Federal Capture Intelligence

Top State convention and trade show organizers contractors (NAICS 561920)

Contract actions: October 1, 2021 – September 10, 2026 Updated September 11, 2026 Department of State agency guide NAICS 561920 · Convention and Trade Show Organizers
Latest 12 months
$30.3M
Net obligations · Up $27.8M vs. $2.5M preceding
Prime contractors
22
With positive obligations in the latest 12 months

Research the State federal contracting market for convention and trade show organizers under NAICS 561920. Compare top federal contractors and market share, reported contract obligations and spending trends, funding-office attribution, recent award activity, and contract types, competition, and procurement methods.

Contract obligation trends for Convention and Trade Show Organizers at the Department of State

Federal records show $77.6M in net obligations across 231 awards in Convention and Trade Show Organizers at the Department of State from Oct 1, 2021 through Sep 10, 2026. This market accounts for 0.15% of $53.1B in agency-wide net prime contract obligations over the period shown. Latest 12-month net obligations increased 1129.3% from $2.5M to $30.3M. 1 prime contractor accounted for at least 80% of positive obligations in that latest period.

Fiscal-year activity

FY26 is year-to-date through Sep 10, 2026; earlier years show complete fiscal-year totals.

FY26 year-to-date: $29.2M versus $1.1M through the same date in FY25 (+2601.6%).
Net obligations · complete fiscal yearNet obligations · FY26 YTDContract actions
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Fiscal yearNet obligationsContract actionsCoverage
FY2022$3.6M78Complete
FY2023$2.0M67Complete
FY2024$40.6M138Complete
FY2025$2.2M75Complete
FY2026$29.2M110YTD through Sep 10, 2026

Market at a glance

All reported prime contract awards
All-period net obligations
$77.6M
231 awards · 56 prime contractors
Latest 12-month movement
+1129.3%
$30.3M vs. $2.5M
Leading eight prime share
95.0%
Share held by the eight leading prime contractors in the latest 12 months
View agency share, denominators, and set-aside reporting
Agency context
0.15% of $53.1B in agency-wide net obligations.
Set-aside share when reported
1.0% of 202 awards with reported set-aside status.
Set-aside reporting
2 set aside · 200 no set-aside · 29 not reported

What changed in the last 12 months?

Sep 11, 2025–Sep 10, 2026, compared with Sep 11, 2024–Sep 10, 2025.

Market structure

This market grew faster than 98.7% of comparable agency NAICS markets
+1129.3%Agency median −23.8%
The agency comparison covers 115 comparable NAICS markets.
Top-five contractor share increased
80.0%→92.8%+12.8 percentage points
Contractors outside the top five now account for 7.2% of positive obligations.

Competitive shifts

HARGROVE, LLC lost the most market share
43.1%→0.6%−42.5 percentage points
The contractor now ranks #11 by positive obligations, based on 5 reported actions.
EVENT STRATEGIES INC was the largest newly observed contractor
$25.3MLatest 12-month obligations
First observed in this market on Feb 27, 2026, the contractor now ranks #1 by positive obligations across 5 reported actions.

Buyer demand

Reported obligations through CHIEF OF PROTOCOL increased
$849K→$26.0M+$25.1M
Latest-period activity spans 13 awards across 6 prime contractors.

Award activity

EVENT STRATEGIES INC received an unusually large obligation action
$15.0MJun 9, 2026 action
Reported under PIID 19AQMM26C0578 by CHIEF OF PROTOCOL. Award net obligations after the action: $15.0M.
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Competitive shifts

MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES had the largest increase in reported obligations
$377K→$2.5M+$2.1M
The contractor now ranks #2 by positive obligations and accounts for 8.1% of positive obligations, based on 71 reported actions.
How these findings are calculated

Findings are selected from matched-period changes in obligations, share, rank, funding offices, concentration, reported set-asides, material award actions, and agency-peer outliers. Related signals are combined, and only material evidence-backed changes are shown. Review the full methodology.

Federal contract obligations by funding office

See how positive obligations were attributed across funding offices in the 12 months ending Sep 10, 2026.

84.1% of positive obligations were attributed to CHIEF OF PROTOCOL. That represents $26.0M, up $25.1M from the preceding 12 months.

Latest 12-month share of positive obligations; the gray segment represents all other reported offices.

  1. CHIEF OF PROTOCOL84.1% · $26.0M · up $25.1M
  2. BUREAU OF EAST ASIAN AND PACIFIC6.9% · $2.1M · up $1.8M
  3. BUREAU OF EUROPEAN AND EURASIAN AFF2.8% · $853K · up $666K
  4. BUREAU OF NEAR EASTERN AFFAIRS1.6% · $503K · up $503K
  5. BUREAU OF WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIR1.2% · $369K · up $298K
  6. All other reported offices3.4% of positive obligations
View reported office rankings, comparisons, and evidence

USAspending assigns each award to a funding office. That office may differ from the requiring activity, program office, contracting office, individual buyer, or actual customer.

