Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts

The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, a civilian independent agency, procures and manages contracts for the federal judiciary system, funding facility management, courtroom technology, security services, information systems, and operational support across district courts, circuit courts, and appellate venues nationwide.

The agency has awarded 17,885 federal contracts totaling $19.55 billion in combined potential value since 2003, with $9.05 billion obligated to date. Recent annual award volume holds steady: 580 awards in 2022, 707 in 2023, 730 in 2024, 632 in 2025, and 552 year-to-date in 2026. The most recent recorded award date is October 23, 2026. Among 1,611 distinct prime contractors, Metropolitan Security Services, Inc. dominates the recent competitive landscape, holding 351 awards worth $1.92 billion in combined potential value over the last five years, followed by M.c. Dean, Inc. with 157 awards valued at $214.3 million and Smiths Detection Inc. with 120 awards at $43.8 million. Competitive concentration is moderately concentrated: the top five primes by award count capture 25 percent of recent awards, while by potential value they account for 12 percent. The agency operates outside the Federal Acquisition Regulation and does not use standard small-business set-asides; 78 percent of awards carry no set-aside designation, 8(a) sole-source awards comprise 8 percent, and total small business awards account for 10 percent.

Open solicitations reflect the judiciary's operational portfolio. The Administrative Office is conducting a pre-solicitation for a web-based Jury Management System (JMS) solution under USCA27R0009, with offers due October 30, 2026, structured as a single-award IDIQ for commercial-off-the-shelf software. The agency also solicited streaming media hosting, management, and distribution services (USCA26Q0172-01, due October 5, 2026 following amendment extension), and issued a Request for Information for enterprise colocation data center services (RFICLD26IDC, due September 21, 2026) for market research and planning. Circuit-level courts posted additional opportunities including architect-engineer services for judicial office space repurposing at the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC26-0013, due September 23, 2026) and interactive exhibit design and digital experience contracts at the Innovation Center (CAFC26-0008 and CAFC26-0009, both due August 26, 2026). The U.S. Probation Office for the District of Alaska solicited forensic polygraph services in Anchorage under 097--27-04PO as an 8(a) sole-source award, due November 5, 2026.

The Administrative Office of the United States Courts handles the nonjudicial, administrative business of the United States Courts such as maintaining statistics and managing Court budgets.