Business and Contracts
The Department of Justice offers business and contracting opportunities to support its efforts in enforcing the law and defending the interests of the United States according to the law; ensuring public safety against threats foreign and domestic; providing federal leadership in preventing and controlling crime; seeking just punishment for those guilty of unlawful behavior; and ensuring fair and impartial administration of justice for all Americans.
Leadership
Management and oversight of the Department of Justice's acquisition function is the responsibility of the Chief Acquisition Officer (CAO) and the Senior Procurement Executive (SPE). The CAO is the Department's top acquisition executive and has the authority, accountability and responsibility for Department-wide acquisition decision-making. This includes the development of goals, guidelines and policies, measurement and evaluation of the performance of the Department's various acquisition organizations. The SPE assists the CAO in the performance of her duties with regards to the acquisition function.
The Office of Acquisition Management supports the CAO and SPE in developing and communicating policy; implementing the requirements of pertinent statutes, regulations, and other guidance; promoting effective business practices to achieve public policy objectives; and ensuring that acquisition personnel are properly trained and have a clear understanding of the mission and objectives of Department acquisition management programs.
Doing Business with the Department of Justice
Register to do Business with DOJ
All individuals who wish to contract with the federal government must register in the System for Award Management (SAM). SAM is the primary database for the federal government. It is a consolidation of several procurement systems that allows firms to register to do business with the federal government.
Getting Started
- Know the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Codes for your firm’s products and/or services.
- Identify which DOJ bureaus buy the products and/or services your firm provides.
- Review the DOJ Forecast of Contracting Opportunities.
- Visit the SAM.gov website for current DOJ contract opportunities.
- Consider becoming a General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Supply Schedule contract holder.
Department Competition Advocate
The Competition Advocate is responsible for promoting the acquisition of commercial items, promoting full and open competition, challenging requirements that are not stated in terms of functions to be performed, performance required or essential physical characteristics, and challenging barriers to the acquisition of commercial items and full and open competition such as unnecessarily restrictive statements of work, unnecessarily detailed specifications, and unnecessarily burdensome contract clauses.
Department Competition Advocate
Tara M. Jamison
Deputy Senior Procurement Executive
Director, Office of Acquisition Management
Justice Management Division
U.S. Department of Justice
Tara.Jamison@usdoj.gov
Department Task-Order and Delivery-Order Ombudsman
The ombudsman reviews complaints from contractors and ensures they are afforded a fair opportunity to be considered, consistent with the procedures in the contract. The ombudsman is a senior agency official who is independent of the contracting officer.
Department Task-Order and Delivery-Order Ombudsman
Tara M. Jamison
Deputy Senior Procurement Executive
Director, Office of Acquisition Management
Justice Management Division
U.S. Department of Justice
Tara.Jamison@usdoj.gov
DOJ Agency Procurement Sites
The Department has nine components with the procurement authority to manage the DOJ’s contracting activities. Procurement activities in each of these components are led by a Bureau Procurement Chief (BPC).
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is a unique law enforcement agency that protects our communities from violent criminal organizations, the illegal use and trafficking of firearms, the illegal use and storage of explosives, acts of arson and bombings, acts of terrorism, and the illegal diversion of alcohol and tobacco products.
Bureau Procurement Chief:
Jim Huff, Division Chief
Acquisitions Management Division
99 New York Avenue, NE
Washington, DC 20226
James.Huff@atf.gov
The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) protects society by confining offenders in the controlled environments of prisons and community-based facilities that are safe, humane, cost-efficient, and appropriately secure, and that provide work and other self-improvement opportunities to assist offenders in becoming law-abiding citizens.
Bureau Procurement Chief:
Randall C. Burleson, CPCM, Assistant Director (Acting), Administration / Procurement Executive
901 D. Street, SW
Washington, DC 20530
rburleson@bop.gov
Drug Enforcement Administration
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) enforces the controlled substances laws and regulations of the U.S. and brings to the criminal and civil justice system those organizations and principal members of organizations involved in the growth, manufacture, or distribution of controlled substances appearing in or destined for illicit traffic in the U.S.; and recommends and supports non-enforcement programs aimed at reducing the availability of illicit controlled substances on domestic and international markets.
Bureau Procurement Chief:
Jeffrey D. Saylor, Deputy Assistant Administrator
Office of Acquisition & Relocation Management
600 Army Navy Drive
Arlington, VA 22202
jeffrey.d.saylor@usdoj.gov
Federal Bureau of Investigation
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) protects and defends the United States against terrorist and foreign intelligence threats; upholds and enforces the criminal laws of the U.S.; and provides leadership and criminal justice services to federal, state, municipal, and international agencies, and partners.