  1. Reported funding office

    CHIEF OF PROTOCOL

    #1Rank unchanged

    Latest 12 months

    $26.0M

    84.1% of positive obligations

    Versus preceding 12 months

    +$25.1M

    6 active prime contractors · 13 awards

    View office comparison and evidence

    Reported obligations increased 2959.0% from $849K to $26.0M. The office’s share of positive obligations moved from 34.3% to 84.1%, a change of +49.9 percentage points.

    The latest period contains 15 actions across 13 awards and 5 newly active prime contractors. The preceding period contained 3 active prime contractors and 3 awards.

    Leading award-level changes

  2. Reported funding office

    BUREAU OF EAST ASIAN AND PACIFIC

    #2Up 1 from #3

    Latest 12 months

    $2.1M

    6.9% of positive obligations

    Versus preceding 12 months

    +$1.8M

    8 active prime contractors · 19 awards

    View office comparison and evidence

    Reported obligations increased 681.7% from $271K to $2.1M. The office’s share of positive obligations moved from 11.0% to 6.9%, a change of −4.1 percentage points.

    The latest period contains 35 actions across 19 awards and 6 newly active prime contractors. The preceding period contained 3 active prime contractors and 6 awards.

  3. Reported funding office

    BUREAU OF EUROPEAN AND EURASIAN AFF

    #3Up 2 from #5

    Latest 12 months

    $853K

    2.8% of positive obligations

    Versus preceding 12 months

    +$666K

    2 active prime contractors · 10 awards

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    Reported obligations increased 357.6% from $186K to $853K. The office’s share of positive obligations moved from 7.5% to 2.8%, a change of −4.8 percentage points.

    The latest period contains 25 actions across 10 awards and 1 newly active prime contractor. The preceding period contained 2 active prime contractors and 3 awards.

  4. Reported funding office

    BUREAU OF NEAR EASTERN AFFAIRS

    #4New to the positive-obligation ranking

    Latest 12 months

    $503K

    1.6% of positive obligations

    Versus preceding 12 months

    +$503K

    1 active prime contractor · 7 awards

    View office comparison and evidence

    Reported obligations rose from $0 to $503K. The office’s share of positive obligations moved from 0% to 1.6%, a change of +1.6 percentage points.

    The latest period contains 11 actions across 7 awards and 1 newly active prime contractor. The preceding period contained 0 active prime contractors and 0 awards.

  5. Reported funding office

    BUREAU OF WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIR

    #5Up 3 from #8

    Latest 12 months

    $369K

    1.2% of positive obligations

    Versus preceding 12 months

    +$298K

    1 active prime contractor · 7 awards

    View office comparison and evidence

    Reported obligations increased 417.9% from $71K to $369K. The office’s share of positive obligations moved from 2.9% to 1.2%, a change of −1.7 percentage points.

    The latest period contains 16 actions across 7 awards. The preceding period contained 1 active prime contractor and 2 awards.

  6. Reported funding office

    BUREAU OF SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN

    #6Up 6 from #12

    Latest 12 months

    $341K

    1.1% of positive obligations

    Versus preceding 12 months

    +$310K

    2 active prime contractors · 5 awards

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    Reported obligations increased 998.2% from $31K to $341K. The office’s share of positive obligations moved from 1.3% to 1.1%, a change of −0.1 percentage points.

    The latest period contains 8 actions across 5 awards and 1 newly active prime contractor. The preceding period contained 1 active prime contractor and 2 awards.

  7. Reported funding office

    BUREAU OF AFRICAN AFFAIRS

    #7Up 4 from #11

    Latest 12 months

    $267K

    0.87% of positive obligations

    Versus preceding 12 months

    +$222K

    3 active prime contractors · 5 awards

    View office comparison and evidence

    Reported obligations increased 493.2% from $45K to $267K. The office’s share of positive obligations moved from 1.8% to 0.87%, a change of −0.9 percentage points.

    The latest period contains 7 actions across 5 awards and 2 newly active prime contractors. The preceding period contained 1 active prime contractor and 3 awards.

  8. Reported funding office

    KFUND

    #8New to the positive-obligation ranking

    Latest 12 months

    $208K

    0.67% of positive obligations

    Versus preceding 12 months

    +$208K

    1 active prime contractor · 1 award

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    Reported obligations rose from $0 to $208K. The office’s share of positive obligations moved from 0% to 0.67%, a change of +0.7 percentage points.

    The latest period contains 1 action across 1 award and 1 newly active prime contractor. The preceding period contained 0 active prime contractors and 0 awards.

  9. Reported funding office

    BUREAU OF ADMINSTRATION

    #9Down 3 from #6

    Latest 12 months

    $167K

    0.54% of positive obligations

    Versus preceding 12 months

    −$14K

    2 active prime contractors · 2 awards

    View office comparison and evidence

    Reported obligations decreased 7.7% from $181K to $167K. The office’s share of positive obligations moved from 7.3% to 0.54%, a change of −6.8 percentage points.

