US Marshals Service Northern IA

The Department of Justice US Marshals Service Northern Iowa is a regional field office within the federal law enforcement agency responsible for fugitive apprehension, witness security, and court operations; it procures supplies, equipment, and services to support those functions across its operational territory.

The office awarded 395 federal contracts since August 2011, with recent activity showing 27 awards in 2022, 23 in 2023, 31 in 2024, 28 in 2025, and 26 year-to-date in 2026. Combined potential value across the portfolio stands at $2.7 million, with $2.3 million obligated to date. The office works with 57 distinct prime contractors across its contract history.

Competitive concentration is highly fragmented by award count and moderately concentrated by reported potential value over the last five years. A large block of domestic awardees (undisclosed individually) account for 114 awards totaling $1.2 million in combined potential value and represent roughly 90 percent of recent awards. Named primes—Huxwrx Safety CO. LLC, Glock, Inc., Aardvark, and Quantico Tactical Incorporated—each hold two awards with modest individual values. The by-value top five (domestic awardees, Cellco Partnership, Aardvark, Welter Storage Equipment Company, Inc., and Quantico Tactical Incorporated) cover 49 percent of combined potential value reported in recent awards. Ten of 135 recent awards carry no reported potential value, typical of Schedule task orders, BPA calls, modifications, or below-threshold purchase orders that dominate federal law-enforcement field procurement.

Set-asides are minimal: 97 percent of awards carry no set-aside designation, with small-business and woman-owned small-business set-asides accounting for 3 percent combined. The office does not report current open solicitations in the contract-opportunities block.

The Northern Iowa field office operates as a decentralized contracting point within the Marshals Service nationwide footprint and transacts primarily in small-dollar, high-velocity operations—supplies, maintenance, and tactical equipment for court security and apprehension work. The modest portfolio size and high fragmentation signal procurement aligned with standard federal-supply schedules and local vendor relationships rather than major competitive procurements. Firms seeking to compete should track solicitations through the office's direct channels or SAM.gov and expect primarily spot purchases and task-order activity against existing vehicles rather than standalone definitive contracts.