Bureau Procurement Chief:
Paul Flood, Procurement Section Chief
4942 Fowler Road
Redstone Arsenal
Huntsville, AL 35898
phflood@fbi.gov
Federal Prison Industries/UNICOR
The Federal Prison Industries (FPI) / UNICOR employs and provides job skills training to the greatest practicable number of inmates confined within the Federal Bureau of Prisons; contributes to the safety and security of our Nation's federal correctional facilities by keeping inmates constructively occupied; provides market-quality products and services to government agencies; operates in a self-sustaining manner; and minimizes FPI's impact on private business and labor.
Bureau Procurement Chief:
Sam Rose, Procurement Executive
400 First Street, NW
Washington, DC 20534
sam.rose@usdoj.gov
The Justice Management Division (JMD) provides advice to senior management officials and direct services to DOJ’s litigation components and components that support the Attorney General regarding Departmental policy, budget and financial management, human resources management and training, procurement, equal employment opportunity, information policy and records, information technology, security, and all matters pertaining to organization, management, and administration. Procurement Services Staff (PSS) is an office within the JMD that primarily supports the Department's Offices, Boards and Divisions (OBDs) which consist of the litigation components of the Department (Antitrust Division, Civil Division, Civil Rights Division, Criminal Division, Environment and Natural Resources Division, Tax Division, and the U.S. Attorneys), along with other components that support the Attorney General.
Bureau Procurement Chief:
Telly Renfroe, Director, Procurement Services Staff
Two Constitution Square (2CON)
145 N Street, N.E., Suite 8E.300
Washington, DC 20530
telly.renfroe@usdoj.gov
Office of The Inspector General
The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) reviews and investigates the programs and personnel of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Federal Bureau of Prisons, the U.S. Marshals Service, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the U.S. Attorneys, and all other organizations in the Department.
Bureau Procurement Chief:
Anna Forsythe, Bureau Procurement Chief (Acting)
150 M St., NE. Suite 11
Washington DC 20530
Anna.Forsythe@usdoj.gov
The Office of Justice Programs (OJP) increases public safety and improves the fair administration of Justice across America through innovative leadership and grant programs.
Bureau Procurement Chief:
Myrmetrius (Metri) Pringle, Deputy Director, Office of Administration
Acquisition Management Division
810 Seventh Street, NW
Washington, DC 20531
Myrmetrius.Pringle@usdoj.gov
United States Marshals Service
The United States Marshals Service (USMS) protects the judiciary, witnesses, and court officers; detains and transports prisoners; apprehends fugitives; and manages the asset forfeiture program.
Bureau Procurement Chief:
Holley O'Brien, Chief Financial Officer
Office of Procurement
U.S. Marshals Service Headquarters, CS-3, Rm 4002
Washington, DC 20530-1000
holley.o'brien@usdoj.gov
Business with UNICOR
UNICOR, through the sale of products and services, helps offenders learn the skills necessary to transition from prison to law-abiding, contributing members of society. UNICOR carries thousands of diverse products and services in over 80 supply classes, produced at dozens of factories strategically located across the U.S.
Justice IT Service Offerings
DOJ can provide shared information technology (IT) services for any Agency mission. Services are flexible and scalable to a variety of environments to fulfill mission needs quickly and efficiently.
Developed in accordance with Office of Federal Procurement Policy guidance, the DOJ Vendor Communication Plan identifies our efforts to promote effective engagement with industry. The plan provides clear and consistent direction to the DOJ workforce and vendor community about how to engage and increase dialogue prior to award of contracts.
In accordance with Section 743 of Division C of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-117), the DOJ’s Service Contract Inventories are available to the public. The inventories provide information on service contract actions that exceed $25,000 and were awarded in the relevant fiscal years. The information is organized to show how contracted resources are distributed throughout the Department.
At the direction of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and in accordance with the requirements of the FAIR Act of 1998 the Department of Justice commercial and inherently governmental activities are posted publicly in a comprehensive inventory for public review.
DOJ's Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) is focused on increasing contracting opportunities for small businesses, small disadvantaged businesses, women-owned small businesses, and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses as prime contractors and subcontractors.
Integrated Acquisition Environment Systems
The Integrated Award Environment (IAE) is a series of Federal acquisition-related platforms managed by the General Services Administration. The IAE mission is to support a common, secure business environment which facilitates and supports cost-effective acquisition of, and payment for, goods and services; effective management of Federal acquisition and assistance awards; and consistent transparency into Federal acquisition and assistance awards.
