Indefinite Delivery Contract HSHQEC16D00005

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Procurement Operations awarded an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to Paragon Systems Inc., a subsidiary of the Swedish security services company Securitas AB, to provide Protective Security Officer (PSO) services across Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia. The potential value of the master IDIQ contract is $52,138,500. Paragon Systems, as the prime contractor, has been issued multiple firm-fixed price and labor-hour based delivery orders under this IDIQ to furnish armed and unarmed guards, as well as related security services, at various federal facilities in the region. The contract does not have any set-aside designation. The delivery orders awarded to date range in value from $90,966.69 to $6,006,608.94, with performance periods generally through September 2018. This IDIQ contract supports DHS's mission to safeguard critical infrastructure and federal buildings across the National Capital Region.

Paragon Systems is an experienced provider of security solutions to U.S. government agencies. In addition to this DHS IDIQ, the company holds numerous other IDIQ contracts and blanket purchase agreements with DHS, as well as the Departments of Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, and Justice, resulting in task orders worth hundreds of millions of dollars for armed guard services, security systems integration, risk consulting, and background investigations across the country.