The Department of Justice'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 | 1,549 | $665.3M | — |
| Q2 FY2026 | 61 | $11.5M | -98% |
| Q3 FY2026 | 78 | $23.1M | +101% |
| Q4 FY2026 | 32 | $2.9M | -88% |
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 | METROPOLITAN SECURITY SERVICES, INC. | $515.5M | 73.4% |
| 2 | CENTERRA GROUP, LLC | $53.0M | 7.5% |
| 3 | CORECIVIC, INC. | $42.3M | 6.0% |
| 4 | DOMESTIC AWARDEES (UNDISCLOSED) | $38.2M | 5.4% |
| 5 | UNITED SECURITY INC | $13.9M | 2.0% |
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 | $960K | 2.3% |
| 8(a) | $1.1M | 2.7% |
| SDVOSB | $0 | 0.0% |
| WOSB / EDWOSB | $0 | 0.0% |
| HUBZone | $0 | 0.0% |
| No set-aside (full & open) | $40.2M | 95.0% |
Share of obligations on awards whose set-aside type is recorded — 6% 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.
No open solicitations right now. New notices post daily — get an alert when one does.
Links open the notice on SAM.gov.
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.