NAICS 561612 · Virginia · fiscal year 2025 · federal prime contract obligations
What the federal government buys from security guards & patrol services in Virginia
Federal · FY2025 · Classified by six-digit NAICS code$335.95MVirginia recipients were obligated $335.95M for security guards & patrol services in fiscal year 2025 — 5.6% of the $5.99B obligated nationally, ranking #5 among states. Nationally, Department of Homeland Security was the largest buyer at $3.23B.
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The ledger you are not on
| # | Company | Obligated FY2025 |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | PARAGON SYSTEMS INC | $540.07M |
| 02 | METROPOLITAN SECURITY SERVICES, INC. | $526.92M |
| 03 | TRIPLE CANOPY INC | $346.90M |
| 04 | THE GEO GROUP, INC. | $334.09M |
| 05 | CORECIVIC, INC. | $315.40M |
| 06 | INTER-CON SECURITY SYSTEMS, INC. | $184.09M |
| 07 | MVM, INC. | $172.73M |
| 08 | AKIMA INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION LLC | $170.46M |
| 09 | COVENANT AVIATION SECURITY, LLC | $165.34M |
| 10 | GARDAWORLD FEDERAL SERVICES LLC | $156.67M |
| — | YOUR COMPANY | $0 |
Top recipients nationally, FY2025. Recipient state is recorded by the awarding agency; a company headquartered elsewhere can perform work in Virginia.
| # | Agency | Obligated FY2025 |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Department of Homeland Security | $3.23B |
| 02 | Department of State | $885.04M |
| 03 | Department of Justice | $743.87M |
| 04 | Department of Defense | $438.65M |
| 05 | Department of Health and Human Services | $136.84M |
| 06 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $104.97M |
| 07 | Department of Veterans Affairs | $81.93M |
| 08 | Department of Energy | $57.62M |
| 09 | Department of Agriculture | $41.88M |
| 10 | Department of Transportation | $40.99M |
Awarding agencies, ranked by national obligations to security guards & patrol services, FY2025.
Virginia in context
| # | State | Obligated FY2025 |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | California | $1.00B |
| 02 | Texas | $531.15M |
| 03 | District Of Columbia | $455.77M |
| 04 | Florida | $369.65M |
| 05 | Virginia | $335.95M |
| 06 | Maryland | $273.79M |
| 07 | New York | $216.25M |
| 08 | Georgia | $131.56M |
| 09 | Alaska | $131.11M |
| 10 | Tennessee | $123.61M |
| 11 | Missouri | $118.00M |
| 12 | Arizona | $106.08M |
| 13 | New Jersey | $79.19M |
| 14 | Utah | $72.86M |
| 15 | Ohio | $64.62M |
Top states by obligations to security guards & patrol services, FY2025. Virginia is highlighted by rank #5.
What Virginia operators should take from this
$335.95M of federal security guards & patrol services work was recorded to Virginia recipients last fiscal year. That money went to specific, named companies — the ledger on this page lists the largest of them nationally, and none of them holds an exclusive right to the work.
The median value among the 100 largest awards in this trade was $73.62M. That is the size of deal moving through this NAICS code — award values cover the full period of performance, so they are a different measure from one year of obligations.
Real awards, real identifiers
| Award ID | Recipient | Awarding agency | Award value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70CDCR20C00000001 | MVM, INC. | Department of Homeland Security | $787.78M |
| 70T05021F5900N002 | COVENANT AVIATION SECURITY, LLC | Department of Homeland Security | $773.03M |
| SAQMMA12F1044 | INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT SOLUTIONS LLC | Department of State | $720.43M |
| SAQMMA17F1151 | SOC LLC | Department of State | $708.32M |
| 19AQMM21C0066 | INTER-CON SECURITY SYSTEMS, INC. | Department of State | $650.33M |
| SAQMMA16F4675 | TRIPLE CANOPY INC | Department of State | $648.21M |
| SAQMMA17F4167 | GARDAWORLD FEDERAL SERVICES LLC | Department of State | $647.31M |
| 19AQMM22F0469 | TRIPLE CANOPY INC | Department of State | $588.87M |
| HSTS0516JSPP023 | COVENANT AVIATION SECURITY, LLC | Department of Homeland Security | $480.06M |
| 19AQMM22F3446 | GARDAWORLD FEDERAL SERVICES LLC | Department of State | $397.37M |
| SAQMMA17F4124 | TRIPLE CANOPY INC | Department of State | $272.43M |
| SAQMMA14C0161 | POND SECURITY SERVICE GMBH | Department of State | $252.55M |
| DENA0003676 | SOC LLC | Department of Energy | $250.72M |
| W52P1J20F0496 | TRIPLE CANOPY INC | Department of Defense | $243.94M |
| SAQMMA17F4025 | ACUITY - JANUS GLOBAL, LLC | Department of State | $200.34M |
These amounts are award values covering each award's full period of performance, which can run several years. They are not fiscal year 2025 obligations, so a single award value can be larger than one year of obligations in the same trade. Award identifiers are the real PIIDs recorded by the awarding agency. Every one can be looked up on the USAspending API.
Frequently asked
How much does the federal government spend on security guards & patrol services in Virginia?
$335.95M in federal prime contract obligations went to security guards & patrol services recipients in Virginia in fiscal year 2025, which is 5.6% of the $5.99B obligated nationally and ranks #5 among states.
Which agencies buy security guards & patrol services nationally?
Department of Homeland Security led nationally in FY2025 at $3.23B obligated. The full top-ten agency ranking is on this page.
Can a small security guards & patrol services business in Virginia bid on this work?
Yes. Federal solicitations are open to any registered business that meets the stated requirements, and many are set aside for small businesses. Registration in SAM.gov with a UEI and the right NAICS codes is the entry requirement. This site publishes spending records only and makes no claim about outcomes.
Where does this data come from?
The USAspending API, fiscal year 2025 (October 1 2024 – September 30 2025), retrieved August 14 2026. Figures are federal prime contract obligations and exclude subcontracts and state or local spending.
Methodology
Methodology. Figures on this page are federal prime contract obligations for NAICS 561612 (security guards & patrol services) in fiscal year 2025 (October 1 2024 – September 30 2025), pulled from the USAspending API and retrieved August 14 2026. This page reports obligations recorded against recipients located in Virginia. Agency, state and recipient rankings are the top entries returned by the API for that fiscal year, not an exhaustive list. Obligations are amounts the government committed during the fiscal year; they are not the same as a contract ceiling or as cash disbursed.
Excluded: subcontracts, grants, state and local government purchasing, and classified awards not published by the API. Amounts are rounded for display; the underlying values are exact to the cent and shown in full on hover of any amount.
Scope, stated plainly: every figure here covers the 35 NAICS codes Contracts Near Me tracks, is a federal prime contract obligation for fiscal year 2025, and excludes subcontracts and state and local spending. Agency, state and recipient amounts are exact aggregates for that agency, state or recipient. The total is the figure returned by the USAspending spending-over-time endpoint for this NAICS code; it is never assembled by adding up a top-ten list. Award values in the awards table cover each award's full period of performance and are a different measure from single-year obligations.
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