Federal award data, Maryland
Investigation and Personal Background Check Services contracts in Maryland (NAICS 561611)
How many federal investigation and Personal Background Check Services contracts are there in Maryland?
Federal agencies signed 228 new NAICS 561611 awards of $25,000 or more performed in Maryland in FY2016-FY2026, worth $615M. 85% were competed, and competed awards drew a median of 1 offer; 55% got a single offer. That is fewer offers than the national median for this code (2 offers).
USAspending.gov data, FY2016-FY2026. Updated .
- New awards
- 228
- Obligated
- $615M
- Median award
- $325,542
- Median offers
- 1
- Agencies signed about 21 new NAICS 561611 awards in Maryland a year from FY2016 to FY2025, 12 of them in FY2025 (down 52% from FY2016).
- Maryland accounts for 11% of all NAICS 561611 awards nationwide.
- The median award was $325,542; 85 different companies won at least one award.
- 58% of awards that report a set-aside were set aside for small businesses or a socioeconomic program, most often small business set-asides.
- 22 of these awards reach their potential end date (all options exercised) in the next 12 months, so most of that work comes up for re-bid.
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Awards per fiscal year
New NAICS 561611 awards in Maryland of $25,000 or more by the fiscal year they were signed (October to September), with the amount obligated on them to date.
| Fiscal year | Awards | Obligated |
|---|---|---|
| FY2016 | 25 | $42.1M |
| FY2017 | 24 | $44.3M |
| FY2018 | 19 | $107M |
| FY2019 | 18 | $63M |
| FY2020 | 39 | $32.9M |
| FY2021 | 21 | $130M |
| FY2022 | 17 | $49.4M |
| FY2023 | 13 | $63M |
| FY2024 | 20 | $40.3M |
| FY2025 | 12 | $9.2M |
| FY2026* | 20 | $33.1M |
* FY2026 is still filling in: the Department of Defense reports its awards 90 days late. Full years run to FY2025.
How competitive are these contracts?
85% of awards were competed. Competed awards drew a median of 1 offer, against 3 offers across all federal contracts; 55% got a single offer.
| Offers received | Competed awards |
|---|---|
| 1 (single offer) | 74 (55%) |
| 2 | 16 (12%) |
| 3-4 | 13 (10%) |
| 5-9 | 28 (21%) |
| 10+ | 4 (3%) |
135 competed awards with an offer count. Not competed: 35 awards (sole source, follow-on or not available for competition).
Set-asides
58% of the 106 awards that report a set-aside were reserved for small businesses or a socioeconomic program.
| Set-aside | Awards |
|---|---|
| Small business | 55 (52%) |
| No set-aside | 44 (42%) |
| 8(a) | 5 (5%) |
| Women-owned (WOSB and EDWOSB) | 1 (1%) |
| Veteran-owned (VA VOSB) | 1 (1%) |
Orders placed under an existing contract vehicle often leave the set-aside blank (it is recorded on the vehicle), so they are left out here.
How big are the awards?
The median award was $325,542. 27% were under $100,000, the range where agencies often use simplified acquisition.
| Amount obligated | Awards |
|---|---|
| Under $100K | 61 (27%) |
| $100K-$1M | 97 (43%) |
| $1M-$10M | 56 (25%) |
| $10M+ | 14 (6%) |
Which agencies buy it in Maryland?
The agency components with the most new NAICS 561611 awards performed in Maryland.
| Awards | Obligated | |
|---|---|---|
| Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Acquisition and Property Management Division | 46 | $9.8M |
| Social Security Administration | 25 | $61.8M |
| Food and Drug Administration | 19 | $62M |
| U.S. Census Bureau | 14 | $11.2M |
| Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency | 11 | $167M |
| Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration | 10 | $49M |
| Office of the Secretary | 9 | $66.1M |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | 9 | $5M |
Largest awards
The five awards with the most obligated, as described by the contracting office. Each links to its record on USAspending.gov.
- Caf and vroc support servicesDefense Counterintelligence and Security Agency, FY2021$81.9M
- Uscis tier 4, tier 5, and tier 4r background investigations in support of the office of security &...U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, FY2023$33.2M
- Hr servicesOffice of the Secretary, FY2018$29.4M
- AfissFederal Bureau of Investigation, FY2022$27.1M
- Esc analysis and assessment support svcsDefense Counterintelligence and Security Agency, FY2021$26.3M
Coming up for re-bid
22 of these awards reach their potential end date (every option exercised) in the 12 months after November 5, 2026. Agencies usually post the follow-on solicitation, or a sources-sought notice, months before that.
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How many bids do NAICS 561611 contracts in Maryland get?
Competed awards drew a median of 1 offer (FY2016-FY2026, 135 awards with an offer count). 55% got a single offer and 24% got five or more. Across all federal contracts the median is 3 offers.
Which agencies award the most NAICS 561611 contracts in Maryland?
By number of new awards in FY2016-FY2026: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Acquisition and Property Management Division (20%), Social Security Administration (11%), Food and Drug Administration (8%). Agencies that buy often are the ones to watch for recompetes and sources-sought notices.
How many NAICS 561611 contracts in Maryland are set aside for small business?
58% of the awards that report a set-aside were reserved for small businesses or a socioeconomic program: small business set-asides 52%, 8(a) 5%, Women-owned (WOSB and EDWOSB) 1%. Orders under existing contract vehicles often leave the field blank, so those are not counted.
Where the numbers come from
Every new federal contract award of $25,000 or more signed from October 1, 2015 to September 30, 2026 (FY2016 to FY2026), as reported to USAspending.gov from the Federal Procurement Data System: definitive contracts, purchase orders, delivery orders and BPA calls. Amounts are what has been obligated on each award to date, options and modifications included. Place is the place of performance.
Offer counts are FPDS's “number of offers received” on competed awards. Award recipients are counted but not named here. Pages with fewer than 150 awards (500 for one code in one state) are left out of search engines, because a handful of awards can swing the numbers.
Compiled by Falkview US from public data, updated November 5, 2026. Free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 with a link to the page.
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