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Senior Procurement Executive Message to the Department of State Contractor and Federal Assistance Community on the Lapse in Appropriations

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The Department of State and the US Agency for International Development issued a special notice on October 1, 2025, regarding a lapse in appropriations for fiscal year 2026. Due to the Antideficiency Act, which prohibits agencies from incurring obligations without an enacted appropriation, the Department's capacity to provide oversight and funding for contracts and grants is reduced. Consequently, planned procurements and grants may be postponed or cancelled, and existing awards may be suspended, reduced in scope, terminated, or experience payment delays. Contracting and grant officers will notify affected recipients of their specific status on or about October 1, 2025. In the absence of a formal notification to the contrary, all contractors and recipients are required to continue complying with all terms, conditions, and delivery requirements specified in their awards. The Department will implement an orderly resumption of activities and notify the contractor and federal assistance community once a continuing resolution or full-year appropriation is signed into law.

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Funding lapse restricts obligations, may suspend contracts/grants; unaffected contractors continue work. Notifications sent.

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Department Of State

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541611 - Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services

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Arlington, VA, USA

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Senior Procurement Executive Message on Lapse in Appropriations

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PostedOct 1

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Senior Procurement Executive Message to the Department of State Contractor and Federal Assistance Community on the Lapse in Appropriations

As the Department’s 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 Budget’s 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 Department’s 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, or terminated. Additionally, payments may be delayed.

If the lapse directly affects a contract or grant, on or about October 1, 2025, the Department’s contracting officers and grant officers will notify contractors and recipients of the status of their contract or grant. If a contract or grant will not be affected at the onset of the lapse in appropriations, the Department does not plan to provide any separate notifications or communications of that fact. Unless the contracting officer or grants officer provides a formal notification to the contrary, all Department contractors and recipients must continue to comply with all terms, conditions, requirements and deliveries specified in their contracts or grants.

Once a Continuing Resolution or full-year appropriation is signed into law, the Department will begin implementing the plan to orderly resume activity and will notify contractors/recipients at that time.

Thank you for your continued partnership with the Department, and for your cooperation as we work together to manage this lapse in appropriations.