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$566,357,995

Department of Justice·U.S. Marshals Service

to THE GEO GROUP, INC.

justiceactiveONGOING · MOD OF 2008 CONTRACT
WORK BEGAN2008-01-09·LATEST ACTION2026-06-23·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_DJJODT8C0005_1501_-NONE-_-NONE-
Award description

DETENTION SERVICES

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What the model surfaced from this award

Confidence: high
In plain English

Ongoing detention services contract with The GEO Group for federal prisoner housing and management through 2028.

Sub-sectors
federal-detentionprivate-prison-operationsm&o-contract
Why this matters

The GEO Group operates a significant portion of federal detention capacity; this 18-year contract renewal signals continued reliance on private prison operators for DOJ custody operations.

Supply-chain signal

Sustains demand for private correctional facility staffing, food services, medical care, and facility maintenance vendors serving federal detention centers.

Generated by award_classification v2.1.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-17. Cost: $0.002794.

Period of performance
Start
2008-01-09
End
2028-02-19
Status
activein 599 days
Sources

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