Special Notice

Senior Procurement Executive Message to the Department of State Contractor and Federal Assistance Community on the Lapse in Appropriations As the Departments Senior Procurement Executive, I am reaching out to share guidance due to the lapse in appropriations that occurred on October 1, 2025. This guidance relates to the handling of Department, including US Agency for International Development (USAID), contract and federal assistance (grants) awards, that is consistent with Department and Office of Management and Budgets Guidance on Operations During a Lapse in Appropriations. The Antideficiency Act prohibits agencies from incurring obligations that are in advance of, or that exceed, an appropriation, with certain limited exceptions. As you are aware, a fiscal year 2026 appropriation is not yet enacted. For many Department accounts, this results in a lapse in funds designated to purchase certain supplies and services and issue grants and reduces the Departments capacity to provide oversight on contracts and grants. As a result, certain planned procurements and grants may be cancelled, or postponed, and certain existing contracts and grants may be stopped, suspended, reduced in scope...

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