The DOGE Contract Termination List’s impact on Federal Tracked Opportunities

As of March 20, 2025, there were more than 380 tracked opportunities affected as a result of the reforms, including contract terminations, initiated under the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).  

The chart below depicts the top five agencies with the highest count of affected tracked opportunities found within GovWin’s federal tracked opportunity database. Deltek expects these figures to grow, as more contracts and tasks are added to the DOGE “contract termination” list. So far, the overwhelming majority of items are found within civilian agencies, with only a handful of Defense and military contracts or tasks included on the list. Civilian agencies were the initial focus of the administration, though the Defense Department and military branches are in the early stages of their own review, which will lead to an increased impact on contracts out of those agencies.

 

Most of the affected tracked opportunities are out of the US Agency for International Development (USAID), reflecting activity that resulted from the President’s Executive Order 14169: Reevaluating and Realigning United States Foreign Aid. By mid-February 2025, USAID paused all activities pending a review of foreign assistance programs.  By late February, the majority of USAID direct personnel were put on administrative leave.  

One USAID opportunity, “Global Evaluation and Third Party Monitoring (GLOE-TPM) IDIQ Project” (Opp ID # 229032), was included on Deltek’s Top 10 Small Business Federal Contracting Opportunities for FY 2025. While Deltek is keeping the opportunity report active for now, it is considered to be on hold and Deltek expects it will eventually be closed out. As contractors observe procurements being paused, analysts caution that while they could be resurrected at a later date, they may look very different than originally planned.   

While the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) had the next most affected opportunities, the majority were impacted at the task order or call level. What Deltek analysts have found is that while the task orders or calls under a BPA were cancelled or modified, the source contract or BPA typically remained active.  

With this in mind, firms pursuing tracked opportunities affected at the task order level need to consider the type of work affected in these tasks. Does this work comprise the bulk of the contract activity or just a small portion? Are other tasks issued for similar requirements or was the work unique? Answers to those questions may determine whether bidders will want to invest time pursuing the opportunity – or even if there will be an opportunity worth pursuing. Should additional task orders be terminated, any remaining work, if there is any, may be procured through other avenues. As such, firms will want to be cognizant of agency buying preferences, as well as directives issued by agency leadership pertaining to changes in acquisition strategy  

Contractors also should be aware that agencies may not be announcing that opportunities are delayed, on hold or even cancelled. Communication with contracting officials is getting trickier. Procurement offices were among those targeted for reduction in force at several agencies and communication freezes may keep the contracting community in the dark.  

As an example, the "Research Measurement Assessment Design and Analysis 3 (RMADA 3)" opportunity out of HHS CMS (Opp ID # 223496) was recently updated to inform vendors that "CMS is aware of a continued delay in response to questions and edits to the solicitation. Offerors are hereby instructed to refrain from submitting proposals until further instructions and a proposal extension due date are provided." Proposals were originally due March 27, 2025.

The most affected opportunities are those found within the Professional Services industry, as shown in the chart below. This industry is very broad and includes administrative, logistics, engineering, finance, education and other services. Work supporting Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEI&A or just DEI) initiatives, as addressed in Executive Order 14148: Initial Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions and Executive Order 14151: Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing, falls within this industry.

 

Breaking down the Professional Services industry by NAICS, opportunities under NAICS 541611, Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services were impacted the most by DOGE actions. 

Firms under this code should compare the requirements under their contracts and tasks against recent actions by DOGE and the new administration. This doesn’t mean the contracts and tasks will be affected; however, they may be at a higher risk compared to other industries. Along with DEI&A cancellations, work pertaining to leadership training and consulting services has also faced greater scrutiny.

The DOGE contract termination list is currently updated on a weekly basis, with a goal of real time updates in the future. The most recent update was March 19, 2025, with over 5,600 items. Of these, 51% were either task orders or GSA Schedule-based BPAs or calls, and the remainder were stand-alone contracts. Deltek’s analysts review each contract reported by DOGE to identify whether it affects an existing tracked opportunity.

GovWin subscribers can search for DOGE-impacted opportunities by clicking this link. For more information about the new administration and the impact on federal contracting, check out Deltek’s First One Hundred Days Resource Center, which includes insightful articles, reports, and webinars.