NAICS Code 561612: Security Guards and Patrol Services

National industry

SBA small business size standard: $29 million in average annual receipts

Definition

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing guard and patrol services, such as bodyguard, guard dog, and parking security services.

Government contracts for this service: PSC S206 Security Guard Services

Code facts

Contract awards
2,244 In the last 12 months
Contract obligations
$5,996,719,683 In FY2025

NAICS codes and definitions come from the U.S. Census Bureau, size standards from the SBA and contract spending from SAM.gov/FPDS.

Business activities under NAICS 561612

  • Body guard services
  • Guard dog services
  • Guard services
  • Parking security services
  • Patrol services, security
  • Personal protection services (except security systems services)
  • Property protection services (except armored car, security systems)
  • Protection services (except armored car, security systems), personal or property
  • Protective guard services
  • Security guard services
  • Security patrol services

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Contract obligations by fiscal year

Fiscal year Obligated
FY2027 To date $228,629,397
FY2026 $7,083,231,638
FY2025 $5,996,719,683
FY2024 $5,665,863,264
FY2023 $5,625,037,446

Top contractors by obligations

Rank Contractor Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 Share
1 Amentum Services, Inc. $713,665,746
2 The GEO Group, Inc. $648,110,424
3 Metropolitan Security Services, Inc. $630,613,434
4 Corecivic, Inc. $358,902,886
5 Universal Protection Service, LIMITED Partnership $317,558,400
6 Paragon Systems Inc. $288,580,098
7 Triple Canopy Inc. $273,012,227
8 Akima Infrastructure Protection LLC $239,082,946
9 Gardaworld Federal Services LLC $214,543,558
10 Mvm, Inc. $185,790,498

See the full FY2025 ranking of NAICS 561612 contractors, by parent company.

Top funding agencies by obligations

Rank Agency Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 Share
1 Department of Homeland Security $4,478,172,233
2 Department of State $799,360,478
3 Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts $688,280,882
4 Department of the Army Department of Defense $304,094,786
5 Department of Justice $235,024,906
6 Department of Health and Human Services $126,626,145
7 National Aeronautics and Space Administration $91,286,223
8 Department of Veterans Affairs $78,193,164
9 Department of Energy $69,122,473
10 Department of the Navy Department of Defense $61,665,631
Rank PSC code Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 Share
1 S206 Guard Services $6,195,090,178
2 R430 Support – Professional: Physical Security and Badging $761,593,652
3 R499 Other Professional Services $112,919,089
4 V999 Other Transportation Travel and Relocation Services $78,817,385
5 Y1AA Construction of Office Buildings $65,418,777
6 R408 Program Management/Support Services $25,600,437
7 M1FF Operation of Penal Facilities $17,588,346
8 R615 Support – Administrative: Background Investigation $12,147,935
9 S201 Custodial Janitorial Services $6,963,283
10 Y1JZ Construction of Miscellaneous Buildings $4,980,485

Contract obligations by state

Rank Place of performance Obligated, last 12 months Share
1 Texas $1,264,892,204
2 California $760,943,322
3 Florida $620,680,310
4 Tennessee $606,539,994
5 District of Columbia $374,699,133
6 Virginia $362,697,388
7 Maryland $230,539,308
8 New York $193,016,734
9 Alaska $146,572,842
10 New Jersey $120,322,265
11 Washington $111,045,733
12 Michigan $105,363,402
13 Colorado $93,139,065
14 Georgia $91,029,694
15 Arizona $89,552,786
16 Missouri $89,305,444
17 Utah $87,902,616
18 Massachusetts $53,307,712
19 North Carolina $47,311,065
20 Minnesota $41,677,379
21 Illinois $41,642,716
22 New Mexico $41,036,248
23 Pennsylvania $40,604,213
24 Kansas $40,321,787
25 Alabama $38,640,514
26 Puerto Rico $37,072,116
27 Ohio $36,182,935
28 Louisiana $34,590,665
29 Hawaii $25,375,310
30 Oregon $25,295,050
31 Mississippi $23,777,419
32 Kentucky $21,598,215
33 Montana $21,034,389
34 West Virginia $18,413,696
35 Oklahoma $17,033,786
36 South Dakota $16,125,621
37 Nevada $14,245,036
38 South Carolina $14,188,516
39 Indiana $13,961,468
40 Connecticut $8,696,715
41 Arkansas $8,318,221
42 Wisconsin $8,208,363
43 Idaho $8,047,987
44 New Hampshire $5,506,938
45 Nebraska $4,901,184
46 Rhode Island $4,626,815
47 Iowa $3,449,608
48 Maine $3,353,227
49 Vermont $2,191,830
50 Guam $1,747,501
51 Delaware $1,511,280
52 North Dakota $1,386,704
53 Wyoming $582,767
54 U.S. Virgin Islands $371,806
55 Northern Mariana Islands $105,228
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Shares are of everything obligated under NAICS 561612 in the last 12 months before deobligations, including work performed abroad or with no place of performance on record.