    The latest period contains 2 actions across 2 awards and 1 newly active prime contractor. The preceding period contained 2 active prime contractors and 2 awards.

  10. Reported funding office

    AMERICAN EMBASSY NAIROBI

    #10Up 3 from #13

    Latest 12 months

    $34K

    0.11% of positive obligations

    Versus preceding 12 months

    +$14K

    1 active prime contractor · 1 award

    View office comparison and evidence

    Reported obligations increased 71.3% from $20K to $34K. The office’s share of positive obligations moved from 0.79% to 0.11%, a change of −0.7 percentage points.

    The latest period contains 1 action across 1 award. The preceding period contained 1 active prime contractor and 1 award.

  11. Reported funding office

    U.S. EMBASSY BRASILIA

    #12Down 3 from #9

    Latest 12 months

    $3K

    0.010% of positive obligations

    Versus preceding 12 months

    −$56K

    1 active prime contractor · 1 award

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    Reported obligations decreased 94.3% from $59K to $3K. The office’s share of positive obligations moved from 2.4% to 0.010%, a change of −2.4 percentage points.

    The latest period contains 1 action across 1 award. The preceding period contained 2 active prime contractors and 2 awards.

  12. Reported funding office

    BUREAU OF INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS

    No positive-obligation rank

    Latest 12 months

    $0

    0% of positive obligations

    Versus preceding 12 months

    −$55K

    0 active prime contractors · 0 awards

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    Reported obligations decreased 100.0% from $55K to $0. The office’s share of positive obligations moved from 2.2% to 0%, a change of −2.2 percentage points.

    The latest period contains 0 actions across 0 awards. The preceding period contained 2 active prime contractors and 3 awards.

  13. Reported funding office

    BUREAU OF INTELLIGENCE AND RESEARCH

    No positive-obligation rank

    Latest 12 months

    $0

    0% of positive obligations

    Versus preceding 12 months

    −$114K

    0 active prime contractors · 0 awards

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    Reported obligations decreased 100.0% from $114K to $0. The office’s share of positive obligations moved from 4.6% to 0%, a change of −4.6 percentage points.

    The latest period contains 0 actions across 0 awards. The preceding period contained 2 active prime contractors and 2 awards.

  14. Reported funding office

    OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE

    No positive-obligation rank

    Latest 12 months

    $0

    0% of positive obligations

    Versus preceding 12 months

    −$243K

    0 active prime contractors · 0 awards

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    Reported obligations decreased 100.0% from $243K to $0. The office’s share of positive obligations moved from 9.8% to 0%, a change of −9.8 percentage points.

    The latest period contains 0 actions across 0 awards. The preceding period contained 3 active prime contractors and 4 awards.

  15. Reported funding office

    OFFICE OF MEDICAL SERVICES

    No positive-obligation rank

    Latest 12 months

    −$563K

    0% of positive obligations

    Versus preceding 12 months

    −$894K

    1 active prime contractor · 5 awards

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    Reported obligations moved from $331K in net obligations to $563K in net deobligations. The office’s share of positive obligations moved from 13.4% to 0%, a change of −13.4 percentage points.

    The latest period contains 5 actions across 5 awards. The preceding period contained 1 active prime contractor and 7 awards.

    Leading award-level changes

Contract types, competition, and procurement methods

From Sep 11, 2025 through Sep 10, 2026, 67 awards had positive obligations totaling $30.9M. Negotiated Proposal/Quote was the leading reported procedure, accounting for 78.3% of positive obligations. Awards with a reported parent IDV accounted for 0.26%.

Leading award type
69.9%
Definitive Contract
Leading reported procedure
78.3%
Negotiated Proposal/Quote
Reported parent IDV
0.26%
of positive obligations had a reported parent IDV
Median reported offers
2
67 of 67 awards reported offers

Buying method changes

Compared with Sep 11, 2024–Sep 10, 2025. Based on 67 current awards and 32 preceding awards with positive net obligations.

Leading reported procedure
Negotiated Proposal/Quote
Previously Only One Source · 62.7% preceding vs 78.3% current
Delivery-order obligation share
0%
Down from 13.5% in the preceding period
Median positive award obligations
$66K
Up from $40K in the preceding period
How to read these changes

Directional color and the Up or Down labels show historical movement only. Green does not mean favorable and red does not mean unfavorable; neither predicts a future procurement method.

Same-NAICS comparison

Compared with the NAICS 561920 peer median, parent-IDV obligation share is 75.6 percentage points lower, reported full-and-open obligation share is 11.1 percentage points lower, delivery-order obligation share is 34.7 percentage points lower, and median positive award obligations are 28.3% lower.

