Contracting office · United States Trade and Development Agency

US TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY

US TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY obligated $12.3M on federal contracts in FY2026 across 94 contract actions (−17% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was ASCENDANT PROGRAM SERVICES, LLC ($2.9M).

Obligations · FY2026
$12.3M
Actions
94
New awards: 21
Sole-source
0.0%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 32.7MFY2017
  2. 24.9MFY2018
  3. 24.2MFY2019
  4. 26.9MFY2020
  5. 17.7MFY2021
  6. 18.1MFY2022
  7. 25.8MFY2023
  8. 20.2MFY2024
  9. 14.9MFY2025
  10. 12.3MFY2026

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. ASCENDANT PROGRAM SERVICES, LLC$2.9M24%
  2. TUATARA GROUP LLC$1.8M15%
  3. MERIDIAN INTERNATIONAL CENTER$1.1M9.0%
  4. VERNONBURG GROUP LLC$892.2K7.3%
  5. WEBSTER GROUP INC, THE$832.6K6.8%
  6. BUSINESS COUNCIL FOR INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING INC$750K6.1%
  7. IOS PARTNERS, INC.$744.9K6.1%
  8. TECHTRANS INTERNATIONAL INC$650K5.3%
  9. KHULISA MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC.$553K4.5%
  10. Q-Q RESEARCH CONSULTANTS LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY$527.5K4.3%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Professional services$12M98%
  2. IT & telecom$259K2.1%
  3. Other equipment & supplies$16.6K0.1%

Where the work was performed

  1. Virginia$11.4M92%
  2. Maryland$622.2K5.1%
  3. Florida$527.5K4.3%
  4. New Jersey$243.6K2.0%
  5. Colorado$125K1.0%
  6. Minnesota$49.5K0.4%
  7. Massachusetts$34K0.3%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition2.5%
    US 39% · $312.5K
  • Sole-source awards0.0%
    US 30% · $2,674
  • Single-offer competitions2.5%
    US 8.7% · $309.8K
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $0
  • Year-end rush5.6%
    US 6.0% · $691.7K
  • 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. WORLDWIDE - RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS PROGRAM SUPPORT SERVICES$8.1M
    ASCENDANT PROGRAM SERVICES, LLC· Arlington County, VA· Professional services· Feb 23, 2024 – Jul 9, 2026· 1131PL24CCP91077
  2. PHILIPPINES - SUBIC-CLARK-MANILA-BATANGAS RAILWAY TA$3.9M
    THE CADMUS GROUP LLC· Arlington County, VA· Professional services· Jun 18, 2025 – Jul 22, 2026· 1131PL25CCP31009
  3. OUTSIDE EVALUATION TEAM (OET) 8(A) SERVICES$2.7M
    Q-Q RESEARCH CONSULTANTS LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY· Miami-Dade County, FL· Professional services· Aug 29, 2022 – Aug 20, 2026· 1131PL22CCP71301
  4. REGIONAL ASIA - SMART AND SECURE PORT TECHNOLOGIES RTM$1.8M
    TUATARA GROUP LLC· Arlington County, VA· Professional services· Mar 23, 2026 – Mar 23, 2026· 1131PL26F0018
  5. USTDA OUTSIDE EVALUATION TEAM CONTRACT (KHULISA)$1.1M
    KHULISA MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC.· Montgomery County, MD· Professional services· Sep 9, 2025 – Aug 21, 2026· 1131PL25FCP71068
  6. REGIONAL ASIA 2026 INDO-PACIFIC ENERGY SECURITY MINISTERIAL AND BUSINESS FORUM IPBF$987.4K
    WEBSTER GROUP INC, THE· Arlington County, VA· Professional services· Jan 6, 2026 – Jan 6, 2026· 1131PL26F0003
  7. REG'L AFRICA - USTDA ACCRA PSC$965.1K
    JILLIAN L FOERSTER· Fairfax County, VA· Professional services· May 15, 2023 – Aug 20, 2026· 1131PL23CCP11042
  8. REG'L ASIA - USTDA BANGKOK PSC$955.8K
    KEVIN TOOHERS· Morris County, NJ· Professional services· Sep 6, 2023 – Aug 31, 2026· 1131PL23CCP31008

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.