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$68,899,405

Department of State·Department of State

to IST RESEARCH, LLC

diplomacyactiveONGOING · MOD OF 2020 CONTRACT
WORK BEGAN2020-01-21·LATEST ACTION2026-04-13·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_19AQMM20C0021_1900_-NONE-_-NONE-
Award description

PULSE REWARDS FOR JUSTICE

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

State Department contract supporting justice-related initiatives, likely capacity-building or rule-of-law programs abroad.

Sub-sectors
state-department-operationsjustice-sector-support
Why this matters

Large State Department award signals U.S. commitment to strengthening justice systems and governance in partner nations.

Supply-chain signal

Indicates demand for consulting, training, and technical expertise in justice-sector reform and institutional development.

U.S.–China competition angle

Reflects U.S. strategy to build governance capacity in developing nations to counter Chinese influence through Belt-and-Road and alternative models.

Generated by award_classification v2.0.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-15. Cost: $0.002101.

Period of performance
Start
2020-01-21
End
2027-01-20
Status
activein 247 days
Sources

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