MeasureThis marketPeer medianDifference
Parent-IDV obligation share0.26%75.8%-75.6 pts
Reported full-and-open obligation share15.1%26.2%-11.1 pts
Delivery-order obligation share0%34.7%-34.7 pts
Median positive award obligations$66K$92K-28.3%
Peer cohort and comparison limits

The peer median gives each of the 6 eligible agency markets equal weight. The included agency markets are:

Agency mission, scale, and acquisition context can differ. Peer position does not establish market attractiveness or predict a future procurement method.

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Award types

Reported valueAwardsPositive obligationsShare
Definitive Contract(D)10$21.6M69.9%
Purchase Order(B)56$9.2M29.8%
BPA Call(A)1$81K0.26%

Reported parent-award types

Reported valueAwardsPositive obligationsShare
BPA(E)1$81K0.26%
Not reported66$30.8M99.7%

Single- or multiple-award parent structure

Reported valueAwardsPositive obligationsShare
Single Award(S)1$81K0.26%
Not reported66$30.8M99.7%

Solicitation procedures

Reported valueAwardsPositive obligationsShare
Negotiated Proposal/Quote(NP)12$24.2M78.3%
Simplified Acquisition(SP1)30$2.8M9.0%
as(ALTERNATIVE SOURCES)1$2.0M6.4%
Only One Source(SSS)12$1.0M3.4%
Sss(ONLY ONE SOURCE)6$439K1.4%
Sp1(SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION)5$373K1.2%
Other reported values1$99K0.32%

Extent competed

Reported valueAwardsPositive obligationsShare
Full and Open Competition After Exclusion of Sources(D)3$19.5M63.2%
Full and Open Competition(A)9$4.7M15.1%
Competed Under SAP(F)29$2.8M9.0%
D(FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION AFTER EXCLUSION OF SOURCES)1$2.0M6.4%
Not Competed(C)12$1.0M3.4%
C(NOT COMPETED)6$439K1.4%
Other reported values7$487K1.6%

Fair-opportunity and limited-source reporting

Reported valueAwardsPositive obligationsShare
Not reported67$30.9M100.0%

Other-than-full-and-open reasons

Reported valueAwardsPositive obligationsShare
Urgency (FAR 6.302-2)(URG)4$19.7M63.7%
Only One Source-Other (FAR 6.302-1 Other)(ONE)13$916K3.0%
SAP Non-Competition (FAR 13)(SP2)2$180K0.58%
Unique Source (FAR 6.302-1(B)(1))(UNQ)2$142K0.46%
National Security (FAR 6.302-6)(NS)1$46K0.15%
Not reported45$9.9M32.1%

Contract pricing types

Reported valueAwardsPositive obligationsShare
Firm Fixed Price(J)54$28.0M90.6%
J(FIRM FIXED PRICE)13$2.9M9.4%

Product or Service Codes

Reported valueAwardsPositive obligationsShare
Lease/Rental of Conference Space and Facilities(X1AB)24$25.3M81.7%
Support- Administrative: Other(R699)4$2.2M7.2%
Support- Professional: Program Management/Support(R408)6$603K1.9%
Support- Management: Public Relations(R708)4$551K1.8%
Lease/Rental of Exhibit Design (Non-Building)(X1PB)2$476K1.5%
Support- Management: Other(R799)4$271K0.88%
Other reported values23$1.5M4.9%

Awarding subagencies

Reported valueAwardsPositive obligationsShare
Department of State(1900)67$30.9M100.0%

Awarding offices

Reported valueAwardsPositive obligationsShare
Acquisitions - Aqm Momentum(19AQMM)14$26.4M85.3%
U.s. Embassy Tokyo(19JA80)6$1.0M3.3%
U.s. Embassy Seoul(19KS70)6$510K1.6%
U.s. Embassy Kuala Lumpur(19MY30)4$311K1.0%
U.s Embassy the Hague(19NL80)1$293K0.95%
U.s. Embassy Jerusalem(191S40)2$248K0.80%
Other reported values34$2.2M7.0%

Reported parent IDVs

Reported valueAwardsPositive obligationsShare
19KS7026A0014(1900)1$81K0.26%
Not reported66$30.8M99.7%

Offers, award size, and timing

Median reported offers
2 median
67 reported · 0 not reported
Positive award obligations
$66K median
$27K–$180K middle 50%
Reported performance period
26 days median
67 reported · 0 not reported

Calculations group latest-period actions by award, retain awards with positive net obligations for share denominators, and use each award's latest reported USAspending procurement fields as of Sep 10, 2026. Blank competition, pricing, PSC, or parent-IDV values remain not reported; they are not inferred. Offer counts must be positive and below the FPDS 999 placeholder. Awarding organizations can differ from the funding agency that defines this page.

Top federal contractors

Latest 12-month market share, concentration, and complete prime contractor rankings across the period shown.

