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Security Guards & Patrol Services federal contracting brief

NAICS 561612 · TN · 24-month window · n=139 awards

Pricing distribution

PercentileAward $Distribution
P10$353,786
P25$1,848,754
Median$3,887,612
P75$6,509,508
P90$10,493,956

Top 10 winners

#FirmNAICSTop awarding agencyTotal awarded
01METROPOLITAN SECURITY SERVICES, INC.561612Department of Justice$572.1M
02CORECIVIC, INC.561612Department of Homeland Security$60.6M
03SIMMONS & GOLDEN SECURITY LLC561612Department of Energy$23.8M
04KERBEROS INTERNATIONAL, INC.561612Department of Homeland Security$20.0M
05METRO EAST JOINT VENTURE LLC561612Department of Homeland Security$6.6M
06AMBASSADOR WORLDWIDE PROTECTION AGENCY, INC.561612Department of Homeland Security$5.0M
07GOLDEN SVCS, LLC561612Department of Homeland Security$1.8M
08WESTMORELAND PROTECTION AGENCY, INC561612Department of Veterans Affairs$638K
09ARCHANGEL PROTECTIVE SERVICES, INC.561612Department of Agriculture$550K
10RUTHERFORD, COUNTY OF561612Department of Defense$59K

Top 5 awarding agencies

#Awarding agencyAwardsShareTotal $
01Department of Justice12086.3%$584.0M
02Department of Homeland Security128.6%$86.6M
03Department of Agriculture32.2%$550K
04Department of Veterans Affairs21.4%$638K
05Department of Defense10.7%$59K

8-quarter median trend

$0$5.5M$10.9M$16.4M$21.9M2024-Q32024-Q42025-Q12025-Q22025-Q32025-Q42026-Q12026-Q22026-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

TN federal contractors in Security Guards & Patrol Services face a wide pricing distribution: the P10 award is $353,786 while the P90 is $10,493,956. Median is $3,887,612 across 139 awards in the last 24 months. Department of Justice accounts for 86% of activity. Most small contractors bid at or below P25 ($1,848,754); pricing toward the median tends to land in the winning band on competitively-evaluated contracts.

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

Security Guards & Patrol Services contracts expiring soon in TN

Federal security guards & patrol services contracts in TN 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.

  • METROPOLITAN SECURITY SERVICES, INC.
    Department of Justice · $19.5M · expires in 4mo (Sep 2026)
  • SIMMONS & GOLDEN SECURITY LLC
    Department of Energy · $19.4M · expires in 1mo (Jul 2026)
  • METROPOLITAN SECURITY SERVICES, INC.
    Department of Justice · $19.1M · expires in 4mo (Sep 2026)
  • METROPOLITAN SECURITY SERVICES, INC.
    Department of Justice · $15.4M · expires in 4mo (Sep 2026)
  • METROPOLITAN SECURITY SERVICES, INC.
    Department of Justice · $14.4M · expires in 4mo (Sep 2026)
  • METROPOLITAN SECURITY SERVICES, INC.
    Department of Justice · $14.1M · expires in 4mo (Sep 2026)

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