19BN1526P0350
  2. HR STATE LE STAFF HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE OPTION YEAR # 3$250.6K
    L'AFRICAINE DES ASSURANCES· Education & social services· Feb 23, 2026 – Mar 11, 2026· 19BN1526F0008
  3. STATE LE STAFF HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE OPTION YEAR3-PHASE2$226.8K
    L'AFRICAINE DES ASSURANCES· Education & social services· Jul 22, 2026 – Jul 22, 2026· 19BN1526F0020
  4. COT FY22 BAS SERVICE MAINTENANCE NEC. 7901 CONTRACT$225.1K
    ALABAMA CONTROLS, INC.· Equipment maintenance· Jul 18, 2022 – May 12, 2026· 19BN1522C0008
  5. POTABLE W. & HVAC SERVICE MAINTENANCE CONTRACT$158.2K
    CAROLINA WATER SPECIALTIES LLC· Professional services· May 19, 2022 – Feb 25, 2026· 19BN1522C0004
  6. FUEL OIL SERVICE MAINTENANCE CONTRACT$91.9K
    FLUID SOLUTIONS LLC· Professional services· May 12, 2022 – Feb 25, 2026· 19BN1522C0003
  7. CHILLERS MAINTENANCE SERVICES$86.2K
    SERVICE FIRST GP (PTY) LTD· Professional services· Sep 28, 2022 – Jan 20, 2026· 19BN1522C0002
  8. BUILDING RENOVATION.$71.6K
    MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES· Construction & real property· Jun 11, 2026 – Jun 11, 2026· 19BN1526P0362

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.