Over the last five years, the U.S. Marshals Service recorded $6.31 billion in obligated spending across 53,631 award actions, with an average action value of $117,699.90. Most obligations were concentrated in security guard and patrol services, with additional spending in justice and public order activities, health and medical insurance, facilities support, and engineering services.
Federal Agency
U.S. MARSHALS SERVICE Federal Contract Obligations (Last 5 Years)
FPDS procurement profile for the U.S. Marshals Service (Agency ID 1544) covering obligations, vendors, NAICS codes, and annual award activity over the last five years.
Totals reflect the selected five-year FPDS analysis window and may include multiple award actions tied to the same vendor or service category.
Agency ID
1544
Total Obligated
6.31 billion
6,312,363,559.33
Award Actions
53,631
Average Action Value
117,699.90
About U.S. MARSHALS SERVICE federal contract activity
Over the last 5 years, the U.S. Marshals Service recorded 53,631 awards totaling $6.31 billion, with an average award value of $117,699.90. The spend profile indicates a high-volume procurement environment with obligations concentrated in security, detention support, health, and related mission-essential services.
Vendor concentration and leading contractors
METROPOLITAN SECURITY SERVICES, INC. is the largest vendor in the period, with $1.76 billion across 3,787 awards, far exceeding the other vendors listed. The next largest obligations are concentrated among HERITAGE HEALTH SOLUTIONS, INC., CENTERRA GROUP, LLC, and GEO GROUP, INC., reflecting a vendor base tied to security, detention, and health-related support services.
Industry profile based on NAICS activity
NAICS 561612, Security Guards and Patrol Services, dominates the portfolio at $2.97 billion across 29,929 awards, confirming heavy reliance on contracted protective services. Other major categories include Other Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities, Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers, Facilities Support Services, and Engineering Services, showing a mix of operational support, medical coverage, facilities, and technical services.
Annual contract trend over the analysis window
Annual obligations remained above $1 billion in each year of the analysis window, ranging from $1.04 billion in 2022 to a peak of $1.45 billion in 2023. Award counts were highest in 2021 at 12,906 and generally declined afterward, while obligations stayed relatively stable, suggesting fewer awards in later years but at comparable dollar levels.
How to interpret this page
This summary uses FPDS Query obligations and award counts for the U.S. Marshals Service, Agency ID 1544, over the last 5 years. Vendor and NAICS rankings are based on total obligated dollars within the selected period, and annual trend figures reflect obligations recorded by fiscal year.
Top Vendors
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GROUP BY vendor_name
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ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10| Vendor | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| METROPOLITAN SECURITY SERVICES, INC. | 1,757,189,944.76 | 1.76 billion | 3,787 |
| HERITAGE HEALTH SOLUTIONS, INC. | 558,751,086.40 | 558.75 million | 41 |
| CENTERRA GROUP, LLC | 558,692,792.52 | 558.69 million | 1,119 |
| GEO GROUP, INC., THE | 358,771,415.00 | 358.77 million | 142 |
| GEO GROUP INC., THE | 264,907,873.72 | 264.91 million | 59 |
| M. C. DEAN, INC. | 215,219,035.36 | 215.22 million | 1,492 |
| THE GEO GROUP INCORPORATED | 188,785,946.16 | 188.79 million | 75 |
| CORECIVIC, INC. | 187,671,115.46 | 187.67 million | 83 |
| PARAGON SYSTEMS, INC | 169,475,402.51 | 169.48 million | 639 |
| CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA | 168,129,546.51 | 168.13 million | 75 |
Insight
Over the last 5 years, the U.S. Marshals Service obligated $6.31 billion across 53,631 awards, with an average award value of $117,699.90. Top vendor obligations are concentrated, led by Metropolitan Security Services, Inc. at $1.76 billion across 3,787 awards; the remaining top vendors each received between $168.13 million and $558.75 million. Several entries reflect potential vendor name variation or duplicate reporting for GEO Group entities, which may indicate fragmented reporting across closely related names. Overall, the profile suggests a mix of high-volume, lower-dollar awards and a smaller number of larger obligations to major service providers.
Top NAICS
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naics_name,
total_obligated,
award_count,
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FROM
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sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
count() AS award_count
FROM fpds.data
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AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode IS NOT NULL
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AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 5 YEAR
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY naics_code
)
ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10| NAICS Code | Description | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 561612 | SECURITY GUARDS AND PATROL SERVICES | 2,973,319,881.77 | 2.97 billion | 29,929 |
| 922190 | OTHER JUSTICE, PUBLIC ORDER, AND SAFETY ACTIVITIES | 589,350,458.29 | 589.35 million | 264 |
| 524114 | DIRECT HEALTH AND MEDICAL INSURANCE CARRIERS | 558,751,086.40 | 558.75 million | 41 |
| 561210 | FACILITIES SUPPORT SERVICES | 486,266,522.27 | 486.27 million | 286 |
| 541330 | ENGINEERING SERVICES | 346,011,009.14 | 346.01 million | 2,664 |
| 561621 | SECURITY SYSTEMS SERVICES (EXCEPT LOCKSMITHS) | 240,876,721.70 | 240.88 million | 3,042 |
| 541519 | OTHER COMPUTER RELATED SERVICES | 125,762,539.41 | 125.76 million | 1,583 |
| 541512 | COMPUTER SYSTEMS DESIGN SERVICES | 119,132,366.63 | 119.13 million | 110 |
| 493190 | OTHER WAREHOUSING AND STORAGE | 110,881,733.68 | 110.88 million | 419 |
| 541611 | ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES | 65,923,927.15 | 65.92 million | 1,133 |
Insight
Over the last 5 years, U.S. MARSHALS SERVICE obligated $6.31 billion across 53,631 awards, with spending highly concentrated in NAICS 561612, Security Guards and Patrol Services, which accounts for $2.97 billion and 29,929 awards. The remaining obligations are distributed across a smaller set of justice, safety, support, engineering, and IT-related NAICS, led by 922190, 524114, and 561210, each with materially lower dollar values than the top category. Award activity is broad, but obligation value is weighted toward a small number of service lines, indicating reliance on a dominant labor-intensive security procurement base with secondary spending in related support and technical services.
Annual Trend
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year,
total_obligated,
award_count,
formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
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sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
count() AS award_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE
contract_type = 1
AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID = '1544'
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 5 YEAR
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY year
)
ORDER BY year DESC| Year | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,283,921,539.98 | 1.28 billion | 8,550 |
| 2024 | 1,273,144,294.17 | 1.27 billion | 10,053 |
| 2023 | 1,445,486,832.00 | 1.45 billion | 11,950 |
| 2022 | 1,039,912,162.46 | 1.04 billion | 10,172 |
| 2021 | 1,269,898,730.72 | 1.27 billion | 12,906 |
Insight
Over the last 5 years, the U.S. Marshals Service obligated $6.31 billion across 53,631 awards, with an average award value of $117,699.9. Annual obligations were relatively stable, ranging from $1.04 billion in 2022 to $1.45 billion in 2023, indicating moderate year-to-year variation rather than a sustained directional shift. Award volume peaked in 2021 at 12,906 and declined to 8,550 in 2025, while obligations remained above $1.27 billion in each of the last three years, suggesting fewer awards of comparable aggregate value in the more recent period.
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