To obtain vendors that can assist ROC in reducing fraud, waste, and program abuse by suppling undercover investigators to conduct investigative passes are designated retailers.
Active Definitive Contract Awarded
- Contract number
- 12319826C5003
- Awardee
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Qlarant Integrity Solutions LLC UEI DU1AQ7UHLLT3
- Awarding agency
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Food and Nutrition Service
Department of Agriculture
- Obligated
- $4,702,503
Award facts
- Opportunity
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- 12319826R5000 Retailer Investigations Solicitation · 12319826R5000 · Posted Jun 15, 2026
- Contract value 18% obligated
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- $4,702,503.40 Current, with exercised options
- $25,448,782.33 Potential, with all options
- Completion date 1% complete
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- Current, with exercised options
- Potential, with all options
- NAICS code
- 561611 Investigation and Personal Background Check Services
- PSC
- R499 Support- Professional: Other
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition · 10 offers Negotiated Proposal / Quote
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
- Place of performance
- Calverton, MD 20705, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this award
The Food and Nutrition Service (USDA) awarded a $25.4 million definitive contract to Qlarant Integrity Solutions LLC for nonpersonal investigative services in support of SNAP retailer investigations on September 28, 2026, under a firm fixed price structure with no set-aside.
The contract covers a one-year base period plus four one-year option periods, running through September 27, 2031. Investigators will conduct undercover passes at designated SNAP retailers across a nationwide footprint divided into two regions (Eastern Region covering 24 states and territories; Western Region covering 26 states and territories); this award addresses one region. Base year investigative passes are estimated at 23,410 annually, increasing 3 percent per year to 26,347 passes by Option Year Four. Performance standards require 95 percent acceptable quality levels for timeliness and quality, completion within 30 days of assignment, a minimum 90 percent sanctionable attempt rate, and a 60 percent trafficking attempt rate. Investigators must possess a minimum five years of investigative experience, U.S. citizenship, valid state driver's licenses, and successful background screening. All contractor personnel require National Agency Check Inquiries Tier 1 background investigations. Key Program Manager and Alternate Program Manager positions require bachelor's degrees and minimum five years each of investigative and senior management experience. Place of performance is Calverton, MD. NAICS code 561611; PSC code R499.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 12319826C5003?
12319826C5003 was awarded to Qlarant Integrity Solutions LLC by Food and Nutrition Service (Department of Agriculture) on September 28, 2026.
How much is contract 12319826C5003 worth?
The government has obligated $4,702,503 on 12319826C5003. Its potential value, with all options, is $25,448,782.
Was contract 12319826C5003 competed?
The extent of competition for 12319826C5003 was full and open competition. The government received 10 offers.
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