The Department of Homeland Security's NAICS 561612 (Security Guards and Patrol Services) market: incumbents, spending trend, set-asides and open solicitations — from FY2026 USAspending awards and live SAM.gov notices.
Contract data as of Oct 18, 2026 (USAspending) · recent coverage verified weekly
| Quarter | Awards | Obligated | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 FY2026 | 109 | $1.2B | — |
| Q2 FY2026 | 39 | $1.0B | -17% |
| Q3 FY2026 | 88 | $431.9M | -58% |
| Q4 FY2026 | 63 | $521.8M | +21% |
Federal fiscal quarters (Q1 = Oct–Dec). Awards are counted in the quarter they start; obligations are the award's obligated amount.
| # | Contractor | Obligated | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AMENTUM HOLDINGS INC. | $657.6M | 20.5% |
| 2 | THE GEO GROUP, INC. | $448.9M | 14.0% |
| 3 | UNIVERSAL PROTECTION SERVICE, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | $234.0M | 7.3% |
| 4 | SECURITAS AB | $207.4M | 6.5% |
| 5 | MVM, INC. | $188.4M | 5.9% |
Registrations are rolled up to their corporate parent (USAspending parent UEI), so a company with several SAM registrations ranks once.
| Set-aside type | Obligated | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Small business set-aside | $51.4M | 6.1% |
| 8(a) | $24.2M | 2.9% |
| SDVOSB | $0 | 0.0% |
| WOSB / EDWOSB | $5.5M | 0.7% |
| HUBZone | $0 | 0.0% |
| No set-aside (full & open) | $762.2M | 90.4% |
Share of obligations on awards whose set-aside type is recorded — 26% of this market's dollars. Most USAspending bulk-archive records leave the field blank, so blank awards are excluded rather than counted as full & open.
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Source: USAspending.gov contract awards (prime awards with a start date from Oct 1, 2025 through Sep 30, 2026), SAM.gov contract opportunities, and SBA size standards. Recompetes are contracts whose final end date — options included — falls in the next 12 months. Figures are recomputed when a new USAspending load lands. See our data sources.