Prime contractor concentration
1 of 22prime contractors account for at least 80% of positive obligations in the last 12 months
Largest prime contractor
81.8%of positive obligations in the last 12 months
Leading four prime contractors
92.0%of positive obligations in the last 12 months
Leading eight prime contractors
95.0%of positive obligations in the last 12 months

Based on $30.9M in positive obligations during the 12 months ending Sep 10, 2026. Individual shares and movement appear in the searchable rankings below. Movement compares with Sep 11, 2024–Sep 10, 2025.

Last 12mo obligation volume: Highest positive obligations first; net deobligations follow by magnitude; contractors with no activity in the last 12 months follow by all-period obligations. Ranks use the complete contractor list and remain fixed when search narrows the results.

15 leading contractors
  1. #1

    Last 12mo obligations

    $25.3M

    81.8%

    Dollar movement

    +$25.3M

    vs. prior 12 months

    Last 12mo awards

    5 awards

    5 actions

    Historical and award details for EVENT STRATEGIES INC
    Obligations: prior → latest
    $0 → $25.3M
    Not comparable
    Share: prior → latest
    0% → 81.8%
    +81.8 percentage points
    All-period obligations
    $25.3M
    32.4% of all-period positive obligations · 5 awards
    Recorded activity
    Since Feb 27, 2026
    through Aug 24, 2026

    Award reporting

    Latest and prior 12-month award reporting
    Reported award evidenceLatestPrior
    Reported set-aside00
    Reported no set-aside50
    Not reported00
    Reported small business00
    All-period set-aside types

    None reported.

  2. #2

    Last 12mo obligations

    $2.5M

    8.1%

    Dollar movement

    +$2.1M

    vs. prior 12 months

    Last 12mo awards

    40 awards

    71 actions

    Historical and award details for MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES
    Obligations: prior → latest
    $377K → $2.5M
    +566.5%
    Share: prior → latest
    13.4% → 8.1%
    −5.3 percentage points
    All-period obligations
    $4.9M
    6.3% of all-period positive obligations · 126 awards
    Recorded activity
    Since Feb 25, 2022
    through Sep 3, 2026

    Award reporting

    Latest and prior 12-month award reporting
    Reported award evidenceLatestPrior
    Reported set-aside00
    Reported no set-aside4017
    Not reported02
    Reported small business00
    All-period set-aside types

    None reported.

  3. #3

    Last 12mo obligations

    $350K

    1.1%

    Dollar movement

    +$350K

    vs. prior 12 months

    Last 12mo awards

    1 award

    3 actions

    Historical and award details for TRIVANDI USA LIMITED
    Obligations: prior → latest
    $0 → $350K
    Not comparable
    Share: prior → latest
    0% → 1.1%
    +1.1 percentage points
    All-period obligations
    $350K
    0.45% of all-period positive obligations · 1 award
    Recorded activity
    Since Jan 19, 2026
    through Apr 1, 2026

    Award reporting

    Latest and prior 12-month award reporting
    Reported award evidenceLatestPrior
    Reported set-aside00
    Reported no set-aside10
    Not reported00
    Reported small business00
    All-period set-aside types

    None reported.

  4. #4

    Last 12mo obligations

    $260K

    0.84%

    Dollar movement

    +$260K

    vs. prior 12 months

    Last 12mo awards

    1 award

    1 action

    Historical and award details for TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT SERVICES INC
    Obligations: prior → latest
    $0 → $260K
    Not comparable
    Share: prior → latest
    0% → 0.84%
    +0.8 percentage points
    All-period obligations
    $260K
    0.33% of all-period positive obligations · 1 award
    Recorded activity
    Since Feb 27, 2026
    through Feb 27, 2026

    Award reporting

    Latest and prior 12-month award reporting
    Reported award evidenceLatestPrior
    Reported set-aside00
    Reported no set-aside10
    Not reported00
    Reported small business00
    All-period set-aside types

    None reported.

  5. #5

    Last 12mo obligations

    $258K

    0.84%

    Dollar movement

    +$258K

    vs. prior 12 months

    Last 12mo awards

    2 awards

    4 actions

    Historical and award details for SYNAPZE SDN. BHD.
    Obligations: prior → latest
    $0 → $258K
    Not comparable
    Share: prior → latest
    0% → 0.84%
    +0.8 percentage points
    All-period obligations
    $258K
    0.33% of all-period positive obligations · 2 awards
    Recorded activity
    Since Sep 17, 2025
    through Jul 16, 2026

    Award reporting

    Latest and prior 12-month award reporting
    Reported award evidenceLatestPrior
    Reported set-aside00
    Reported no set-aside20
    Not reported00
    Reported small business00
    All-period set-aside types

    None reported.

