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NAICS 561611 · Investigation and Personal Background Check Services

Total awarded

$4,967,165,394

Awards

376

Buying agencies

Distinct winners

153

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Typical award value

$1,809,892

median · $326,172–$5,334,181 middle half

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Top buying agencies (by $)

Department of Defense$3,252,391,641

Department of Homeland Security$790,600,943

Department of Justice$375,546,601

Department of Health and Human …$131,712,546

Social Security Administration$116,289,258

Department of Veterans Affairs$65,455,728

Top winners (by $)

PERATON RISK DECISION INC.$1,638,614,563

CACI, INC. - FEDERAL$923,992,914

CACI PREMIER TECHNOLOGY, LLC$576,849,794

ASRC FEDERAL PROFESSIONAL SER…$280,674,683

PROTECTION STRATEGIES INC$157,077,673

MADISON ASSOCIATES INC$130,926,879

Awards by year ($)

2006$3,832,385

2012$2,588,508

2013$3,136,785

2014$3,725,848

2015$6,150,037

2016$86,444,811

2017$25,161,216

2018$30,403,012

2019$1,369,486,299

2020$370,440,401

2021$332,179,321

2022$114,192,030

2023$1,831,460,370

2024$246,125,054

2025$170,887,707

2026$370,951,610

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