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 exclusively—22 recent awards across four customer agencies, with no subcontract footprint. Registered in SAM.gov since 2014, the vendor specializes in field investigative services including employment vetting, record searches, interviews, and comprehensive background checks supporting federal personnel security and employment screening programs under NAICS 561611 (Investigation and Personal Background Check Services).

Customer concentration reflects a two-agency anchor. The Peace Corps and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives together account for 100% of recent awards: the Peace Corps holds 6 awards valued at $1 million combined potential, while ATF holds 12 awards valued at $938 thousand combined potential. The Department of State's Bureau of Diplomatic Security and the U.S. Agency for International Development Office of Security round out the active customer set with 2 awards each. Recent representative work includes a $750,000 single-award BPA with the Peace Corps (awarded April 22, 2024, through April 21, 2029) under which three BPA calls have been issued—an $8,873.27 labor-hours call completed September 3, 2025, a $12,000 call completed August 10, 2026, and a $12,000 firm-fixed-price call (awarded August 11, 2026, completing August 10, 2027). ATF maintains a $600,000 Basic Ordering Agreement (awarded August 1, 2025, through July 31, 2030) from which a $22,000 delivery order was issued on August 1, 2025, designated as a Total Small Business set-aside and completing September 30, 2026. The Department of State's Bureau of Diplomatic Security holds a $5,000 single-award BPA for background investigative services (awarded August 18, 2025, completing August 17, 2030).

The vendor operates under no formal set-aside designation across its prime awards; however, the ATF BPA was solicited as a 100% small business set-aside and the ATF delivery order carries a Total Small Business set-aside designation. Activity shows volatility—four awards in 2020, one in 2021, two in 2024, four in 2025, and one in 2026—with combined potential value of $2.4 million and combined dollars obligated of $371 thousand (16% of potential value). Three awards carrying $46 thousand in combined potential value complete within the next twenty-four months and face recompete exposure. The vendor holds five parent vehicles: an ATF BOA (6 task orders, $166 thousand), a Peace Corps BPA (3 task orders, $33 thousand), and three additional agency BPAs and BOAs ranging from $5,000 to $150 thousand in ceiling value. Difede, Anthony competes full-and-open across civilian background investigation and security screening work for agencies with personnel vetting requirements.