  6. #6

    Last 12mo obligations

    $240K

    0.78%

    Dollar movement

    +$240K

    vs. prior 12 months

    Last 12mo awards

    1 award

    4 actions

    Historical and award details for PRODUCCIONES KOMODO SL
    Obligations: prior → latest
    $0 → $240K
    Not comparable
    Share: prior → latest
    0% → 0.78%
    +0.8 percentage points
    All-period obligations
    $240K
    0.31% of all-period positive obligations · 1 award
    Recorded activity
    Since Jun 8, 2026
    through Jun 30, 2026

    Award reporting

    Latest and prior 12-month award reporting
    Reported award evidenceLatestPrior
    Reported set-aside00
    Reported no set-aside10
    Not reported00
    Reported small business00
    All-period set-aside types

    None reported.

  7. #7

    Last 12mo obligations

    $236K

    0.76%

    Dollar movement

    +$144K

    vs. prior 12 months

    Last 12mo awards

    1 award

    6 actions

    Historical and award details for SHANGHAI HUOGUAN CULTURE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD
    Obligations: prior → latest
    $92K → $236K
    +156.1%
    Share: prior → latest
    3.3% → 0.76%
    −2.5 percentage points
    All-period obligations
    $328K
    0.42% of all-period positive obligations · 2 awards
    Recorded activity
    Since May 15, 2025
    through Jun 11, 2026

    Award reporting

    Latest and prior 12-month award reporting
    Reported award evidenceLatestPrior
    Reported set-aside00
    Reported no set-aside11
    Not reported00
    Reported small business00
    All-period set-aside types

    None reported.

  8. #8

    Last 12mo obligations

    $221K

    0.71%

    Dollar movement

    +$221K

    vs. prior 12 months

    Last 12mo awards

    1 award

    2 actions

    Historical and award details for CENTER FOR CULTURAL AND TECHNICAL INTERCHANGE BETWEEN EAST AND WEST, INC.
    Obligations: prior → latest
    $0 → $221K
    Not comparable
    Share: prior → latest
    0% → 0.71%
    +0.7 percentage points
    All-period obligations
    $221K
    0.28% of all-period positive obligations · 1 award
    Recorded activity
    Since Jan 28, 2026
    through May 7, 2026

    Award reporting

    Latest and prior 12-month award reporting
    Reported award evidenceLatestPrior
    Reported set-aside00
    Reported no set-aside10
    Not reported00
    Reported small business00
    All-period set-aside types

    None reported.

  9. #9

    Last 12mo obligations

    $219K

    0.71%

    Dollar movement

    +$219K

    vs. prior 12 months

    Last 12mo awards

    2 awards

    4 actions

    Historical and award details for MEPS INTERNATIONAL KOREA
    Obligations: prior → latest
    $0 → $219K
    Not comparable
    Share: prior → latest
    0% → 0.71%
    +0.7 percentage points
    All-period obligations
    $219K
    0.28% of all-period positive obligations · 2 awards
    Recorded activity
    Since Sep 26, 2025
    through Aug 30, 2026

    Award reporting

    Latest and prior 12-month award reporting
    Reported award evidenceLatestPrior
    Reported set-aside00
    Reported no set-aside20
    Not reported00
    Reported small business00
    All-period set-aside types

    None reported.

  10. #10

    Last 12mo obligations

    $208K

    0.67%

    Dollar movement

    +$208K

    vs. prior 12 months

    Last 12mo awards

    1 award

    1 action

    Historical and award details for ATLANTA FALCONS STADIUM COMPANY, LLC
    Obligations: prior → latest
    $0 → $208K
    Not comparable
    Share: prior → latest
    0% → 0.67%
    +0.7 percentage points
    All-period obligations
    $208K
    0.27% of all-period positive obligations · 1 award
    Recorded activity
    Since Jul 29, 2026
    through Jul 29, 2026

    Award reporting

    Latest and prior 12-month award reporting
    Reported award evidenceLatestPrior
    Reported set-aside00
    Reported no set-aside10
    Not reported00
    Reported small business00
    All-period set-aside types

    None reported.

  11. #11

    Last 12mo obligations

    $197K

    0.64%

    Dollar movement

    −$1.0M

    vs. prior 12 months

    Last 12mo awards

    4 awards

    5 actions

    Historical and award details for HARGROVE, LLC
    Obligations: prior → latest
    $1.2M → $197K
    −83.7%
    Share: prior → latest
    43.1% → 0.64%
    −42.5 percentage points
    All-period obligations
    $5.2M
    6.7% of all-period positive obligations · 8 awards
    Recorded activity
    Since Jan 21, 2022
    through Jul 2, 2026

    Award reporting

    Latest and prior 12-month award reporting
    Reported award evidenceLatestPrior
    Reported set-aside00
    Reported no set-aside43
    Not reported00
    Reported small business00
    All-period set-aside types

    None reported.

