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Money trail · Detention + transportation

Detention Receipts

$452.9M to Amentum for Camp East Montana after ICE ended the first contract for its own convenience

$452.9M

Current award amount

Exactly $452,855,435.04

  • U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcementawards toAMENTUM SERVICES, INC.
  • Amentumnamed on award forCamp East Montana Temporary Detention Center

A federal audit documented waste and standards failures at a 5,000-capacity El Paso detention camp. ICE terminated the Acquisition Logistics order for the government's convenience on April 17, 2026, GAO reports a different vendor began operating the next day, Amentum holds a sole-source award, and ICE has published a justification to extend it through September 2027 for up to $776 million more.

Obligated

$452.9M

Money legally committed under the award.

Outlayed

$0

Money actually paid out so far.

Potential value

$452.9M

Ceiling if every option is exercised. Never added to the amounts above.

Current period ends

September 30, 2026

Award ID CONT_AWD_70CDCR26C00000016_7012_-NONE-_-NONE-

Observed in the cited recordDoes not establish:That the $776 million extension has been obligated. It is a reported potential cost from a published justification notice, not a figure on the federal award record.

Source: USAspending.gov, Award CONT_AWD_70CDCR26C00000016 — Amentum Services, Inc., Camp East Montana · CONT_AWD_70CDCR26C00000016_7012 · published 2026-03-12

Award figures as of August 20, 2026. Record verified August 20, 2026.

Money trail frame as text

  1. Money trail. $452.9M to Amentum for Camp East Montana after ICE ended the first contract for its own convenience.

  2. A federal audit documented waste and standards failures at a 5,000-capacity El Paso detention camp. ICE terminated the Acquisition Logistics order for the government's convenience on April 17, 2026, GAO reports a different vendor began operating the next day, Amentum holds a sole-source award, and ICE has published a justification to extend it through September 2027 for up to $776 million more.

  3. Current award amount: $452.9M. Exactly $452,855,435.04

  4. Obligated: $452.9M. Money legally committed under the award.

  5. Outlayed: $0. Money actually paid out so far.

  6. Potential value: $452.9M. Ceiling if every option is exercised. Never added to the amounts above.

  7. Current period ends: September 30, 2026. Award ID CONT_AWD_70CDCR26C00000016_7012_-NONE-_-NONE-

  8. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement — awards to — AMENTUM SERVICES, INC..

  9. Amentum — named on award for — Camp East Montana Temporary Detention Center.

  10. Evidence state: Observed in the cited record.

  11. Does not establish: That the $776 million extension has been obligated. It is a reported potential cost from a published justification notice, not a figure on the federal award record.

  12. Source: USAspending.gov, Award CONT_AWD_70CDCR26C00000016 — Amentum Services, Inc., Camp East Montana.

  13. Award figures as of August 20, 2026. Record verified August 20, 2026.

Source link: USAspending.gov — Award CONT_AWD_70CDCR26C00000016 — Amentum Services, Inc., Camp East Montana