# ICE Awards $1.5B Tacoma Detention Contract

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) awarded GEO Group a potential **$1.5 billion, 10-year contract** to continue operating the 1,575-bed Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma, Washington. The award, made October 28, 2026, followed one offer; no funds have yet been obligated, with funding expected through separate orders. The work includes facility operations, security, maintenance, food, medical care, recreation, and transportation, and the term runs through October 27, 2036. For procurement professionals, the award preserves GEO’s incumbent position while making order-level funding, limited competition, and the relationship to a related Seattle-area detention solicitation important factors in assessing the opportunity. Reports of alleged rights violations, deaths at the facility, and related litigation also raise contractor oversight and performance-risk considerations.

- ICE’s receipt of one offer and the absence of funds obligated to date are relevant to competition and funding analysis; the potential contract value should not be treated as already funded.
- The stated scope spans multiple facility services. Contractors pursuing adjacent work can assess where their capabilities fit and whether the Tacoma award overlaps with the related Seattle-area solicitation; that relationship remains uncertain in the source reporting.
- GEO expects approximately $140 million in annual revenue from the award. The reported allegations and litigation make oversight, service performance, and reputational risk relevant considerations for contractors and subcontractors.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Public Safety
**Published:** October 30, 2026

### Government Entities
- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

### Vendors
- GEO Group (awardee and incumbent facility operator)

### Sources
- [GEO Group gets $1.5 billion contract to keep running Tacoma immigration detention center](https://www.projectsaltbox.com/p/geo-group-gets-15-billion-contract) - Project Salt Box
- [GEO Group wins $1.5 billion contract for Tacoma ICE lockup | Tacoma News Tribune](https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/article317833587.html) - Tacoma News Tribune
- [GEO Group Signs 10-Year Contract to Continue Operating Notorious Tacoma ICE Jail | Democracy Now!](https://www.democracynow.org/2026/10/30/headlines/geo_group_signs_10_year_contract_to_continue_operating_notorious_tacoma_ice_jail) - Democracy Now!