  12. #12

    Last 12mo obligations

    $187K

    0.61%

    Dollar movement

    +$187K

    vs. prior 12 months

    Last 12mo awards

    1 award

    2 actions

    Historical and award details for EVENTSTAR STRUCTURES CORP
    Obligations: prior → latest
    $0 → $187K
    Not comparable
    Share: prior → latest
    0% → 0.61%
    +0.6 percentage points
    All-period obligations
    $187K
    0.24% of all-period positive obligations · 1 award
    Recorded activity
    Since Mar 3, 2026
    through Apr 9, 2026

    Award reporting

    Latest and prior 12-month award reporting
    Reported award evidenceLatestPrior
    Reported set-aside10
    Reported no set-aside00
    Not reported00
    Reported small business10
    All-period set-aside types
    • 1 · Total small business
  13. #13

    Last 12mo obligations

    $165K

    0.53%

    Dollar movement

    −$650

    vs. prior 12 months

    Last 12mo awards

    1 award

    1 action

    Historical and award details for SEMI
    Obligations: prior → latest
    $166K → $165K
    −0.4%
    Share: prior → latest
    5.9% → 0.53%
    −5.4 percentage points
    All-period obligations
    $330K
    0.42% of all-period positive obligations · 2 awards
    Recorded activity
    Since Sep 3, 2025
    through Sep 4, 2026

    Award reporting

    Latest and prior 12-month award reporting
    Reported award evidenceLatestPrior
    Reported set-aside00
    Reported no set-aside11
    Not reported00
    Reported small business00
    All-period set-aside types

    None reported.

  14. #14

    Last 12mo obligations

    $126K

    0.41%

    Dollar movement

    +$126K

    vs. prior 12 months

    Last 12mo awards

    2 awards

    4 actions

    Historical and award details for MISCELLANEOUS ENTERPRISES LLC
    Obligations: prior → latest
    $0 → $126K
    Not comparable
    Share: prior → latest
    0% → 0.41%
    +0.4 percentage points
    All-period obligations
    $126K
    0.16% of all-period positive obligations · 2 awards
    Recorded activity
    Since Apr 29, 2026
    through Jul 2, 2026

    Award reporting

    Latest and prior 12-month award reporting
    Reported award evidenceLatestPrior
    Reported set-aside00
    Reported no set-aside20
    Not reported00
    Reported small business00
    All-period set-aside types

    None reported.

  15. #15

    Last 12mo obligations

    $122K

    0.40%

    Dollar movement

    +$122K

    vs. prior 12 months

    Last 12mo awards

    2 awards

    3 actions

    Historical and award details for AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF KENYA LIMITED
    Obligations: prior → latest
    $0 → $122K
    Not comparable
    Share: prior → latest
    0% → 0.40%
    +0.4 percentage points
    All-period obligations
    $122K
    0.16% of all-period positive obligations · 2 awards
    Recorded activity
    Since Sep 30, 2025
    through Aug 21, 2026

    Award reporting

    Latest and prior 12-month award reporting
    Reported award evidenceLatestPrior
    Reported set-aside00
    Reported no set-aside20
    Not reported00
    Reported small business00
    All-period set-aside types

    None reported.

Recent federal contract award activity

Recent contract actions with unusually large obligation changes or meaningful shifts in contractor and funding-office activity.

Base award

This action

+$15.0M

EVENT STRATEGIES INC

CHIEF OF PROTOCOL

EVENT PLANNING

Why it stands out

One action equaled more than a third of the market’s latest 12-month positive obligations.

The $15.0M action represented 48.5% of the market’s positive obligations over the latest 12 months.

Award net obligations
$15.0M
Share of 12-month positive obligations
48.5%
Supporting data
Prime contractor
#1 · 81.8% share
Newly active in this market; no actions were reported in the preceding 12 months
Funding office
#1 · 84.1% attributed share
+49.9 percentage points · $25.1M net increase; action accounted for 59.5%
Related:Largest newly observed contractorFunding office gain
PIID 19AQMM26C0578
Base award

This action

+$4.4M

EVENT STRATEGIES INC

CHIEF OF PROTOCOL

EVENT PRODUCTION

Why it stands out

One action represented 14.2% of the market’s latest 12-month positive obligations.

At $4.4M, the action was large enough to materially affect the latest 12-month market picture.

Award net obligations
$4.4M
Share of 12-month positive obligations
14.2%
PIID 19AQMM26C0624
Base award

This action

+$3.7M

EVENT STRATEGIES INC

CHIEF OF PROTOCOL

EVENT SUPPORT

Why it stands out

One action represented 12.0% of the market’s latest 12-month positive obligations.

At $3.7M, the action was large enough to materially affect the latest 12-month market picture.

Award net obligations
$3.7M
Share of 12-month positive obligations
12.0%
PIID 19AQMM26P0327
Deobligation

This action

−$313K

KATMAI MANAGEMENT SERVICES LLC

OFFICE OF MEDICAL SERVICES

DEOB TASK ORDER FOR THE CME/CNE 2023.

Why it stands out

This award recorded a material contraction.

The action removed $313K. A deobligation does not by itself show lower requirement demand.

