Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Contract Opportunities

What FDIC buys

FDIC pain points

What FDIC is actively trying to fix — sourced from agency strategic plans, IG reports, and FY26 budget justifications. Map your capabilities to these and you're writing toward an evaluator's actual problem.

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  The FDIC struggles with cybersecurity workforce gaps, as noted in GAO reports on Ensuring the Cybersecurity of the Nation, creating a need for specialized training and staffing solutions to bolster incident response capabilities.

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  Per GAO findings on IT Acquisitions and Operations, the FDIC faces challenges in managing legacy IT systems, requiring contractor support for system migration and modernization to reduce operational risks.

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  GAO's High Risk List highlights FDIC's fragmented oversight within the U.S. Financial Regulatory System, necessitating data analytics tools to enhance monitoring of non-bank financial institutions.

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  Under OMB M-22-09, the FDIC must implement Zero Trust Architecture, creating a demand for contractors to design and deploy identity verification and network segmentation solutions by mandated deadlines.

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  The FDIC's compliance with FITARA scorecard requirements is lagging, as per GAO oversight, requiring IT portfolio management expertise to improve spending transparency and CIO authority.

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  GAO's Strategic Human Capital Management findings indicate FDIC struggles to recruit skilled financial examiners, opening opportunities for contractors to provide talent acquisition and retention strategies.

FY26 funding priorities

Where the money is moving inside FDIC in the current and upcoming fiscal years.

• FDIC allocated $2.5B for IT modernization in FY2025, with contracts expected for cloud migration and legacy system upgrades under the IT Strategic Plan.
• FDIC budgeting $150M for cybersecurity enhancements in FY2025-2026, focusing on Zero Trust Architecture implementation per OMB M-22-09, with RFPs for endpoint security solutions.
• FDIC awarded $50M in contracts for data analytics platforms in FY2024, with ongoing needs for AI-driven risk assessment tools through FY2027.
• FDIC committing $100M annually for workforce development and human capital management, with training and recruitment support contracts open for bid in FY2025.
• FDIC allocating $75M for financial regulatory system modernization per FY2025 Congressional Justification, targeting software solutions for oversight and compliance monitoring.