The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded a definitive contract to Aba Protection Inc. for Level II armed guard services supporting disaster recovery operations under Major Disaster Declaration DR4724-HI in Kihei, Hawaii, with a ceiling value of $4.66 million and an award date of October 17, 2025.
The contract is labor-hour priced with a base period of 365 days (17,764.5 hours) beginning September 16, 2025, followed by two 365-day option periods and one 181-day option period, extending through April 16, 2029. Armed security personnel must hold U.S. citizenship, current firearms licensing, and a minimum of two years of security or military experience. Services include access control, security screening, visitor processing, patrol, emergency response, and traffic control at FEMA disaster relief centers, joint field offices, logistics staging areas, and temporary housing facilities across Maui. The originating RFQ (70FBR925Q00000024) evaluated proposals on best value with technical approach weighted most heavily, followed by past performance, then price. Service Contract Act applies with wage determination 2015-5739 (Rev.-25) establishing a minimum of $17.75 per hour plus health and welfare benefits. No set-aside was used. The contract allows rapid deployment of currently vetted officers to ensure continuous security coverage during disaster response operations.