Award net obligations
$3.2M
Share of 12-month positive obligations
1.0%
Supporting data
Prime contractor
0% share
−11.8 percentage points · $894K net decline; action accounted for 35.0%
Funding office
0% attributed share
−13.4 percentage points · $894K net decline; action accounted for 35.0%
PIID 19AQMM22F2951 · Mod P00005
Base award

This action

+$337K

TRIVANDI USA LIMITED

BUREAU OF EAST ASIAN AND PACIFIC

PROGRAM COORDINATOR SERVICES

Why it stands out

No activity for this contractor was reported in this market during the preceding 12 months.

The base action placed the contractor #3 in this market by positive obligations over the latest 12 months.

Award net obligations
$350K
Share of 12-month positive obligations
1.1%
Supporting data
Prime contractor
#3 · 1.1% share
Newly active in this market; no actions were reported in the preceding 12 months
Funding office
#2 · 6.9% attributed share
up 1 rank · −4.1 percentage points · $1.8M net increase; action accounted for 18.2%
PIID 19JA8026P0411
Base award

This action

+$260K

TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT SERVICES INC

CHIEF OF PROTOCOL

TRANSPORTATION SUPPORT FOR EVENT

Why it stands out

No activity for this contractor was reported in this market during the preceding 12 months.

The base action placed the contractor #4 in this market by positive obligations over the latest 12 months.

Award net obligations
$260K
Share of 12-month positive obligations
0.84%
Supporting data
Prime contractor
#4 · 0.84% share
Newly active in this market; no actions were reported in the preceding 12 months
PIID 19AQMM26P0332
View recent award activity by date (10)
  1. SEMIBase award · PIID 19AQMM26P1140
    Action+$165K
    Award net obligations$165K
  2. CMC CONNECT LIMITEDBase award · PIID 19N10226C0026
    Action+$79K
    Award net obligations$79K
  3. MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEESBase award · PIID 19KS7026P0799
    Action+$21K
    Award net obligations$21K
  4. MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEESDeobligation · PIID 19SA4026C0002
    Action−$44K
    Award net obligations$0
  5. MEPS INTERNATIONAL KOREAModification · PIID 19KS7026F0522
    Action+$61K
    Award net obligations$81K
  6. MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEESBase award · PIID 19KE5026P1703
    Action+$34K
    Award net obligations$34K
  7. MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEESModification · PIID 19F14026P0423
    Action+$879
    Award net obligations$23K
  8. EVENT STRATEGIES INCBase award · PIID 19AQMM26C0805
    Action+$2.0M
    Award net obligations$2.0M
  9. AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF KENYA LIMITEDBase award · PIID 19KE5026C0085
    Action+$56K
    Award net obligations$56K
  10. MEPS INTERNATIONAL KOREABase award · PIID 19KS7026F0522
    Action+$20K
    Award net obligations$81K

State convention and trade show organizers market FAQs

Answers based on reported federal contract data.

Who are the top State convention and trade show organizers contractors?

In the 12 months through September 10, 2026, EVENT STRATEGIES INC, MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES, and TRIVANDI USA LIMITED were the leading State convention and trade show organizers prime contractors by positive obligations.

  1. #1

    EVENT STRATEGIES INC

    $25,261,086 in positive obligations

  2. #2

    MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES

    $2,511,268 in positive obligations

  3. #3

    TRIVANDI USA LIMITED

    $350,000 in positive obligations

Rankings use reported USAspending award data.

Did State contract obligations increase in the convention and trade show organizers market?

Yes. Measured by net prime contract obligations, reported State activity in the convention and trade show organizers market increased 1,129.3% from $2,464,837 in the preceding 12 months to $30,300,346 in the 12 months through September 10, 2026.

Latest 12 months
$30,300,346
Net prime contract obligations
Preceding 12 months
$2,464,837
Net prime contract obligations
Change
+1,129.3%
Between matched 12-month periods

Reported contract actions, not outlays or a forecast.

What recent State contract award activity was reported in the convention and trade show organizers market?

Recent State contract award activity reported in the convention and trade show organizers market included actions for EVENT STRATEGIES INC, KATMAI MANAGEMENT SERVICES LLC, and TRIVANDI USA LIMITED during the 12 months through September 10, 2026.

Action obligations are transaction-level amounts, not current award-level obligations.

Which procurement methods were reported for State contracts under NAICS 561920?

From September 11, 2025 through September 10, 2026, State reported 67 positive-obligation awards for convention and trade show organizers under NAICS 561920. The leading award type was definitive contract. The leading reported procedure was negotiated proposal/quote.

Positive-obligation awards
67
Leading reported procedure
Negotiated Proposal/Quote
78.3% of positive obligations
Leading award type
Definitive Contract
69.9% of positive obligations
Full and open
15.1%
of positive obligations
Reported parent IDV
0.3%
of positive obligations

Percentages use positive obligations as the denominator.

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Reported obligations include contract actions from October 1, 2021 through September 10, 2026. Set-aside and business-size fields reflect award records, not a contractor's current eligibility.

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