Difede, Anthony

Difede, Anthony, a sole proprietorship based in Seaford, New York, provides background investigation and personnel security screening services to federal civilian agencies as a prime contractor, operating across a portfolio of small-dollar blanket purchase agreements and basic ordering agreements with no subcontract relationships. The vendor is registered in SAM.gov since 2014 and operates under NAICS 561611 (Investigation and Personal Background Check Services), competing predominantly under small-business set-asides and unrestricted procurement — recent work carries no set-aside designations except for a Total Small Business designation on one ATF delivery order.

Difede, Anthony's customer base concentrates heavily with two agencies. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives accounts for 12 awards with a combined potential value of $947 thousand, while the Peace Corps holds 6 awards valued at $1 million combined potential value, accounting for 100% of the portfolio across four federal agencies. The US Agency for International Development Office of Security and the Department of State Bureau of Diplomatic Security each hold 2 awards, with USAID contributing $399 thousand in combined potential value. Within this concentrated footprint, the Peace Corps and ATF rankings align closely — both volume and dollar contribution point to the same primary customers, with no tension between award count and potential value across the portfolio.

The vendor holds four parent vehicles: a Basic Ordering Agreement with ATF (DOJ) running through July 31, 2030 with a $600 thousand ceiling, under which 6 task orders have been issued with $166 thousand combined potential value; a Blanket Purchase Agreement with the Peace Corps running through April 21, 2029 with a $750 thousand ceiling, from which 3 task orders totaling $33 thousand have been called; a Basic Ordering Agreement with USAID running through 2029 with a $150 thousand two-order draw; and a single-award Blanket Purchase Agreement with the Department of State Bureau of Diplomatic Security running through August 17, 2030 with a $5 thousand ceiling. Recent awards include a $31,198.42 ATF delivery order issued August 1, 2025 with ultimate completion August 13, 2027, a $12 thousand Peace Corps BPA call issued August 11, 2026 for Washington, DC-based background investigation services, and an $8,873.27 Peace Corps call issued May 15, 2024. The vendor's sole-proprietor profile and small dollar volumes ($2.4 million combined potential value, $380 thousand obligated) characterize it as a specialized single-discipline investigator serving niche personnel-security needs across civilian agencies rather than a diversified service provider. Activity has been episodic rather than growth-oriented — one award in 2021, two in 2024, four in 2025 — with only $43 thousand in combined potential value reaching ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months.