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$57,262,002

Department of State·Department of State

to ES GLOBAL INC

diplomacyexpiredONGOING · MOD OF 2023 CONTRACT
WORK BEGAN2023-07-03·LATEST ACTION2026-03-31·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_19AQMM23C0085_1900_-NONE-_-NONE-
Award description

USA PAVILION DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, EXHIBITION, AND DECOMMISSIONING FOR EXPO 2025 OSAKA, JAPAN

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

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What the model surfaced from this award

Confidence: high
In plain English

Design, construction, exhibition, and decommissioning of the USA Pavilion at Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan.

Sub-sectors
cultural-diplomacyexpo-pavilioninternational-engagement
Why this matters

Demonstrates U.S. soft power and cultural presence at a major international exposition, strengthening bilateral relations with Japan.

Supply-chain signal

Requires coordination with Japanese construction firms, exhibition designers, and logistics providers for pavilion materials and operations.

U.S.–China competition angle

Positions U.S. cultural and technological narrative at a global stage where China also exhibits, competing for international influence.

Generated by award_classification v2.0.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-15. Cost: $0.002179.

Period of performance
Start
2023-07-03
End
2026-04-30
Status
expired19 days ago
Sources

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