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Industry · NAICS 561612

Security Guards and Patrol Services contracts and bids

12 open bids right now and $7.4 billion in federal contract obligations over the last 12 months. Who's buying, what's set aside, and what's due next.

12open bids right now
58%of open bids are set-asides
$7.4 billionfederal obligations, last 12 months
7,381federal contracts with activity, last 12 months
Homeland Securitylargest federal buyer

What the data says

58% of the open bids in this industry are set aside for small or certified businesses (7 of 12).

Open bids come from 8 different buying offices; the busiest is STATE, DEPARTMENT OF.

Virginia has the most open bids by place of performance (3).

Over the last 12 months, federal agencies obligated $7.4 billion on contracts in this industry. Department of Homeland Security accounted for 63%.

Set-asides

No set-aside (open competition)42% · 5
8(a) Set-Aside25% · 3
Total Small Business Set-Aside25% · 3
Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside8% · 1

Busiest buyers

STATE, DEPARTMENT OF17% · 2
DEPT OF THE ARMY17% · 2
OFFICE OF PROCUREMENT OPERATIONS17% · 2
US MARSHALS SERVICE17% · 2
DEPT OF THE NAVY8% · 1
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY8% · 1

Places of performance

Virginia25% · 3
Indiana8% · 1
JP8% · 1
Alaska8% · 1
New Jersey8% · 1
Texas8% · 1

Who buys this federally

Contract obligations by awarding agency, 2025-10-01 to 2026-09-30.

Department of Homeland Security$4.7 billion · 63%
Department of State$868.6 million · 12%
Department of Justice$774.7 million · 11%
Department of Defense$387.4 million · 5%
Department of Health and Human Services$126.6 million · 2%

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Sources: open bids from SAM.gov Contract Opportunities (public domain), NYC City Record and Los Angeles RAMP, as indexed by Aeonis Bids right now. Federal contract obligations and award counts from USAspending.gov (public domain) for 2025-10-01 to 2026-09-30: obligations are transaction amounts in the period; counts are awards with activity in the period. NAICS titles: U.S. Census Bureau. Not affiliated with or endorsed by SAM.gov, GSA, USAspending.gov or any agency. Always confirm details in the official notice.

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