US Trustee Program

The Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions US Trustee Program is a civilian sub-agency component within DOJ that administers federal bankruptcy trustee oversight and related administrative contracting. The US Trustee Program procures services and support to execute its mission in managing chapter 7, 13, and 11 bankruptcy cases across the federal system.

The agency awarded 174 federal contracts between 2007 and April 2017, generating $88.6 million in combined potential value and obligating $82.3 million (93% of potential value). Recent activity peaked in 2016 with 63 awards, then declined to 17 awards in 2017. The most recent award closed in April 2017 — no contract activity is recorded after that date, indicating the agency has not issued new contract awards in more than nine years. Prior-year cadence across the five-year window showed 3 awards in 2013, 1 in 2014, 15 in 2015, 63 in 2016, and 17 in 2017.

Among 78 distinct prime contractors awarded over the agency's contract history, competitive concentration is highly fragmented, with no single vendor dominating the portfolio. The agency shows no reported concentration breakdowns by individual prime contractor in the available source data.

Contract activity is overwhelmingly unrestricted: 159 of 174 awards (91%) carried no set-aside designation. Small-business awards account for 13 of 174 contracts (9%), split among Total Small Business (8 awards, 5%), 8(a) Sole Source (4 awards, 2%), Reserved for Small Business (1 award, 1%), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (1 award, 1%), and Woman-Owned Small Business (1 award, 1%).

No recent federal contract opportunities or grant opportunities are recorded against the US Trustee Program. The gap between the most recent award date (April 2017) and today (October 2026) indicates minimal current procurement activity. Any interest in this agency should focus on understanding whether restructuring or strategic initiatives have resumed contracting; current open solicitations are not visible in federal opportunity channels tracked by this digest.

The Trustee Program protects the integrity of the Federal bankruptcy system. The Program monitors the conduct of bankruptcy parties and private estate trustees. It also identifies and helps investigate bankruptcy fraud and abuse.