Contracting office · Department of State

U.S. EMBASSY SEOUL

U.S. EMBASSY SEOUL obligated $6.9M on federal contracts in FY2026 across 224 contract actions (+57% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES ($1.7M).

Obligations · FY2026
$6.9M
Actions
224
New awards: 100
Sole-source
38%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 4.5MFY2017
  2. 5.4MFY2018
  3. 6.9MFY2019
  4. 2MFY2020
  5. 4.4MFY2021
  6. 5.2MFY2022
  7. 4.1MFY2023
  8. 4.4MFY2024
  9. 4.4MFY2025
  10. 6.9MFY2026

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES$1.7M25%
  2. HANDUK IRON-MINE & CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD.$981K14%
  3. LIMO KOREA CO.,LTD$888.3K13%
  4. WOOYANG INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD. HILTON GYEONGJU BRANCH$697.6K10%
  5. S-TEC SYSTEM CO., LTD$506.2K7.3%
  6. OSUNG ENGINEERING$388.2K5.6%
  7. SEM SERVICE.CO.LTD$329.9K4.8%
  8. CENTER FOR CULTURAL AND TECHNICAL INTERCHANGE BETWEEN EAST AND WEST, INC.$220.5K3.2%
  9. SEOUL MIRAMAR LIMITED CORPORATION$184.2K2.7%
  10. MEPS INTERNATIONAL KOREA$121.2K1.8%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Transportation & logistics$1.8M26%
  2. Professional services$1.5M22%
  3. Facilities & utilities$1.4M20%
  4. Construction & real property$1.2M18%
  5. Other equipment & supplies$255.5K3.7%
  6. IT & telecom$220.7K3.2%
  7. Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles$217.7K3.2%
  8. Education & social services$160.5K2.3%
  9. Equipment maintenance$84.8K1.2%

Where the work was performed

  1. Abroad$6.6M95%
  2. Hawaii$220.5K3.2%
  3. Arizona$45K0.7%
  4. Texas$37K0.5%
  5. California$35.6K0.5%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition41%
    US 39% · $2.8M
  • Sole-source awards38%
    US 30% · $2.6M
  • Single-offer competitions3.2%
    US 8.7% · $221.5K
  • Urgency justifications3.2%
    US 5.1% · $223.9K
  • Year-end rush12%
    US 6.0% · $798.9K
  • 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 THIS CONTRACT WAS APPROVED BY OPE ON JULY 31, 2023.$2.5M
    HANDUK IRON-MINE & CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD.· Facilities & utilities· Aug 30, 2023 – Aug 30, 2026· 19KS7023C0001
  2. JANITORIAL SERVICES THIS CONTRACT WAS APPROVED BY OPE ON SEPTEMBER 6, 2023.$1.3M
    SEM SERVICE.CO.LTD· Facilities & utilities· Sep 11, 2023 – Sep 1, 2026· 19KS7023C0002
  3. WAREHOUSE SUPPORT SERVICES APPROVED BY OPE ON APRIL 16, 2024.$750.5K
    S-TEC SYSTEM CO., LTD· Professional services· Apr 18, 2024 – Apr 17, 2026· 19KS7024C0001
  4. HOTEL LODGING SERVICE. THIS IDIQ WAS APPROVED BY A/GA.$542.6K
    WOOYANG INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD. HILTON GYEONGJU BRANCH· Transportation & logistics· Sep 30, 2025 – Dec 4, 2025· 19KS7025F0551
  5. TRASH REMOVAL SERVICES FOR FACILITY OFFICE$473K
    DAE SEO ENVIRONMENT CO., LTD.· Facilities & utilities· Jun 7, 2022 – May 27, 2026· 19KS7022C0005
  6. VEHICLE RENTAL SERVICES. IDIQ CONTRACT WAS APPROVED BY AGA.$414.3K
    LIMO KOREA CO.,LTD· Professional services· Oct 13, 2025 – Nov 6, 2025· 19KS7026F0026
  7. HOTEL ROOM RENTAL$242.2K
    MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES· Transportation & logistics· Oct 20, 2025 – Oct 20, 2025· 19KS7026F0055
  8. PD MULTILATERAL SUMMIT PLANNING SERVICES$220.5K
    CENTER FOR CULTURAL AND TECHNICAL INTERCHANGE BETWEEN EAST AND WEST, INC.· Honolulu County, HI· Professional services· Jan 28, 2026 – May 7, 2026· 19KS7026P0258

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.