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Security Guards & Patrol Services federal contracting brief

NAICS 561612 · LA · 24-month window · n=18 awards

Limited sample: only 18 awards in this slice over the last 24 months. Percentiles below are directional, not authoritative.

Pricing distribution

PercentileAward $Distribution
P10$282,359
P25$823,622
Median$2,903,934
P75$3,986,730
P90$5,254,782

Top 7 winners

#FirmNAICSTop awarding agencyTotal awarded
01PARAGON SYSTEMS INC561612Department of Homeland Security$18.5M
02CENTERRA GROUP, LLC561612Department of Justice$12.0M
03CHENEGA GLOBAL PROTECTION, LLC561612National Aeronautics and Space Administration$9.2M
04ELLIOTT SECURITY SOLUTIONS LLC561612Department of Homeland Security$4.6M
05UNIVERSAL PROTECTION SERVICE, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP561612Department of Homeland Security$1.5M
06GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL LLC561612Department of Defense$950K
07ST MARTIN PARISH SHERIFF'S OFFICE561612Department of Defense$50K

Top 5 awarding agencies

#Awarding agencyAwardsShareTotal $
01Department of Homeland Security1055.6%$24.7M
02Department of Defense316.7%$1.0M
03Department of Justice316.7%$12.0M
04National Aeronautics and Space Administration211.1%$9.2M

8-quarter median trend

$0$739K$1.5M$2.2M$3.0M2024-Q32024-Q42025-Q12025-Q22025-Q42026-Q3

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 18 awards in LA over the last 24 months with a median of $2,903,934. Department of Homeland Security accounts for 56% 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 LA

Federal security guards & patrol services contracts in LA 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.

  • COGAR GROUP, LTD., THE
    Department of Veterans Affairs · $8.6M · expires in 0mo (Jun 2026)
  • VISION QUEST SOLUTIONS INC
    Department of Defense · $6.5M · expires in 5mo (Nov 2026)
  • CHENEGA GLOBAL PROTECTION, LLC
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration · $4.0M · expires in 4mo (Sep 2026)
  • UNIVERSAL PROTECTION SERVICE, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
    Department of Homeland Security · $1.5M · expires in 14mo (Jul 2027)
  • GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL LLC
    Department of Defense · $289K · expires in 0mo (Jun 2026)
  • CONCORDIA PARISH SHERIFF'S OFFICE
    Department of Defense · $96K · expires in 4mo (Sep 2026)

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National comparison (broader sample)

LA has only 18 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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