ICE Awards $382.3 Million Texas 287(g) Transportation Contract to GardaWorld
Federal award establishes a major transportation and operational-support contract combining statewide armed transport, continuous dispatch and secure digital infrastructure supporting ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has awarded GardaWorld Federal Services LLC a contract with a potential value of approximately $382.3 million to support transportation operations associated with ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations' 287(g) activities in Texas.
The award is associated with Contract No. 70CDCR26C00000023 and follows ICE's procurement under Solicitation No. 70CDCR26R00000021.
The procurement combines a large-scale transportation requirement with continuous dispatch operations and contractor-hosted secure technology, placing it at the intersection of contracted justice services and operational technology.
A federal award establishes the contractor relationship
The August 31 award moves the procurement beyond the solicitation stage and establishes GardaWorld Federal Services as the contractor associated with the Texas requirement.
Federal procurement records identify the potential contract value as $382,324,910.27.
The underlying acquisition was issued by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security through U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's acquisition organization.
The requirement combines transportation with continuous operations
The underlying solicitation called for statewide armed ground transportation supporting ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations' 287(g) activities in Texas.
The requirement extends beyond vehicles and transportation personnel. It incorporates centralized operational coordination designed to function continuously.
The solicitation required 24-hour, seven-day-a-week dispatch operations, together with management, personnel, equipment and supporting resources necessary to perform the transportation mission.
The operating footprint centers on Texas and includes transportation activity involving ICE-designated facilities and locations in Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico.
Secure technology is embedded in the transportation contract
Although transportation is the principal service component, the procurement also contains an operational-technology requirement.
ICE required a contractor-hosted secure web portal supporting program operations alongside centralized dispatch and transportation coordination.
The requirement therefore combines physical service delivery with communications, information security and digital operational management.
Procurement record
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| Item | Current information |
|---|---|
| Agency | U.S. Department of Homeland Security |
| Component | U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement |
| Program | ICE ERO Texas 287(g) Transportation |
| Solicitation | 70CDCR26R00000021 |
| Contract | 70CDCR26C00000023 |
| Awardee | GardaWorld Federal Services LLC |
| Award posted | August 31, 2026 |
| Potential value | $382,324,910.27 |
| Primary jurisdiction | Texas |
| Service | Armed transportation, centralized dispatch and secure operational support |
| NAICS | 561612 — Security Guards and Patrol Services |
| Status | Awarded |
Why the award matters to the justice-services market
The scale of the award makes the procurement notable on its own, but the structure of the requirement is equally significant.
The contract combines transportation, staffing, continuous dispatch, secure digital infrastructure and operational coordination within a single federal service requirement.
For organizations tracking public-sector justice procurement, this illustrates how transportation and operational-services contracts can carry technology, cybersecurity and centralized-management requirements that would traditionally have been viewed as separate purchasing categories.
The award also creates a documented federal vendor relationship that can be tracked over time through official contract modifications, extensions, option exercises and other procurement records.
What OACRA is watching next
With the award now issued, the procurement lifecycle shifts from competition to contract performance.
The next meaningful public records may include contract modifications, option exercises, changes in contract value, scope adjustments, extensions or other official performance documentation.
Those records may provide additional evidence about the scale, duration and operational structure of the federal contractor relationship.
OACRA will continue tracking this award and other federal, state and local procurements involving justice services, corrections technology, supervision systems, transportation, detention operations, reentry services and related public-sector infrastructure.
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More News & Policy Review →Editorial note: OACRA News & Policy Review is published by OACRA LLC, an independent private organization. OACRA is not a government agency and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or GardaWorld Federal Services LLC. Contract status, procurement descriptions, award information and values in this article are based on official federal procurement records reviewed for publication September 1, 2026. Organizations should rely on official government procurement records for current contract status, amendments, modifications and performance requirements.
