Contracts Office

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Contracts Office, a civilian sub-agency within the DOJ that procures support services and resources for federal justice and crime-reduction initiatives, has awarded 340 federal contracts since 2003 totaling $594.2 million in combined potential value, with $457.6 million obligated to date. Contract award activity has declined significantly in recent years—the office closed 46 awards in 2014, 18 in 2015, 33 in 2016, 26 in 2017, and 5 in 2018, with no recorded awards since July 2018. This eight-year gap suggests either a change in the office's transacting model, consolidation of procurement into parent-agency or higher-level contracting vehicles, or a shift away from direct competitive contracting.

The contract portfolio is highly fragmented across 150 distinct prime contractors, indicating no dominant supplier concentration. The set-aside mix is heavily weighted toward unrestricted competition—262 awards (77%) carried no set-aside designation. Small-business set-asides (competitive and sole-source 8(a), small business competitive, HUBZone, woman-owned, and service-disabled veteran-owned) together account for 52 awards (15%), with the remainder split among specialized small-business designations. The 8(a) program, whether sole-source or competitive, represents 46 awards (14%) of the portfolio.

No recent contract opportunities are recorded against the office. The absence of contract awards since mid-2018 and the lack of open solicitations suggest that the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Contracts Office is no longer actively sourcing new contracts through this office's direct procurement channel. Firms pursuing federal justice-sector work should verify whether OJP procurement has migrated to DOJ's central contracting office, whether specific program areas now fund through grants rather than contracts, or whether awards are flowing through parent-agency vehicles such as GSA Schedule or agency-wide indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity agreements not captured here.