Contracting office · Department of State

U.S. EMBASSY PANAMA CITY

U.S. EMBASSY PANAMA CITY obligated $3.6M on federal contracts in FY2026 across 133 contract actions (+9% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was ASEGURADORA ANCON, S.A. ($1.4M).

Obligations · FY2026
$3.6M
Actions
133
New awards: 67
Sole-source
20%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 7MFY2017
  2. 5.3MFY2018
  3. 5MFY2019
  4. 6MFY2020
  5. 7.3MFY2021
  6. 7.3MFY2022
  7. 6.9MFY2023
  8. 6.2MFY2024
  9. 3.3MFY2025
  10. 3.6MFY2026

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. ASEGURADORA ANCON, S.A.$1.4M39%
  2. MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES$661.9K19%
  3. RICARDO PEREZ S.A.$208.9K5.9%
  4. SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC CENTROAMERICA LTDA$193.9K5.5%
  5. GRUPO DE COMUNICACIONES DIGITALES S.A.$131.2K3.7%
  6. COMMUNICATIONS PROFESSIONALS INC.$130.8K3.7%
  7. ELECTRO SISTEMAS DE PANAMA SA$71.9K2.0%
  8. METOCEAN TELEMATICS LIMITED$69.8K2.0%
  9. CARAHSOFT TECHNOLOGY CORP$68.6K1.9%
  10. CENTRAL FLORIDA YAMAHA INC$55.3K1.6%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Education & social services$1.4M39%
  2. IT & telecom$602.2K17%
  3. Equipment maintenance$436.9K12%
  4. Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles$354.2K10.0%
  5. Professional services$352.3K9.9%
  6. Other equipment & supplies$126.8K3.6%
  7. Fuel$86.3K2.4%
  8. Facilities & utilities$73.4K2.1%
  9. Construction & real property$60.1K1.7%
  10. Transportation & logistics$46.7K1.3%
  11. Research & development$21.6K0.6%

Where the work was performed

  1. Abroad$3.2M89%
  2. Michigan$130.8K3.7%
  3. Florida$55.3K1.6%
  4. Virginia$47.4K1.3%
  5. Tennessee$46.1K1.3%
  6. California$27.3K0.8%
  7. Washington$19.5K0.5%
  8. Texas$19.3K0.5%
  9. Colorado$14.1K0.4%
  10. Pennsylvania$13K0.4%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition21%
    US 39% · $750.3K
  • Sole-source awards20%
    US 30% · $709.4K
  • Single-offer competitions1.2%
    US 8.7% · $40.9K
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $0
  • Year-end rush15%
    US 6.0% · $549.4K
  • 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. HELICOPTER INSURANCE$223.3K
    ASEGURADORA ANCON, S.A.· Education & social services· Jan 31, 2025 – Mar 23, 2026· 19PM0725P0170
  2. EMBASSY SWITCH GEAR BREAKER REPLACEMENT$193.9K
    SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC CENTROAMERICA LTDA· Equipment maintenance· Aug 13, 2026 – Aug 13, 2026· 19PM0726P0457
  3. HELICOPTER INSURANCE$136K
    ASEGURADORA ANCON, S.A.· Education & social services· May 19, 2026 – May 19, 2026· 19PM0726P0294
  4. IT EQUIPMENT$130.8K
    COMMUNICATIONS PROFESSIONALS INC.· Oakland County, MI· IT & telecom· Sep 29, 2026 – Sep 29, 2026· 19PM0726F0215
  5. CHANCERY FUEL DISPENSER REPLACEMENT$118.5K
    MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES· Equipment maintenance· Sep 30, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026· 19PM0726P0658
  6. OPERATIONAL VEHICLES$111K
    RICARDO PEREZ S.A.· Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles· Jan 14, 2026 – Jan 14, 2026· 19PM0726P0079
  7. HEALTH & LIFE INSURANCE SEPTEMBER 1- SEPTEMBER 30 2026 OPY2$100.9K
    ASEGURADORA ANCON, S.A.· Education & social services· Aug 28, 2026 – Aug 28, 2026· 19PM0726F0188
  8. HEALTH & LIFE INSURANCE SEPTEMBER 30- OCTOBER 31 OPY2$100.7K
    ASEGURADORA ANCON, S.A.· Education & social services· Sep 24, 2026 – Sep 24, 2026· 19PM0726F0203

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.