Cleared American Guards and Construction Surveillance Technicians

The Cleared American Guards and Construction Surveillance Technicians Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract is a $250 million multiple-award vehicle administered by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Overseas Building Operations. The contract provides for the procurement of site security personnel to support operations at various overseas facilities, with a primary focus on controlling unauthorized access, deterring the introduction of unauthorized materials, and surveilling construction activities. Contractors under this vehicle are responsible for recruiting, training, and deploying cleared American guards and construction surveillance technicians to protect and monitor diplomatic construction projects and facilities globally.

Task orders under this contract typically range from $50,000 to $14 million, with periods of performance spanning from several months to three years. The three most frequent prime contractors are Nve, Inc. (a woman-owned small business), Ids International Government Services LLC, and Continuity Global Solutions LLC (doing business as Torres Shield 8 Security). These task orders predominantly support U.S. embassy and diplomatic facility construction and renovation projects in locations such as India, Saudi Arabia, Paraguay, Greece, and various African and Asian countries. While the contract does not consistently utilize small business set-asides, it provides an unrestricted mechanism for the Bureau of Overseas Building Operations to quickly obtain specialized security personnel for sensitive international construction environments. The contract's labor hour and firm fixed-price task orders cover personnel such as team leaders, construction surveillance technicians, and cleared American guards to provide comprehensive security monitoring and access control services.