Protective Security Officer Services

The Department of Homeland Security National Protection and Programs Directorate established this Master IDIQ for Protective Security Officer (PSO) and Armed Guard II services on October 1, 2018, with ordering authority that closed on March 30, 2024—the vehicle is no longer available for new task orders. Ordering has been inactive for over two years, though work performance continues under previously awarded delivery orders.

The vehicle executed 56 task orders across 8 prime contractors over its operational life. Combined potential value reached $807.4 million, with $763.5 million obligated (95% of capacity). Triple Canopy Inc. dominates by contract value, holding 9 orders worth $418.9 million combined potential value and capturing roughly 52% of the vehicle's total value pool. Master Security Company LLC holds the second largest share with 11 orders valued at $142.2 million, followed by Golden Svcs, LLC (7 orders, $92.2 million) and Universal Protection Service, LIMITED Partnership (6 orders, $73.8 million). The remaining four primes together hold roughly 7% of combined potential value. All 56 orders carried no set-aside designation, meaning competition occurred across the full awardee pool.

Activity peaked early, with 15 orders in 2019 and 15 again in 2022, but declined to 6 orders in 2023 (the final year before the vehicle closed). The most recent task order award occurred July 1, 2023. Funding came almost entirely from DHS Office of Procurement Operations, which placed 53 of 56 orders ($792.2 million potential value); DHS Chief Procurement Officer placed the remaining 3 orders ($15.2 million).

Scope centered on protective security services at federal facilities in Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia, with specific sites including the Federal Triangle Complex in Washington, D.C., Silver Spring and Beltsville, Maryland, Bethesda, Maryland, Arlington, Virginia, and Camp Springs, Maryland. Orders also covered Armed Guard II services and occasional special missions such as Operation Allies Welcome and Operation Allies Refuge. Task-order values ranged from under $10,000 to over $138 million in potential value (Delivery Order 70RFP218DEC000018-70RFP219FREC00121, Silver Spring/Beltsville PSO services, $138.6 million potential). Typical firm-fixed-price contracts ranged from $200,000 to $60 million in obligated value, with performance periods often running 12 to 36 months. Several large orders with ultimate completion dates extending into 2025 and 2026 remain active despite the vehicle's closure to new procurements.

This IDIQ addresses Protective Security Officer (PSO) services at facilities primarily located throughout Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia although requirements many include other CONUS/OCONUS locations.