Contracting office · Department of State

U.S. EMBASSY SANTIAGO

U.S. EMBASSY SANTIAGO obligated $2.2M on federal contracts in FY2026 across 86 contract actions (−8.2% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES ($1.7M).

Obligations · FY2026
$2.2M
Actions
86
New awards: 33
Sole-source
41%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 2.2MFY2017
  2. 1.9MFY2018
  3. 1.6MFY2019
  4. 1.3MFY2020
  5. 1.8MFY2021
  6. 2.8MFY2022
  7. 3.7MFY2023
  8. 2.6MFY2024
  9. 2.4MFY2025
  10. 2.2MFY2026

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES$1.7M77%
  2. BUPA COMPANIA DE SEGUROS DE VIDA S.A.$343.2K16%
  3. METLIFE CHILE SEGUROS DE VIDA SA$164.3K7.4%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Facilities & utilities$743.4K34%
  2. Education & social services$599.7K27%
  3. Other equipment & supplies$296.5K13%
  4. Health & medical$175.3K7.9%
  5. Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles$130.5K5.9%
  6. Professional services$123.7K5.6%
  7. Equipment maintenance$41.4K1.9%
  8. Transportation & logistics$33.8K1.5%
  9. Construction & real property$29.4K1.3%
  10. IT & telecom$26K1.2%
  11. Fuel$14.8K0.7%

Where the work was performed

  1. Abroad$2.2M100%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition56%
    US 39% · $1.2M
  • Sole-source awards41%
    US 30% · $906.8K
  • Single-offer competitions16%
    US 8.7% · $343.2K
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $0
  • Year-end rush5.9%
    US 6.0% · $131.4K
  • 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. GARDENING SERVICES$1.1M
    MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES· Facilities & utilities· Apr 29, 2024 – Jul 9, 2026· 19C18024C0001
  2. JANITORIAL SERVICES$563.7K
    MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES· Facilities & utilities· Oct 21, 2024 – Sep 9, 2026· 19C18025C0001
  3. FURNITURE 2ND FLOOR$178K
    MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES· Other equipment & supplies· Jun 11, 2026 – Sep 23, 2026· 19C18026P0504
  4. MEDICAL ASSISTANCE$175.3K
    MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES· Health & medical· Dec 31, 2025 – Jul 27, 2026· 19C18026P0181
  5. PROFSERVICE$100.8K
    MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES· Professional services· May 6, 2026 – Jun 16, 2026· 19C18026P0523
  6. NEW GOV$75.9K
    MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES· Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles· Jul 17, 2026 – Jul 17, 2026· 19C18026P0893
  7. HR - JUNE 2026 LES METLIFE HEALTH INSURANCE$61.7K
    METLIFE CHILE SEGUROS DE VIDA SA· Education & social services· Jun 1, 2026 – Jun 1, 2026· 19C18026F0206
  8. HEALTH INSURANCE$59.6K
    BUPA COMPANIA DE SEGUROS DE VIDA S.A.· Education & social services· Jan 26, 2026 – Aug 5, 2026· 19C18026F0095

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.