Federal Trade Commission Contract Opportunities

What FTC buys

FTC pain points

What FTC 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 Federal Trade Commission (FTC) struggles to protect consumer data due to identified gaps in cybersecurity incident response capabilities, as noted in GAO reports on federal cybersecurity, creating a need for contractors to provide tailored incident detection and mitigation tools.

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  FTC faces challenges in recruiting and retaining cybersecurity talent amid private sector competition, per GAO’s Strategic Human Capital Management findings, opening opportunities for contractors to offer specialized workforce training and staffing solutions.

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  With increasing cyber threats to FTC systems, as highlighted in GAO’s High Risk Area on Cybersecurity, contractors can address the need for implementing Zero Trust Architecture per OMB M-22-09 mandates by providing integration and monitoring services.

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  FTC’s IT acquisition processes lack efficiency, as per GAO’s IT Acquisitions and Operations findings, creating a demand for contractors to deliver FITARA-compliant IT portfolio management solutions to enhance transparency and CIO oversight.

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  The FTC requires support to meet the 2025 deadline for AI governance frameworks under the Executive Order on AI, presenting an opportunity for contractors to develop compliant AI policy frameworks and risk assessment tools.

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  FTC’s consumer protection mission is hampered by outdated IT systems, as flagged in GAO IT management reports, offering contractors a chance to provide legacy system modernization and cloud migration services.

FY26 funding priorities

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

• FTC allocated $430M in FY2025 budget for antitrust enforcement, with increased funding for litigation support and economic analysis contracts.
• FTC investing $25M in consumer protection technology upgrades, focusing on data analytics tools for fraud detection with RFPs expected in Q1 FY2026.
• FTC committing $15M for cybersecurity enhancements under Zero Trust Architecture per OMB M-22-09, seeking IT security solutions for implementation by FY2027.
• FTC budgeting $10M for AI governance framework development under Executive Order on AI, with contracts for AI risk assessment tools anticipated in FY2026.
• FTC allocating $8M for IT modernization to improve case management systems, with procurement opportunities for software development in FY2025.