Contracting office · Drug Enforcement Administration

DIGITAL EVIDENCE LABORATORY

DIGITAL EVIDENCE LABORATORY obligated $157.6K on federal contracts in FY2026 across 24 contract actions (−28% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was TEEL, INC. ($47.4K).

Obligations · FY2026
$157.6K
Actions
24
New awards: 11
Sole-source
5.4%
Small business
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Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 440.2KFY2017
  2. 366.6KFY2018
  3. 404.9KFY2019
  4. 268.8KFY2020
  5. 296.1KFY2021
  6. 143.6KFY2022
  7. 305.2KFY2023
  8. 276.1KFY2024
  9. 218.6KFY2025
  10. 157.6KFY2026

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. TEEL, INC.$47.4K30%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Other equipment & supplies$94.7K59%
  2. IT & telecom$44.2K27%
  3. Research & development$12.5K7.7%
  4. Facilities & utilities$10.2K6.3%

Where the work was performed

  1. Virginia$71K45%
  2. Texas$25.9K16%
  3. New Mexico$12.6K8.0%
  4. Maryland$8,5005.4%
  5. Colorado$6,9004.4%

Integrity signals

Shares of the year's obligations, next to the country's.

  • Low competition65%
    US 39% · $102.5K
  • Sole-source awards5.4%
    US 30% · $8,573
  • Single-offer competitions60%
    US 8.8% · $93.9K
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $0
  • Year-end rush16%
    US 5.6% · $25K
  • Undefinitized contracts0.0%
    US 5.0% · $0
  • Time-and-materials pricing0.0%
    US 4.2% · $0

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Largest awards

  1. DELL FEDERAL SYSTEMS L.P· Williamson County, TX· Other equipment & supplies· Sep 22, 2026 – Sep 22, 2026· 15DDL926P00000031
  2. B & H FOTO & ELECTRONICS CORP.· New York County, NY· Other equipment & supplies· Aug 14, 2026 – Aug 18, 2026· 15DDL926P00000022
  3. TEEL, INC.· Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT· Other equipment & supplies· Aug 20, 2026 – Aug 20, 2026· 15DDL926P00000023
  4. FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION· District of Columbia, DC· Research & development· Sep 30, 2025 – Jul 17, 2026· 15DDL925F00000007
  5. TEEL, INC.· Fairfax County, VA· Other equipment & supplies· Aug 20, 2026 – Aug 20, 2026· 15DDL926P00000024
  6. LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC· Broomfield County, CO· IT & telecom· Jan 29, 2025 – Mar 10, 2026· 15DDL925P00000004
  7. FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION· Shelby County, TN· Professional services· Sep 27, 2024 – Mar 16, 2026· 15DDL924F00000017
  8. WESTWIND COMPUTER PRODUCTS, INC.· Bernalillo County, NM· IT & telecom· Jan 7, 2026 – Jan 7, 2026· 15DDL926P00000004

Committees that oversee and fund it

Congressional committees whose jurisdiction includes this agency, and the appropriations subcommittees that write its spending bill (Analisa's reading of the House and Senate rules; committees share jurisdiction). Leaders as currently published.

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Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 7, 2026, loaded Oct 7, 2026.