Securities and Exchange Commission Contract Opportunities

What SEC buys

SEC pain points

What SEC 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 SEC struggles with cybersecurity incident response, as highlighted by GAO reports on federal system vulnerabilities, creating a need for contractors to provide real-time threat detection and response solutions tailored to financial regulatory data.

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  Per GAO's High Risk List on Strategic Human Capital Management, the SEC faces challenges in recruiting skilled IT and financial oversight staff, opening opportunities for contractors to offer specialized training programs or workforce augmentation services.

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  GAO's IT Acquisitions and Operations findings note SEC's reliance on legacy systems for market surveillance, requiring contractors to deliver modernization solutions for platforms like the Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT) to improve data processing efficiency.

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  The SEC's fragmented oversight of fintech and cryptocurrency markets, as cited in GAO's Financial Regulatory System modernization concerns, necessitates contractor support in developing unified regulatory frameworks or advanced analytics tools for emerging financial technologies.

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  Under OMB M-22-09, the SEC must implement Zero Trust Architecture by 2024, creating a demand for contractors to provide identity verification, network segmentation, and continuous monitoring solutions specific to financial data environments.

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  GAO's climate change risk findings highlight the SEC's need for better integration of climate-related financial disclosures, offering contractors a chance to build ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) data analytics platforms for regulatory compliance.

FY26 funding priorities

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

• SEC allocated $2.4B in FY2025 budget for enforcement and compliance programs, with contracts for data analytics and forensic accounting services expected in Q1 FY2025.
• SEC investing $150M in IT modernization under FITARA compliance, focusing on cloud migration and legacy system replacement with RFPs for system integrators in FY2025.
• SEC budgeting $75M for cybersecurity enhancements per OMB M-22-09 Zero Trust Architecture mandate, seeking contractors for identity management and endpoint security solutions in FY2025.
• SEC allocating $50M for AI governance and risk assessment tools under Executive Order on AI, with procurement for AI monitoring software expected by Q3 FY2025.
• SEC funding $30M for supply chain risk management (SCRM) compliance under Section 889, with contracts for risk assessment and vendor vetting services in FY2025-2026.