Contracting office · Department of State

U.S. EMBASSY SOFIA

U.S. EMBASSY SOFIA obligated $675.4K on federal contracts in FY2026 across 42 contract actions (−56% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES ($403.7K).

Obligations · FY2026
$675.4K
Actions
42
New awards: 19
Sole-source
28%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 819.7KFY2017
  2. 925.1KFY2018
  3. 1.3MFY2019
  4. 871.3KFY2020
  5. 700.5KFY2021
  6. 1.5MFY2022
  7. 1.3MFY2023
  8. 1.7MFY2024
  9. 1.5MFY2025
  10. 675.4KFY2026

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES$403.7K60%
  2. PENEV LLP$77.7K12%
  3. MUNDUS SERVICES AD$51.1K7.6%
  4. PREMIER TOURS EOOD$48.8K7.2%
  5. NESTSTROY TRADE EOOD$39.6K5.9%
  6. OTIS LIFT EOOD$36.1K5.3%
  7. THE ESCAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES, INC.$18.4K2.7%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Construction & real property$202.3K30%
  2. Professional services$97.6K14%
  3. Transportation & logistics$90K13%
  4. Facilities & utilities$75.3K11%
  5. Fuel$65.6K9.7%
  6. Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles$59.6K8.8%
  7. Equipment maintenance$44.7K6.6%
  8. Other equipment & supplies$21.9K3.2%
  9. Education & social services$18.4K2.7%

Where the work was performed

  1. Abroad$675.4K100%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition88%
    US 39% · $593.8K
  • Sole-source awards28%
    US 30% · $190.8K
  • Single-offer competitions60%
    US 8.8% · $402.9K
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $0
  • Year-end rush9.5%
    US 5.6% · $64.5K
  • 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. LEGAL SERVICES$196.2K
    MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES· Professional services· Nov 19, 2024 – Jul 21, 2026· 19BU8025P0012
  2. FUEL SUPPLY AND DELIVERY$65.6K
    MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES· Fuel· Feb 13, 2026 – Mar 10, 2026· 19BU8026P0177
  3. MAINT.&CAPITALEXP.SUBSCRIPTION$60.6K
    MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES· Facilities & utilities· Feb 4, 2026 – Feb 12, 2026· 19BU8026P0083
  4. NEW VEHICLE FOR FPD$59.6K
    MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES· Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles· Dec 19, 2025 – Dec 19, 2025· 19BU8026P0100
  5. FACILITYMAINTENANCEFEE$56.2K
    MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES· Construction & real property· May 28, 2026 – May 28, 2026· 19BU8026P0368
  6. LEGAL SERVICES-PROPERTY DISPOSITION-$52.8K
    PENEV LLP· Professional services· Jan 26, 2026 – Jul 21, 2026· 19BU8026P0094
  7. HVAC MONTHLY MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION OF COOLING EQU$51.1K
    MUNDUS SERVICES AD· Construction & real property· May 18, 2026 – May 18, 2026· 19BU8026P0351
  8. TRAVEL MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO THE U.S. EMBASSY, SOFIA$48.7K
    PREMIER TOURS EOOD· Transportation & logistics· Mar 17, 2026 – Apr 27, 2026· 19BU8026P0225

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 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.