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$130,839,160

Department of State·Department of State

to FRAMACO INTERNATIONAL INC.

diplomacyexpiredONGOING · MOD OF 2015 CONTRACT
WORK BEGAN2015-09-30·LATEST ACTION2026-02-20·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_SAQMMA15C0268_1900_-NONE-_-NONE-
Award description

CONSTRUCTION OF NEW EMBASSY COMPOUND IN PORT MORESBY, PAPUA NEW GUINEA. 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: high
In plain English

Latest obligation on the 2015 embassy compound construction project in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.

Sub-sectors
embassy-constructionstate-department-infrastructurepacific-region
Why this matters

U.S. diplomatic presence in the Pacific region remains strategically important amid regional geopolitical shifts and China's expanding influence.

Supply-chain signal

Long-running construction project signals sustained demand for international construction and security infrastructure services in remote locations.

U.S.–China competition angle

U.S. embassy infrastructure in Papua New Guinea counters China's Belt and Road Initiative and strengthens diplomatic footprint in the Indo-Pacific.

Generated by award_classification v2.1.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-25. Cost: $0.002873.

Period of performance
Start
2015-09-30
End
2018-05-30
Status
expired2966 days ago
Sources

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