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NAICS 561612 · fiscal year 2025 · federal prime contract obligations
What the federal government buys from security guards & patrol services
Federal · FY2025 · Classified by six-digit NAICS code$5.99BThat is what was obligated to security guards & patrol services in prime contracts in fiscal year 2025 (October 1 2024 – September 30 2025). Department of Homeland Security was the largest buyer at $3.23B. PARAGON SYSTEMS INC was the largest recipient at $540.07M.
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| # | 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 by obligated amount, FY2025. Hover any amount for the exact figure.
| # | 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 obligations to security guards & patrol services in FY2025.
Where the work landed
| # | 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. Each links to a state report.
Reading this table
A high figure in your state means the buying is happening near you and the incumbents are local. A low figure does not mean the door is closed — place of performance often differs from the recipient's address, and small awards are frequently set aside for small businesses.
California led at $1.00B. The median value among the 100 largest awards in this trade was $73.62M — award values cover the full period of performance, so they are a different measure from a single 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 each year?
In fiscal year 2025 the federal government obligated $5.99B in prime contracts under NAICS 561612 (security guards & patrol services). The median value among the 100 largest awards was $73.62M. Award values cover an award's full period of performance, so they are a different measure from a single year of obligations.
Which federal agency buys the most security guards & patrol services?
Department of Homeland Security was the largest buyer in FY2025 at $3.23B obligated.
Which companies win federal security guards & patrol services contracts?
The top recipient in FY2025 was PARAGON SYSTEMS INC with $540.07M obligated. The full top ten, with amounts, is listed on this page — and none of them is the only company eligible to bid.
Which state receives the most federal security guards & patrol services spending?
California led in FY2025 with $1.00B obligated to recipients there.
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 national obligations. 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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