Worldwide Protective Services (WPS)
Ended Master IDIQ Awarded
- Federal agency
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Bureau of Diplomatic Security
- Awardees
- 8
- Task orders
- 22
- Obligated
- $3,644,263,808
Vehicle facts
- Opportunity
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- SAQMMA10R0005A Solicitation number
- Agency
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- Bureau of Diplomatic Security Department of State
- Combined task order value
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- $4,045,686,205 Current, with exercised options
- $4,317,516,625 Potential, with all options
- Last date to order 100% complete
- Shared ceiling 36% used
- $10,000,000,000.00
- Successor
IDV award and task order details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this vehicle
The Department of State Bureau of Diplomatic Security awarded this Master IDIQ for worldwide personal protective, static guard, and emergency response team security services on September 29, 2010, with ordering authority that closed on September 28, 2017—more than eight years ago. The vehicle is no longer available for new task-order awards; Worldwide Protective Services 2, awarded in February 2016, is the active successor.
The vehicle executed 22 task orders with a combined potential value of $4.32 billion, of which $3.64 billion (84 percent) has been obligated. Ordering activity concentrated heavily in the opening years: 12 orders in 2011 alone, with only one new order in 2012, one in 2013, three in 2014, and one final award in March 2016. No new orders have been placed since 2016.
Work scope centered on personal protective services, security guard operations, and local program management office support at U.S. diplomatic facilities in high-threat zones, with named deployments to Baghdad, Basrah, Kabul, Irbil, Israel, and Bangui. Task orders carried ceiling values ranging from roughly $1.7 million to $949 million, with most priced on a time-and-materials basis; a smaller subset used firm-fixed-price or labor-hour arrangements.
Competition remained concentrated among five firms. Triple Canopy Inc., International Development Solutions LLC, and SOC LLC each held four task orders, collectively commanding roughly $3.21 billion in potential value (74 percent of the total). Gardaworld Federal Services LLC and Global Integrated Security (USA) Inc. held the remaining orders. All 22 task orders carried unrestricted (non-set-aside) designations.
The Department of State Bureau of Diplomatic Security was the sole customer across all awards, concentrating the entire vehicle's portfolio within a single using agency. All outstanding task orders have reached or are approaching ultimate completion dates between 2015 and 2023, with most already closed out through deobligations or settlement agreements. Given the vehicle's closure to new ordering and the maturity of the underlying task-order portfolio, pursuit is not viable; focus should redirect to Worldwide Protective Services 2 and successor vehicles.
Description
WPS satisfies anticipated and unanticipated personal protective, static guard, and emergency response team security service requirements worldwide. The IDIQ focuses primarily on DOS requirements in critical or higher than critical threat areas. The NAICS code for these services is 561612.
IDV awards
Latest task orders
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Top awardees by obligations
| Rank | Awardee | Obligated | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Triple Canopy Inc. | $1,239,418,350 | 34% |
| 2 | International Development Solutions LLC | $1,001,769,339 | 27% |
| 3 | SOC LLC | $862,814,714 | 24% |
| 4 | Global Integrated Security (USA) Inc. | $227,192,208 | 6% |
| 5 | Dyncorp International LLC | $159,281,002 | 4% |
| 6 | Gardaworld Federal Services LLC | $144,072,332 | 4% |
| 7 | Acuity - Janus Global, LLC | $257,293 | <1% |
Top funding agencies by obligations
| Rank | Funding agency | Obligated | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of State | $3,644,263,808 | 100% |
Obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2025 | -$7,999,415 |
| FY2023 | -$20,997,426 |
| FY2022 | -$4,875,750 |
| FY2021 | -$33,517,837 |
| FY2020 | -$33,813,855 |
| FY2019 | -$197,651,701 |
| FY2018 | $67,246,681 |
| FY2017 | $282,612,763 |
| FY2016 | $720,816,405 |
| FY2015 | $469,600,665 |
| FY2014 | $1,048,427,132 |
| FY2013 | $656,299,809 |
| FY2012 | $866,589,206 |
| FY2011 | -$250,202,320 |
| FY2010 | $81,729,441 |
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Quick answers
What is the WPS contract vehicle?
Worldwide Protective Services (WPS) is an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicle run by Bureau of Diplomatic Security (Department of State), awarded on September 29, 2010.
Which companies hold WPS?
8 companies hold WPS's IDV awards, one each. The latest went to Global Integrated Security (USA) Inc. on September 29, 2010. The awardees whose task orders obligated the most are Triple Canopy Inc., International Development Solutions LLC and SOC LLC.
How much has been spent through WPS?
22 task orders have been placed under WPS, obligating $3,644,263,808. Their combined current value, with exercised options, is $4,045,686,205.
What is the shared ceiling of WPS?
WPS's shared ceiling is $10,000,000,000; its task orders have used 36% of it.
Which agencies use WPS the most?
The departments whose task orders under WPS obligated the most are Department of State ($3,644,263,808).
How much was obligated through WPS in fiscal year 2025?
Task orders under WPS obligated -$7,999,415 in fiscal year 2025.
What came before and after WPS?
It was followed by Worldwide Protective Services 2 (WPS-2).
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