DOJ Federal Forfeiture Claims Administration

The Department of Justice Criminal Division awarded a Master IDIQ for federal forfeiture claims administration services on April 1, 2012, with ordering authority that closed on September 30, 2022—the vehicle is no longer active and accepting new task orders.

The Master IDIQ provides claims administration support across DOJ, Treasury, and Homeland Security agencies involved in federal seizure and forfeiture activities. Contractor services include identifying and contacting potential claimants, receiving and evaluating claims, making recommendations on claim validity to government officials, informing claimants of decisions, reviewing reconsideration requests, and in certain cases disbursing funds to awarded claimants. The scope spans specific high-profile cases such as Western Union and e-Bullion proceedings, as well as claims related to U.S. victims of state-sponsored terrorism.

Twenty-nine task orders have been awarded since October 2012, with combined potential value of $84.7 million and $61.5 million obligated (73% of combined potential value). Ordering momentum declined sharply in recent years: the vehicle issued 5 orders in 2018 and 3 in 2017, but only 1 order in 2022, the final year of the ordering period. The most recent task order was awarded in April 2022.

Garden City Group, LLC dominates by potential value, holding 5 orders worth $64.3 million. Gilardi & Co., LLC follows with 14 orders totaling $18.6 million combined potential value, while Analytics Consulting LLC holds 7 orders worth $1.8 million. These three primes capture substantially all activity; one other firm, Analytics, Inc., holds 3 orders. The Criminal Division funded 24 of 29 task orders, representing the entire $84.7 million combined potential value. All 29 task orders are unrestricted, with no set-aside designations. Task-order values range widely, from under $5,000 to multi-million-dollar ceiling arrangements; the largest individual awards—a $62.2 million ceiling for U.S. Victims of State-Sponsored Terrorism and a $15.9 million ceiling for Western Union claims administration—are priced as Labor Hours or Time and Materials, reflecting their case-administration nature.

Department of Justice's (DOJ) Criminal Division, Asset Forfeiture and Money Laundering Section Federal Forfeiture Claims Administration has awarded a Master IDIQ for claims administration services. These services include claims administration for DOJ, Treasury, and Homeland Security agencies involved in federal seizure and forfeiture activities. Contractor services will be required to identify and contact potential claimants and inform them of the opportunity to file a claim; receive and evaluate the claims and make recommendations to government officials regarding claim validity; inform potential claimants of the claims decisions; review requests for reconsideration and make recommendations regarding these requests; and, in certain cases, make final disbursements to awarded claimants.