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561612 Security Guards and Patrol Services: federal contract awards

Federal agencies obligated $7.2 billion on contracts coded 561612 from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026. They made 2,584 new awards with a median of $25,000. Small businesses received 29% of the money.

Contract obligations
$7.2 billionJul 2025 to Jun 2026
New awards
2,584signed in the window
Median new award
$25,000obligated to date
Small-business share
29%$2.1 billion

Which federal offices buy 561612 work

The five awarding offices with the largest obligations under 561612, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
Awarding officeDepartmentObligationsShare of 561612
U.S. Immigration and Customs EnforcementDHS$2.0 billion27%
Office of Procurement OperationsDHS$1.6 billion22%
Department of StateDOS$1.0 billion14%
U.S. Marshals ServiceDOJ$684.6 million10%
Transportation Security AdministrationDHS$390.5 million5%

Which companies received 561612 awards

The five recipients with the largest obligations under 561612, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026, as named in USAspending
RecipientObligationsShare of 561612
METROPOLITAN SECURITY SERVICES, INC.$540.9 million8%
AMENTUM SERVICES, INC.$508.4 million7%
THE GEO GROUP, INC.$504.5 million7%
PARAGON SYSTEMS INC$422.5 million6%
TRIPLE CANOPY INC$384.5 million5%

How the 561612 money was set aside

Share of obligations by the set-aside type recorded on each contract action. Orders under larger contract vehicles often record none.

Small business set-aside2.2%$160.8 million
Service-disabled veteran-owned1.4%$101.4 million
8(a)3.4%$241.3 million
HUBZone<0.1%$2.8 million
Women-owned (WOSB, EDWOSB)0.2%$14.8 million
Indian enterprise<0.1%$1.5 million
No set-aside used16%$1.2 billion
No set-aside type recorded76%$5.5 billion

Open for bids on SAM.gov on September 29, 2026

The SAM.gov extract of September 29, 2026 listed 28 open notices coded 561612 whose response deadline had not passed: 10 presolicitations, 10 solicitations, 5 sources sought notices, 3 combined synopsis/solicitations.

  • Open notices28
  • Solicitations and combined synopses13
  • Sources sought and presolicitations15
  • Posted in the 30 days before the extract20
  • Naming a place of performance79%
  • Median days from posting to response deadline14

Set-asides on these notices: SDVOSB set-aside: 8; 8(a) set-aside: 8; No set-aside: 6; Set-aside not stated: 6.

Posting agencies with the most open notices: VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF (8), DEPT OF THE ARMY (7), STATE, DEPARTMENT OF (7), DEPT OF THE NAVY (4), FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (1).

Most common places of performance: Virginia (10), California (4), JP-13, outside the US (3), Alaska (2), Arizona (1).

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Award figures: USAspending.gov, contract award types A to D (BPA calls, purchase orders, delivery orders, definitive contracts), action dates July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026, retrieved September 29, 2026. Open notices: SAM.gov Contract Opportunities public extract of September 29, 2026. How each figure is defined.