US Marshals Service Investigative Operations Division

The Department of Justice US Marshals Service Investigative Operations Division is a civilian sub-agency that procures investigative support, operations, and field-service capabilities for the Marshals Service's enforcement and fugitive-apprehension mission. The Division executes contract awards across a distributed portfolio of 847 distinct prime contractors.

The Division has awarded 3,382 federal contracts since 2003, totaling $750 million in combined potential value with $352.5 million obligated. Recent activity shows volatility: 163 awards in 2022, 157 in 2023, 87 in 2024, 54 in 2025, and 158 year-to-date in 2026. The most recent award closed on 2026-10-01.

Competitive concentration is highly fragmented: the top five primes by award count hold 32 percent of recent awards (last five years), with Mayvin, Inc. leading at 62 awards and $24.8 million combined potential value, followed by Aardvark at 54 awards and $1.5 million, and Atlantic Diving Supply, Inc. at 38 awards and $6.1 million. By potential value, concentration is minimal at 6 percent among the top five, reflecting that most awards carry below-reporting-threshold values typical of task-order calls and purchase orders rather than standalone definitive contracts. The long tail encompasses 842 additional vendors, each holding single-digit or low-double-digit award counts.

Set-aside usage is low: 84 percent of all awards carry no set-aside designation, while small-business set-asides account for 13 percent (450 awards), primarily under the general Small Business category. Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, Woman-Owned Small Business, and 8(a) set-asides together comprise 2 percent of the portfolio. Sole-source awards across all set-aside categories represent less than 1 percent of total volume.

The Division's high-volume, low-concentration structure and preponderance of unreported-value awards suggest heavy reliance on Schedule task orders, BPA calls, and purchase orders under micro-purchases and simplified-acquisition thresholds. This transactional pattern creates recurring opportunity windows but offers limited visibility into individual award values and opportunity maturity before release.