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$180,438,508

Department of State·Department of State

to OBSIDIAN SOLUTIONS GROUP LLC

diplomacyexpiredONGOING · MOD OF 2016 CONTRACT
WORK BEGAN2016-09-30·LATEST ACTION2026-04-22·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_SAQMMA16C0289_1900_-NONE-_-NONE-
Award description

COUNTERMEASURES AND SECURITY TECHNOLOGY SERVICES (CSTS) IGF::OT::IGF

Verbatim from USAspending.gov. Capitalization, abbreviations, and codes are unchanged.

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What the model surfaced from this award

Confidence: medium
In plain English

Countermeasures and security technology services supporting State Department operations, with latest obligation in April 2026 on a contract that began in 2016.

Sub-sectors
state-department-operationssecurity-technologyongoing-contract
Why this matters

Long-running State Department security infrastructure contract ensures diplomatic facility protection and operational resilience across global missions.

Supply-chain signal

Sustained demand for security technology and countermeasures integration across State Department facilities worldwide; supplier continuity critical for diplomatic operations.

U.S.–China competition angle

Security technology for U.S. diplomatic infrastructure reflects broader competition over secure communications and facility hardening against foreign intelligence threats.

Generated by award_classification v2.1.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-22. Cost: $0.002894.

Period of performance
Start
2016-09-30
End
2026-04-30
Status
expired61 days ago
Sources

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