US Marshals Service OR

The Department of Justice US Marshals Service, a civilian sub-agency within the Department of Justice, procures goods and services to support law enforcement, detention facility operations, facility management, and administrative functions across the federal marshal network nationwide. The Marshals Service awards contracts directly; it does not administer grants.

The Marshals Service has issued 381 federal contracts cumulatively since 2011, with combined potential value of $5.1 million and combined dollars obligated of $4.6 million (90% of potential). Recent activity has remained steady: 13 awards in 2022, 10 in 2023, 12 in 2024, 13 in 2025, and 12 year-to-date in 2026. The most recent award closed on October 1, 2026. Among 91 distinct prime contractors in the portfolio, the competitive landscape is highly fragmented. Over the last five years, undisclosed domestic awardees hold 48 awards ($633 thousand combined potential value), while named contractors including The Kinetic Group Sales LLC (4 awards, $82 thousand), Cellco Partnership (2 awards, $89 thousand), Southern Police Equipment Company, Inc. (1 award, $4 thousand), and Owyhee Group Companies (1 award, $34 thousand) account for the remainder. By potential value over the same window, undisclosed domestic awardees and four named contractors (Burton Construction, Inc.; Bahfed Corp; Cellco Partnership; The Kinetic Group Sales LLC) collectively represent only 21 percent of recent combined potential value, indicating substantial fragmentation across the contractor base.

Set-aside activity is minimal. The vast majority of awards—339 contracts (89%)—carry no set-aside designation. Small business set-asides account for 40 awards (10%), while service-disabled veteran-owned small business and woman-owned small business awards each represent a single contract (less than 1% each).

The contract award potential per award remains modest, averaging roughly $13 thousand. No recent contract opportunities are recorded in current solicitation data. The agency's contract portfolio reflects high-volume, low-dollar transactional procurement typical of operational support and facility services; the fragmented vendor base and sparse set-aside usage suggest a transactional buyer rather than a consolidated-supplier relationship builder.