Contracting office · U.S. Marshals Service

U.S. DEPT OF JUSTICE, USMS

U.S. DEPT OF JUSTICE, USMS obligated $396.4M on federal contracts in FY2026 across 158 contract actions (−6.8% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was THE GEO GROUP, INC. ($155.5M).

Obligations · FY2026
$396.4M
Actions
158
New awards: 15
Sole-source
3.6%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 268.7MFY2017
  2. 306.7MFY2018
  3. 435.1MFY2019
  4. 307.4MFY2020
  5. 367.1MFY2021
  6. 396.4MFY2022
  7. 389.3MFY2023
  8. 419.2MFY2024
  9. 425.3MFY2025
  10. 396.4MFY2026

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. THE GEO GROUP, INC.$155.5M39%
  2. HERITAGE HEALTH SOLUTIONS, INC.$109.8M28%
  3. CORECIVIC, INC.$52.6M13%
  4. GEO SECURE SERVICES, LLC$36.8M9.3%
  5. GEO TRANSPORT, INC.$20.9M5.3%
  6. INTER-CON SECURITY SYSTEMS, INC.$6.3M1.6%
  7. UNITED SECURITY INC$3.6M0.9%
  8. PRUDENTIAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES LLC$2.9M0.7%
  9. RECOVERY SOLUTIONS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, LLC$2.6M0.7%
  10. SILOSMASHERS, INC.$2.3M0.6%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Facilities & utilities$179.4M45%
  2. Health & medical$109.8M28%
  3. Professional services$103.1M26%
  4. Transportation & logistics$3.8M1.0%
  5. IT & telecom$215.9K0.1%
  6. Other equipment & supplies$167.2K0.0%

Where the work was performed

  1. Texas$159.4M40%
  2. Florida$126.5M32%
  3. Tennessee$40M10%
  4. Georgia$37.2M9.4%
  5. Nevada$12.6M3.2%
  6. California$8.4M2.1%
  7. New Jersey$3.6M0.9%
  8. Virginia$2.9M0.7%
  9. Michigan$2.9M0.7%
  10. South Carolina$2.6M0.7%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition26%
    US 39% · $101.4M
  • Sole-source awards3.6%
    US 30% · $14.3M
  • Single-offer competitions22%
    US 8.7% · $87.1M
  • Urgency justifications3.1%
    US 5.1% · $12.3M
  • Year-end rush2.8%
    US 6.0% · $11.2M
  • Undefinitized contracts0.5%
    US 5.0% · $1.8M
  • Time-and-materials pricing9.7%
    US 4.2% · $38.5M

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

Largest awards

  1. DETENTION SERVICES - SAN DIEGO$805.7M
    THE GEO GROUP, INC.· Webb County, TX· Professional services· Oct 21, 2016 – Sep 21, 2026· DJJODT7C0003
  2. DETENTION SERVICES$568.1M
    THE GEO GROUP, INC.· DeKalb County, GA· Professional services· Oct 27, 2016 – Sep 28, 2026· DJJODT8C0005
  3. DETENTION SERVICES - LAS VERGAS, NV$561.5M
    CORECIVIC, INC.· Clark County, NV· Professional services· Oct 25, 2016 – Sep 21, 2026· DJJODT8C0001
  4. CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE A NATIONWIDE HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM THAT WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE HEALTH CARE SERVICES FOR PRISONERS HELD IN USMS CUSTODY AS DETAILED IN THE ATTACHED SOW.$112.8M
    HERITAGE HEALTH SOLUTIONS, INC.· Dallas County, TX· Health & medical· Oct 31, 2024 – Jan 13, 2026· 15M40025FA3500010
  5. CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE A NATIONWIDE HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM THAT WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE HEALTH CARE SERVICES FOR PRISONERS HELD IN USMS CUSTODY AS DETAILED IN THE ATTACHED SOW.$111.9M
    HERITAGE HEALTH SOLUTIONS, INC.· Dallas County, TX· Health & medical· Sep 23, 2025 – Sep 18, 2026· 15M40025FA3500031
  6. FY23 PRIVATE DETENTION SERVICES FOR CENTRAL VALLEY DETENTION FACILITY$66.2M
    THE GEO GROUP, INC.· Palm Beach County, FL· Facilities & utilities· Sep 29, 2023 – Jul 28, 2026· 15M40023FA3500005
  7. DETENTION SERVICES CONTRACT FOR GOVERNMENT OWNED CONTRACTOR OPERATED FACILITY IN EL CENTRO, CA. PROVIDE FUNDING AS INDICATED FOR THE SPECIFIED PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE 12/23/2023 - 12/22/2024$63.2M
    GEO SECURE SERVICES, LLC· Palm Beach County, FL· Facilities & utilities· Dec 22, 2023 – Jun 2, 2026· 15M40024FA3500002
  8. CONTRACTOR SHALL PERFORM DETENTION SERVICES AS DESCRIBED IN THE STATEMENT OF WORK (ATTACHED) FOR WESTERN REGION DETENTION FACILITY$57.4M
    THE GEO GROUP, INC.· Palm Beach County, FL· Facilities & utilities· Oct 29, 2025 – Sep 17, 2026· 15M40026FA3500002

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 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026.