Federal contractor · ENCINITAS, CA
IFE GROUP
IFE GROUP received $14.6M in federal contract obligations in FY2026, on 24 awards (+458% vs FY2025). Since FY2017: $50.1M. Its largest customer was Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons ($14.4M).
- Obligations · FY2026
- $14.6M
- New awards
- 24
- Sole-source
- 0.3%
- Single offer
- 0.0%
- UEI
- CXLGHMYZU2W8
Spending by fiscal year
Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).
- 4.2MFY2017
- 5.2MFY2018
- 1.8MFY2019
- 2.6MFY2020
- 2.9MFY2021
- 4.4MFY2022
- 5.5MFY2023
- 6.3MFY2024
- 2.6MFY2025
- 14.6MFY2026
Top buying agencies
Obligations in FY2026.
- 10 awards
- Department of Veterans Affairs$158.1K1.1%5 awards
- Defense Health Agency$23.5K0.2%1 awards
- Department of the Air Force$17.5K0.1%2 awards
- Federal Bureau of Investigation$7,5120.1%1 awards
- U.S. Coast Guard$1,2670.0%4 awards
- Department of the Army$00.0%1 awards
What was bought · Where the work was performed
Obligations in FY2026.
What was bought
- Other equipment & supplies$14.6M100%
Where the work was performed
- San Diego County, CA$14.6M99.6%
- Hillsborough County, FL$44K0.3%
- Bay County, FL$17.5K0.1%
Integrity signals
Shares of the year's obligations, next to the country's.
- Low competition0.3%US 39% · $47.4K
- Sole-source awards0.3%US 30% · $47.4K
- Single-offer competitions0.0%US 8.8% · $0
- Urgency justifications0.0%US 5.1% · $0
A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.
Agencies awarding it sole-source contracts
- Department of Veterans Affairs · 2 awards
Largest awards
- Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons· San Diego County, CA· Other equipment & supplies· May 18, 2026 – May 18, 2026· 15BGCS26F00000011
- Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons· San Diego County, CA· Other equipment & supplies· Jul 31, 2026 – Sep 23, 2026· 15BGCS26F70000002
- IFE GROUP - DISH MACHINE$156.2KFederal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons· San Diego County, CA· Other equipment & supplies· Apr 22, 2026 – Apr 22, 2026· 15B12226P00000072
- Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons· San Diego County, CA· Other equipment & supplies· Jul 30, 2026 – Jul 30, 2026· 15BFTD26F00000158
- Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons· San Diego County, CA· Other equipment & supplies· Dec 29, 2025 – Dec 29, 2025· 15BBNF26F00000016
- Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons· San Diego County, CA· Other equipment & supplies· Sep 18, 2026 – Sep 18, 2026· 15B10626F00000219
- Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons· San Diego County, CA· Other equipment & supplies· Sep 18, 2025 – Nov 13, 2025· 15B10625F00000188
- U.S. Coast Guard· York County, VA· Other equipment & supplies· Aug 20, 2025 – Oct 20, 2025· 70Z04925FTRAY0001
Competitors
Companies that win from the same buyers in the same markets: obligations by agency and industry compared over the last three fiscal years.
Compared on 29 markets (agency × industry), FY2024–FY2026.
- BABCO INTERNATIONAL INC$8.7M+107% in FY2026TUCSON, AZ · 18% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveFederal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons · Industrial machinery manufacturingAir Force · Industrial machinery manufacturingArmy · Industrial machinery manufacturing+3 more
- 11400 LLC$8.3M+43% in FY2026LANCASTER, PA · 12% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveFederal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons · Industrial machinery manufacturingAir Force · Industrial machinery manufacturingArmy · Industrial machinery manufacturing+6 more
- PUEBLO HOTEL SUPPLY CO$11.2M−50% in FY2026PUEBLO, CO · 7.9% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveAir Force · Industrial machinery manufacturingVeterans Affairs · Commercial and service industry machinery manufacturingFederal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons · Other miscellaneous manufacturing+4 more
Showing the top 3 of 25 competitors. Open the profile for the full list.
Who sells to the same buyers in the same markets, not who wins against whom on a given contract. Prime contract obligations by the agency and NAICS code of each award; subawards are never added. A company is a family of legal entities, joined by parent UEI or, in part, by an AI reading of names.
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 · FY2024–FY2026.
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.