Cornell Abraxas Group, LLC

Cornell Abraxas Group, LLC, doing business as Abraxas Youth & Family Services, is a non-profit subsidiary of The GEO Group, Inc. that operates secure juvenile correctional and rehabilitation facilities for the federal government as a prime contractor on a single $25.2 million Indefinite Delivery Contract with the Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons. The vendor competes in full-and-open procurement, not set-aside categories, and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

The vendor's federal footprint is heavily concentrated in Bureau of Prisons juvenile detention work. Six delivery orders totaling approximately $6.9 million have been issued under the primary IDC since April 2023, covering service periods from October 2023 through September 2026, with individual orders ranging from $509,000 to $1.5 million. Recent representative work includes a $1.5 million delivery order for secure juvenile in-house services from April 2023 through March 2024, a $1.2 million delivery order from April 2024 through September 2024, a $1.5 million delivery order from April 2025 through March 2026, and a $965,875 delivery order from October 2025 through March 2026. All work is performed at facilities in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and covers operations in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. The underlying IDC requires the contractor to maintain a minimum commitment of 1,825 inmate days per option year and an estimated maximum capacity of 3,650 inmate days, with full compliance to American Correctional Association accreditation standards and Prison Rape Elimination Act requirements.

The vendor's award portfolio reflects a narrow customer base. The Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons Central Office accounts for 9 awards worth the full $48.9 million in combined potential value. In addition to this prime contract work, the vendor acts as a sub-recipient on 46 federal grant sub-awards flowing through the Pennsylvania Department of Education, primarily meal-reimbursement awards under the National School Lunch Program. The Pennsylvania Department of Education served as prime grantee on substantially all sub-awards, with the vendor receiving monthly or bimonthly reimburse payments for providing meals and milk to school children at its juvenile facilities dating back to 2022.

Activity has accelerated in recent years, from one award in 2022 to 23 awards in 2024, then moderated to 11 awards each in 2025 and 2026. Only one award (valued at $509,000) faces ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, presenting minimal near-term recompete exposure. The corporate parent is Abraxas Alliance Inc., a non-profit parent entity. Named subsidiaries include Cornell Corrections of California, LLC and Cornell Interventions LLC, both non-profit organizations.