Over the last 5 years, the UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR GLOBAL MEDIA, BBG obligated 616.89 million across 15,034 award actions, with an average action value of 41,032.94. Activity is concentrated in foreign awards, IT and communications services, software, news syndication, and media-related professional services.
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UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR GLOBAL MEDIA, BBG Federal Contract Obligations (Last 5 Years)
Federal procurement profile for the UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR GLOBAL MEDIA, BBG (Agency ID 9568) covering obligations, vendors, NAICS activity, and annual trends over the last 5 years.
Totals reflect readable and exact obligated amounts for the stated analysis window and are based on FPDS award action data.
Agency ID
9568
Total Obligated
616.89 million
616,889,298.82
Award Actions
15,034
Average Action Value
41,032.94
About UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR GLOBAL MEDIA, BBG federal contract activity
Over the last 5 years, UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR GLOBAL MEDIA, BBG obligated 616.89 million across 15,034 awards, with an average award value of 41,032.94. The profile indicates a high-volume acquisition environment with many smaller transactions alongside a smaller set of materially larger obligations.
Vendor concentration and leading contractors
Obligations are highly concentrated among a mix of foreign and domestic suppliers, led by MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES at 108.72 million across 8,330 awards. The next largest vendors were SES GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS, INC., CARAHSOFT TECHNOLOGY CORP., PAYDESK LIMITED, and MINBURN TECHNOLOGY GROUP, LLC, which together reflect recurring spending on technology, payment, and support services.
Industry profile based on NAICS activity
The largest NAICS categories were OTHER COMPUTER RELATED SERVICES, NEWS SYNDICATES, SATELLITE TELECOMMUNICATIONS, SOFTWARE PUBLISHERS, and INDEPENDENT ARTISTS, WRITERS, AND PERFORMERS. This mix shows a procurement portfolio centered on IT services, media/content acquisition, satellite communications, and creative or editorial services, consistent with an international broadcasting mission.
Annual contract trend over the analysis window
Annual obligations peaked in 2021 at 152.86 million and remained elevated through 2022, 2023, and 2024 before dropping to 37.26 million in 2025, which likely reflects a partial-year view rather than a full-year decline. Award counts followed the same general pattern, with activity highest from 2021 through 2024 and lower in 2025.
How to interpret this page
This summary is based on FPDS obligations for the agency over the last 5 years and reflects award-level transaction data aggregated by vendor, NAICS code, and fiscal year. Amounts are reported as obligated dollars; award counts represent the number of recorded awards in the analysis window.
Top Vendors
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ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10| Vendor | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES | 108,722,881.33 | 108.72 million | 8,330 |
| SES GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS, INC. | 31,139,621.69 | 31.14 million | 38 |
| CARAHSOFT TECHNOLOGY CORP. | 28,445,251.03 | 28.45 million | 31 |
| PAYDESK LIMITED | 25,785,712.90 | 25.79 million | 757 |
| MINBURN TECHNOLOGY GROUP, LLC | 18,159,694.23 | 18.16 million | 7 |
| ROME RESEARCH CORPORATION | 15,496,296.28 | 15.50 million | 15 |
| ASSOCIATED PRESS, THE | 14,574,168.99 | 14.57 million | 21 |
| AT&T CORP. | 13,935,236.65 | 13.94 million | 33 |
| AMPEGON POWER ELECTRONICS AG | 12,962,130.00 | 12.96 million | 18 |
| EUTELSAT AMERICA CORP. | 12,836,660.80 | 12.84 million | 15 |
Insight
Over the last 5 years, USAGM obligated $616.89 million across 15,034 awards, with an average award value of $41.03 thousand. Vendor obligations are moderately concentrated: MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES accounts for $108.72 million across 8,330 awards, far exceeding any named vendor and indicating a broad base of smaller foreign awards. Among named vendors, spending is distributed across a small set of contractors, led by SES Government Solutions, Inc. ($31.14 million), Carahsoft Technology Corp. ($28.45 million), and Paydesk Limited ($25.79 million), with several others clustered in the $12.84 million to $18.16 million range.
Top NAICS
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GROUP BY naics_code
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ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10| NAICS Code | Description | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 541519 | OTHER COMPUTER RELATED SERVICES | 77,781,338.19 | 77.78 million | 431 |
| 519110 | NEWS SYNDICATES | 63,449,983.27 | 63.45 million | 1,038 |
| 517410 | SATELLITE TELECOMMUNICATIONS | 61,624,569.49 | 61.62 million | 129 |
| 511210 | SOFTWARE PUBLISHERS | 42,729,134.78 | 42.73 million | 132 |
| 711510 | INDEPENDENT ARTISTS, WRITERS, AND PERFORMERS | 38,099,474.05 | 38.10 million | 7,312 |
| 334220 | RADIO AND TELEVISION BROADCASTING AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING | 29,469,084.06 | 29.47 million | 338 |
| 515111 | RADIO NETWORKS | 28,509,148.22 | 28.51 million | 281 |
| 561210 | FACILITIES SUPPORT SERVICES | 26,516,655.77 | 26.52 million | 161 |
| 515120 | TELEVISION BROADCASTING | 16,457,905.56 | 16.46 million | 1,000 |
| 541511 | CUSTOM COMPUTER PROGRAMMING SERVICES | 15,724,058.00 | 15.72 million | 141 |
Insight
Over the last 5 years, USAGM’s obligations of $616.89 million across 15,034 awards are concentrated in a mix of IT, communications, and media-related NAICS codes. The largest obligations are in 541519 Other Computer Related Services ($77.78 million), 519110 News Syndicates ($63.45 million), and 517410 Satellite Telecommunications ($61.62 million), indicating significant spend in technical and content-delivery support. Award volume is especially concentrated in 711510 Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers with 7,312 awards and 515120 Television Broadcasting with 1,000 awards, while higher-dollar categories generally have far fewer awards, suggesting a split between many smaller service awards and a smaller number of larger contracts.
Annual Trend
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AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY year
)
ORDER BY year DESC| Year | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 37,263,836.71 | 37.26 million | 1,505 |
| 2024 | 146,607,274.54 | 146.61 million | 3,210 |
| 2023 | 137,728,269.34 | 137.73 million | 3,368 |
| 2022 | 142,431,047.86 | 142.43 million | 3,465 |
| 2021 | 152,858,870.37 | 152.86 million | 3,486 |
Insight
Over the last 5 years, UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR GLOBAL MEDIA, BBG obligated 616.89 million across 15,034 awards, with an average award value of 41,032.94. Obligations were relatively concentrated in 2021 through 2024, ranging from 137.73 million to 152.86 million annually, and award counts remained fairly stable between 3,210 and 3,486. In 2025, obligations declined to 37.26 million with 1,505 awards, indicating a sharp year-to-date reduction relative to prior full-year activity.
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