Worldwide Protective Services III (WPS III)

The Department of State Bureau of Diplomatic Security established this Master IDIQ on February 12, 2021 to procure armed personal protective, static guard, and team-based emergency response security services worldwide, with a shared ceiling of $15 billion and ordering authority extending through February 11, 2031—approximately four and a half years of remaining obligation window.

The vehicle succeeds Worldwide Protective Services 2, awarded in 2016. Ordering activity peaked in 2022 with five task orders but has decelerated sharply: the portfolio comprises 11 total task orders over five years, with only one awarded in 2025 and one in 2024. Combined potential value across all task orders is $4.12 billion, of which $1.25 billion (30 percent) has been obligated, leaving substantial unexercised ceiling.

Competition is concentrated among four primes. Triple Canopy Inc. holds four awards totaling $1.65 billion in potential value; Gardaworld Federal Services LLC holds three awards totaling $1.62 billion. Acuity - Janus Global, LLC and SOC LLC each hold two awards, worth $510.6 million and $339.5 million respectively. All 11 task orders are unrestricted, no-set-aside awards. Customer concentration is absolute: the Bureau of Diplomatic Security funds all 11 orders and all $4.12 billion in combined potential value.

Task orders range widely in scope and duration. The largest awarded order is a Baghdad Embassy Security Force contract to Triple Canopy Inc. with a $1.25 billion ceiling and ultimate completion date of April 16, 2033. Other significant awards include Baghdad Movement Protective Services to SOC LLC ($1.35 billion ceiling, through August 2032) and U.S. Embassy Mogadishu to Gardaworld Federal Services LLC ($219 million ceiling, through April 2035). Smaller orders address single-location requirements such as Juba ($90 million ceiling) and Jerusalem ($206 million ceiling). Pricing is predominantly firm fixed price; two orders use fixed-price level of effort. Most task orders include multi-year option periods.

Performance locations span high-threat diplomatic posts in Iraq, Somalia, Ukraine, Qatar, Central African Republic, and East Africa, reflecting the vehicle's worldwide geographic scope and focus on armed protection in contested environments. Offeror eligibility requires demonstrated experience in all three service categories (armed personal protective, armed guard, team-based emergency response) in high-risk overseas environments within the preceding five years, with at least one prior contract valued at $10 million annually and prior performance in multiple locations.

Anticipated and unanticipated armed personal protective, static guard and team based emergency response security services requirements worldwide.