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Security Guards & Patrol Services federal contracting brief

NAICS 561612 · NC · 24-month window · n=10 awards

Limited sample: only 10 awards in this slice over the last 24 months. Percentiles below are directional, not authoritative.

Pricing distribution

PercentileAward $Distribution
P10$2,372,126
P25$4,713,497
Median$6,552,717
P75$9,363,407
P90$11,270,354

Top 4 winners

#FirmNAICSTop awarding agencyTotal awarded
01PARAGON SYSTEMS INC561612Department of Homeland Security$18.8M
02METROPOLITAN SECURITY SERVICES, INC.561612Department of Justice$18.1M
03STRATEGIC SECURITY CORP561612Department of Homeland Security$13.9M
04HANA TECHNOLOGIES & SYSTEMS, INC.561612Department of Health and Human Services$8.4M

Top 5 awarding agencies

#Awarding agencyAwardsShareTotal $
01Department of Homeland Security660%$32.8M
02Department of Justice330%$18.1M
03Department of Health and Human Services110%$8.4M

8-quarter median trend

$0$2.4M$4.7M$7.1M$9.4M2024-Q42025-Q12025-Q42026-Q2

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 10 awards in NC over the last 24 months with a median of $6,552,717. Department of Homeland Security accounts for 60% 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 NC

Federal security guards & patrol services contracts in NC 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.

  • DEFENSE CONTRACTING ACTIVITY, LLC
    Environmental Protection Agency · $13.3M · expires in 8mo (Feb 2027)
  • PARAGON SYSTEMS INC
    Department of Homeland Security · $9.4M · expires in 4mo (Sep 2026)
  • PARAGON SYSTEMS INC
    Department of Defense · $3.6M · expires in 1mo (Jun 2026)
  • STRATEGIC SECURITY CORP
    Department of Homeland Security · $612K · expires in 3mo (Sep 2026)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE
    Department of Agriculture · $95K · expires in 3mo (Aug 2026)
  • CHATHAM, COUNTY OF
    Department of Defense · $66K · expires in 10mo (Apr 2027)

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National comparison (broader sample)

NC has only 10 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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