How big are federal contracts in Investigation and Personal Background Check Services nationwide?

2,077 awards made FY2024–FY2026 under NAICS 561611. Each award counts once, at its value now (base plus exercised options). Contracts, purchase orders, orders under contract vehicles and vehicle ceilings are shown apart: mixing them would put $5K orders next to $500M ceilings.

By kind of award

Award values by kind
KindAwards10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pct
Definitive contracts44$20.0K$76.0K$510.0K$1.84M$5.20M
Purchase orders122$2.6K$5.6K$17.6K$41.7K$137.8K
Orders under contract vehicles1,173$3.0K$3.6K$5.7K$76.8K$577.1K
Contract vehicles (ceilings)738$600.0K$700.0K$700.0K$700.0K$5.00M

Definitive contracts are stand-alone contracts; purchase orders are mostly simplified acquisitions (under $350K since October 2025, $250K before). Orders are task and delivery orders and BPA calls placed under a vehicle. A vehicle's ceiling is what it may be worth with every option, often shared by many companies, not what was spent.

By set-aside

Contract and purchase-order values by set-aside
Set-aside (contracts and purchase orders)Awards10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pct
No set-aside130$2.6K$6.2K$19.5K$76.0K$417.8K
Small business19$4.5K$15.0K$30.0K$225.6K$2.16M
8(a)13$135.3K$331.6K$1.50M$3.20M$6.60M
Service-disabled veteran-owned3too few to show percentiles
Women-owned (WOSB/EDWOSB)1too few to show percentiles

Competed or not

Award values by competition
How it was bought (all but vehicles)Awards10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pct
Competed734$3.5K$6.0K$28.4K$247.1K$2.16M
Not competed605$2.9K$3.5K$4.7K$6.6K$79.2K

By state

Contract and purchase-order values by state
Where the work is (contracts and purchase orders)Awards10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pct
DC26$13.8K$16.1K$20.0K$129.5K$2.16M
VA22$7.4K$18.1K$76.0K$1.50M$3.12M
CA16$1.0K$3.4K$11.1K$20.7K$1.78M
NJ13$5.5K$7.4K$73.1K$172.1K$191.9K
FL10$2.5K$3.5K$25.3K$128.4K$258.5K
MD9$14.4K$33.3K$135.3K$2.25M$5.20M
TX9$3.8K$5.6K$13.1K$225.0K$1.47M
IL8$33.6K$43.5K$59.8K$328.9K$2.67M
AL6$2.5K$4.8K$13.6K$20.5K$60.8K
SC6$4.5K$6.6K$19.7K$159.3K$331.6K
GA5$2.5K$2.5K$2.5K$2.5K$35.0K
OH5$2.7K$3.4K$15.0K$36.0K$1.81M
HI4too few to show percentiles
PA3too few to show percentiles
IN3too few to show percentiles

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From USAspending.gov prime award data: the base action of each award (modification 0) in the fiscal years shown, with its industry, place, set-aside and competition; values as of the latest action. Percentiles are actual awards' values; with fewer than 5 awards only the count is shown. This page shows what was awarded; it is not a suggested price for any bid.

Typical federal contract size: Investigation and Personal Background Check Services (NAICS 561611) nationwide · SpendQuery