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$112,628,426

Department of State·Department of State

to QUALITY SUPPORT, INC.

diplomacyactive
ACTION DATE2026-04-03·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_SAQMMA16C0064_1900_-NONE-_-NONE-
Award description

THE CONTRACTOR IS PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY VISA OPERATIONS SUPPORT AND LIMITED VISA PROCESSING ACTIVITIES AS REQUIRED IN WASHINGTON, D.C. AND IN A FEW REMOTE LOCATIONS WITH WITH SUBSTANTIAL EXPERIENCE AND PROVEN MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN PROVIDING EMPLOYEES FOR COMPLEX ANALYTICAL WORK. THE CONTRACTOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL FUNCTIONS OF VISA PROCESSING SUPPORT EXCEPT THOSE DUTIES DESIGNATED BY DOS AS INHERENTLY GOVERNMENTAL, SUCH AS ADJUDICATING VISAS AND MAKING POLICY DECISIONS, WHICH MUST BE PERFORMED BY GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES.

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

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In plain English

Contractor provides visa processing support and administrative services for U.S. embassies and consulates in Washington, D.C. and remote locations.

Sub-sectors
visa-operationsconsular-servicesstate-department-contracts
Why this matters

Visa operations are critical to U.S. diplomatic capacity, border security, and international travel facilitation; outsourcing support functions allows State Department to focus on inherently governmental adjudication duties.

Supply-chain signal

Indicates reliance on private staffing contractors for consular operations; signals potential labor market demand for personnel with security clearances and visa-processing expertise.

Generated by award_classification v2.0.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-15. Cost: $0.002319.

Period of performance
Start
2016-03-11
End
2026-09-10
Status
activein 116 days
Sources

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