Contracting office · Department of State

U.S. EMBASSY KUWAIT

U.S. EMBASSY KUWAIT obligated $5.1M on federal contracts in FY2026 across 127 contract actions (+34% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES ($3.8M).

Obligations · FY2026
$5.1M
Actions
127
New awards: 69
Sole-source
1.4%
Small business
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Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 5.1MFY2017
  2. 5.6MFY2018
  3. 4.6MFY2019
  4. 2.5MFY2020
  5. 4.4MFY2021
  6. 5.2MFY2022
  7. 5.2MFY2023
  8. 4.5MFY2024
  9. 3.8MFY2025
  10. 5.1MFY2026

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES$3.8M74%
  2. GALLS, LLC$25.9K0.5%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Education & social services$2.6M51%
  2. Construction & real property$590.6K12%
  3. Facilities & utilities$432.9K8.5%
  4. Professional services$379.6K7.4%
  5. IT & telecom$366.4K7.2%
  6. Other equipment & supplies$306K6.0%
  7. Transportation & logistics$183.9K3.6%
  8. Equipment maintenance$158.4K3.1%
  9. Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles$102K2.0%

Where the work was performed

  1. Abroad$5.1M99%
  2. Kentucky$25.9K0.5%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition17%
    US 39% · $858.8K
  • Sole-source awards1.4%
    US 30% · $70.4K
  • Single-offer competitions15%
    US 8.8% · $788.4K
  • Urgency justifications0.2%
    US 5.1% · $10.4K
  • Year-end rush0.8%
    US 5.6% · $41K
  • Undefinitized contracts4.0%
    US 5.0% · $206.5K
  • 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. MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES· Education & social services· Mar 17, 2026 – Mar 19, 2026· 19KU2026F0246
  2. TANZIFCO COMPANY WLL· Facilities & utilities· Apr 6, 2026 – Apr 6, 2026· 19KU2026F0267
  3. MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES· Construction & real property· Jun 26, 2023 – Jul 20, 2026· 19KU2023C0010
  4. MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES· Education & social services· Nov 26, 2025 – Dec 10, 2025· 19KU2026F0056
  5. SILVER CHAIN KUWAIT COMPANY· Construction & real property· Apr 6, 2026 – Apr 6, 2026· 19KU2026F0258
  6. OVO BAR & KANARI BRID GROUP OF RESTAURANTS· Facilities & utilities· May 2, 2021 – Jul 13, 2026· 19KU2021C0003
  7. MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES· Education & social services· Jan 25, 2026 – Jan 25, 2026· 19KU2026F0135
  8. MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES· Education & social services· Feb 19, 2026 – Feb 19, 2026· 19KU2026F0213

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.