The CBE Group, Inc.
Cedar Falls, IA Doing business as The CBE Group, Inc. The CBE Group Inc Part of CBE Companies, Inc.
- UEI
- CTYHQ6M5VHL1
- CAGE
- 3RVX4
- Primary NAICS
- 561440 Collection Agencies
- SAM.gov registration
- Active through
Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Not Tax Exempt)
- NAICS codes registered in SAM.gov
- Corporate family
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CBE Companies, Inc.
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- The CBE Group, Inc. CTYHQ6M5VHL1
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CBE Companies, Inc.
Parent
H3FUWYCZXGL3
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 1309 Technology Pkwy, Cedar Falls, IA 50613, USA
- Website
- cbecompanies.com
- Founded
- 1933
- Employees
- 1K-5K
- Estimated annual revenue
- $250M-$500M
- Industry
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- Industrials
- Commercial & Professional Services
- Professional Services
- SIC code
- 73 Business Services
- Profiles
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Recent federal awards
| Award | Agency | Obligated | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Private debt collection services | Internal Revenue Service | $0 | |
| Private debt collection services | Internal Revenue Service | $0 | |
| Private collection agency (PCA) services - termination for convenience complete effective june 3, 2026 | Bureau of the Fiscal Service | -$8,000,000 | |
| Private collection agency (PCA) services | Bureau of the Fiscal Service | $12,000,000 | |
| Private collection agency (PCA) services bridge contract | Bureau of the Fiscal Service | $11,372,187 |
About The CBE Group, Inc.
The CBE Group, Inc., a subsidiary of CBE Companies, Inc., headquartered in Cedar Falls, Iowa, operates as a prime contractor delivering private debt collection and accounts receivable management services to federal civilian agencies under full-and-open competition on the GSA Multiple Award Schedule. The vendor competes in no set-aside categories and operates entirely as a prime contractor (100% of recent awards).
CBE's federal portfolio concentrates in debt collection and administrative resolution services. The vendor holds a $400 million Federal Supply Schedule contract with the GSA Federal Acquisition Service (through March 2029) and a $60 million single-award Blanket Purchase Agreement with the Bureau of the Fiscal Service (through January 2031). Recent representative work includes a $182.3 million delivery order from the Internal Revenue Service (awarded September 2021, ultimate completion September 2026) for private debt collection of inactive IRS tax receivables; an $11.4 million delivery order from the Bureau of the Fiscal Service (awarded May 2025, completion August 2026) for Private Collection Agency Services Bridge Contract work; and a $12 million BPA call from the Bureau of the Fiscal Service (awarded January 2026, completion January 2027) for accounts receivable collections, credit bureau reporting, administrative wage garnishment, rehabilitation funding, and consolidations under firm fixed-price pricing. All work is performed at the Cedar Falls, Iowa facility.
Customer concentration is sharp and multiagency. The top five customers by funding account for 89% of awards by count and 100% by combined potential value. The Department of Education Office of Federal Student Aid leads by dollar value ($668.6 million across 5 awards), anchored by the FSS contract. The GSA Federal Acquisition Service follows at $435 million (2 awards, the FSS contract itself plus related activity). The Internal Revenue Service accounts for $344.4 million across 5 awards, and the Bureau of the Fiscal Service sits at $167.1 million across 11 awards. The Department of State holds 2 awards. Tension exists between the two customer rankings: Education and GSA dominate dollars (largely through the FSS vehicle), while BFS dominates award count through multiple smaller BPA calls and delivery orders.
CBE operates entirely under the Multiple Award Schedule, with 21 task orders carrying $773.8 million in combined potential value. The vendor's category concentration sits in debt collection (10 awards, NAICS Collection Agencies) and accounts receivable services (14 awards, NAICS Offices of Certified Public Accountants), with top PSC codes in Debt Collection Management (17 awards) and Credit Reporting Administration (4 awards).
Three awards (combined potential value $205.7 million) reach ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months and face recompete exposure: the IRS $182.3 million delivery order completes September 2026, and two BFS delivery orders complete by November 2025 and January 2027. CBE experienced a recompete disruption on a May 2025 BPA termination for convenience, which deobligated $8 million and cancelled $15.76 million in remaining line items effective June 3, 2026, following a protest.
Service Contract Inventory data, which covers federal service contracts above the $150,000 threshold and excludes goods and classified work, shows limited SCI-reportable invoicing activity: zero invoiced amount across FY2022–FY2024, with 20.8 SCI-reported FTEs in FY2024 (3 prime records, 1 named sub record). SCI figures represent a subset of CBE's federal revenue and do not reflect the full scale of the vendor's delivery under the multiple-award debt collection contracts.
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Quick answers
What is The CBE Group, Inc.'s UEI?
The CBE Group, Inc.'s Unique Entity ID (UEI) in SAM.gov is CTYHQ6M5VHL1.
What is The CBE Group, Inc.'s CAGE code?
The CBE Group, Inc.'s CAGE code is 3RVX4.
What is The CBE Group, Inc.'s primary NAICS code?
The CBE Group, Inc.'s primary NAICS code is 561440 (Collection Agencies).
Where is The CBE Group, Inc. located?
The CBE Group, Inc.'s physical address in SAM.gov is 1309 Technology Pkwy, Cedar Falls, IA 50613, USA.
Is The CBE Group, Inc. registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. The CBE Group, Inc.'s SAM.gov registration is active through March 9, 2027.
Who is The CBE Group, Inc.'s parent company?
The CBE Group, Inc. is part of CBE Companies, Inc.
Which contract vehicles does The CBE Group, Inc. hold?
The CBE Group, Inc. holds a place on 3 federal contract vehicles, including MAS and PSS.
What is The CBE Group, Inc.'s most recent federal award?
The CBE Group, Inc.'s most recent federal contract award is Private debt collection services (2043FY26F00046), from Internal Revenue Service, on September 23, 2026.
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