Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency

The Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA), a U.S. state government entity and child of the Alabama Department of Public Health, serves as a federal grant recipient and prime contractor delivering criminal justice information sharing, law enforcement support services, and specialized public safety programs to 32 federal agencies. ALEA operates predominantly as a grant recipient (92% of 285 total awards are prime) across homeland security, transportation safety, criminal justice data modernization, and drug enforcement initiatives, with no set-aside designations across its federal portfolio.

ALEA's concrete capability footprint centers on providing secure access to the National Criminal Information Center (NCIC) and Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center (ACJIC) databases, law enforcement terminal systems (LETS), criminal history record information (CHRI) infrastructure, and statewide criminal justice network connectivity to federal partners. Recent representative contract work includes a $60,800 NCIC subscription through the NASA Shared Services Center for background checks and stolen property reporting at Marshall Space Flight Center (April 2024), a $28,380 Army Garrison Redstone NCIC III access contract (March 2026), a $20,400 FBI headquarters award providing access to the Alabama Bureau of Investigation database and state criminal records (July 2023), and a $48,000 Air National Guard background check subscription (September 2021). ALEA also delivers telecommunications infrastructure; a December 2021 Department of Defense award funded a SNAP entry workstation for $60,000 at Fort Rucker, and prior contracts with Army TACOM carried subscription fees for ALEA information services ranging from $14,820 to $21,960.

ALEA's grant portfolio substantially exceeds its contract revenue and dominates its federal engagement model. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) leads grant volume with 53 awards across Commercial Driver's License Program Implementation, Motor Carrier Safety Assistance, and related initiatives valued at multiple seven-figure awards including a $1.232 million project grant (September 2025) and a $1.101 million CDLPI grant (September 2024). The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) represents the second major grantor with 25 headquarters-administered awards for Homeland Security Grant Program formula funding, Nonprofit Security Grant Program sub-award distribution, Port Security and Emergency Operations Center grants, and related security enhancements; recent FEMA grants include $4.7 million under the Homeland Security Grant Program (October 2025), $3 million for Nonprofit Security distribution (September 2025), and $1.283 million for Port Security (September 2025). The Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Statistics provided multiple cooperative agreements totaling over $8 million combined for National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP, CFDA 16.554), National Criminal History Improvement Program grants, and State Justice Statistics Program work modernizing Alabama's criminal justice information systems, biometric identification infrastructure, and court data integration (awards spanning 2021–2026). The U.S. Coast Guard awarded three formula grants under the Boating Safety Financial Assistance program (CFDA 97.012) totaling approximately $6.1 million across overlapping periods (2021–2028) to support recreational boating safety education, enforcement, and infrastructure. ALEA also received Office of the National Drug Control Policy HIDTA Program awards, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Internet Crimes Against Children cooperative agreements, and Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Fatality Analysis Reporting System funding.

Customer concentration by award count clusters around motor carrier and homeland security grantor agencies — the FMCSA, FEMA, and Department of Justice together account for approximately 50% of recent awards. By dollar potential value, the Department of the Army Installation Management Command Southeast Region leads with 13 awards ($298 thousand combined potential value), followed by the Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 7 (10 awards, $288 thousand), NASA Shared Services Center (8 awards, $184 thousand), FBI Headquarters (7 awards, $154 thousand), and Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command (5 awards, $140 thousand) — together representing 61% of combined potential value. The discrepancy reflects ALEA's split between high-volume grant awards (FMCSA, FEMA, DOJ) carrying moderate per-unit values and lower-volume but higher-dollar DoD and VA contracts. ALEA does not sit on major government-wide acquisition contracts or blanket purchase agreements; the top parent vehicle identified is IDC 24362018D0018 carrying one task order valued at $64 thousand.

Activity trajectory shows relative stability with 19–24 awards annually over the past five years and a combined potential value of $1.7 million across the portfolio, though ALEA has obligated $296.6 million against that potential value, indicating substantial contract modifications and grant extensions. Eighteen awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, carrying combined potential value of $269 thousand and signaling near-term recompete exposure for grants including Commercial Driver's License, Homeland Security, and criminal justice modernization initiatives.

ALEA's sub-award footprint is minimal (8% of portfolio). Contract sub-awards include tobacco retail inspection work under the Alabama Department of Health (FDA-regulated tobacco compliance), dated July 2023 through August 2024. Grant sub-awards flow through the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs for Byrne-JAG Memorial Program funding supporting the Alabama Drug Enforcement Task Force, selective traffic enforcement programs, drug recognition expert training, and SORNA compliance initiatives (awards recurring October 2022–2026). ALEA's primary NAICS concentration reflects its law enforcement mission: Investigation and Personal Background Check Services (27 awards), Other Computer Related Services (13), Police Protection (13), and related classifications, with leading PSC codes in Support-Administrative Background Investigation (18 awards) and IT/telecom network services (6–11 awards depending on category).

ALEA operates as a child entity under the Alabama Department of Public Health and does not hold corporate subsidiaries or teaming arrangements with prime contractors; its federal footprint is principally direct grant and contract relationships.