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Security Guards & Patrol Services federal contracting brief

NAICS 561612 · IL · 24-month window · n=14 awards

Limited sample: only 14 awards in this slice over the last 24 months. Percentiles below are directional, not authoritative.

Pricing distribution

PercentileAward $Distribution
P10$604,290
P25$1,241,487
Median$6,953,391
P75$22,144,883
P90$27,846,124

Top 5 winners

#FirmNAICSTop awarding agencyTotal awarded
01PARAGON SYSTEMS INC561612Department of Homeland Security$58.5M
02METROPOLITAN SECURITY SERVICES, INC.561612Department of Justice$11.5M
03AKIMA CENTERRA INTEGRATED SERVICES LLC561612Department of Justice$4.7M
04BENFORD PROTECTION GROUP LLC561612Department of Homeland Security$510K
05UNITED STATES SOCCER FEDERATION, INC.561612Department of State$51K

Top 5 awarding agencies

#Awarding agencyAwardsShareTotal $
01Department of Homeland Security1071.4%$59.1M
02Department of Justice321.4%$16.2M
03Department of State17.1%$51K

8-quarter median trend

$0$2.0M$4.0M$6.0M$8.0M2024-Q32024-Q42025-Q12025-Q32025-Q4

Median award by fiscal quarter. Red dots mark the median for that quarter; the line shows the trend across the last 8 quarters.

What this means for your bid

This slice covers 14 awards in IL over the last 24 months with a median of $6,953,391. Department of Homeland Security accounts for 71% of awards. The state-specific sample is small (under 30) — the national figures below give a tighter band.

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Source: USASpending.gov public award records. Methodology + refresh cadence at /methodology.

Security Guards & Patrol Services contracts expiring soon in IL

Federal security guards & patrol services contracts in IL whose performance period ends in the next 18 months — the recompetes you can target before the RFP drops. Sole-source and AbilityOne renewals are filtered out.

  • GUARD FORCE INC
    Department of Veterans Affairs · $2.4M · expires in 10mo (Mar 2027)
  • GUARD FORCE INC
    Department of Veterans Affairs · $1.2M · expires in 8mo (Feb 2027)
  • REDCON SOLUTIONS GROUP LLC
    Department of Veterans Affairs · $933K · expires in 8mo (Feb 2027)

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National comparison (broader sample)

IL has only 14 awards in the 24-month window — too few for a tight band. The national picture below uses 1,841 awards.

PercentileNational (1,841 awards)
P10$68,397
P25$158,371
Median$854,867
P75$4,925,680
P90$10,992,034

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