Contract opportunities

Notice Posted Due
Force protection of robert E. Kamosa transmitting station facilities, tinian Pre-Solicitation · Pacific Air Forces (USAF)
Justification for Other than Full and Open Competition – Torrance and Cibola Detention Facilities Limited / Sole Source Justification · Immigration and Customs Enforcement —
PANDHA-26-P-0000 046239 Security Support Services Special Notice
Transition Security Guard Services — CDC Facilities, Metro Atlanta, Georgia and Fort Collins, Colorado Pre-Solicitation · Office of Financial Resources (CDC)
U.S. Mission Burundi Local Guard Program Pre-Solicitation · Office of Acquisition Management
Solicitation - U.S. Mission Accra, Ghana Award Notice · Office of Acquisition Management —
S206--Task Order 3, Unarmed Security Guard Service-675C70077 Award Notice · Veterans Integrated Service Network 8 (VHA) —
Detention and Transportation Services at the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma, WA Award Notice · Immigration and Customs Enforcement —
Information Monitoring and Protection Services Solicitation · Naval Air Systems Command (Navy)
Guard Force Performance Management (GFPM) Surveillance Services Pre-Solicitation · National Institutes of Health
Sioux Falls Regional Airport (FSD) Security Screening Services Extension Limited / Sole Source Justification · Transportation Security Administration —
Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC) Security Screening Services Extension Limited / Sole Source Justification · Transportation Security Administration —
Multiple Award Schedule Award Notice · Federal Acquisition Service · 47QSMD20R0001
Contract Security Officer Services-Western Service Area Award Notice · Headquarters (FAA) —
AMENDMENT 0003 _Sol_70FBR427R00000001 Level II Armed Guard Security Services Solicitation · FEMA Region 4
Multiple Award Schedule Award Notice · Federal Acquisition Service · 47QSMD20R0001
S206--Unarmed Security Guards at the SLVHCS POP: 12/20/2026 - 12/19/2027 4 Option Years POC: Christopher Rossi Pre-Solicitation · Veterans Integrated Service Network 16 (VHA)
S206--691 | North Campus Security Staffing | PoP: 05/14/2027 - 12/31/2028 Pre-Solicitation · Veterans Integrated Service Network 22 (VHA)
Notice of Intent to Single Source- Construction Surveillance Technicians Special Notice · Pacific Air Forces (USAF)
Security Services at Davis and Parker Dams Pre-Solicitation
Local Guard Forces US Mission Dhaka, Bangladesh Award Notice · Office of Acquisition Management —
Local Guard Forces U. S. Mission Santiago, Chile Award Notice · Office of Acquisition Management —
Security Guard Services Wilkes-Barre VAMC CBOCs Award Notice · Veterans Integrated Service Network 4 (VHA) —
Local Guard Services U. S. Mission Guatemala City, Guatemala Pre-Solicitation · Office of Acquisition Management
Cleared American Guards(CAGs)and Construction Surveillance Technicians (CSTs) Pre-Solicitation · Office of Acquisition Management
R430--Unarmed Security Guards, 11/01/2026 - 10/31/2027, 508C75732 Award Notice · Veterans Integrated Service Network 7 (VHA) —
Justification For Exception to Fair Opportunity - Global Protective Services (GPS) Erbil, Iraq Limited / Sole Source Justification · ACC Rock Island —
Batavia Detention Infrastructure Limited / Sole Source Justification · Immigration and Customs Enforcement —
Armed Protective Security Services - IRS Campus in Austin, TX Pre-Solicitation · Office of Procurement Operations
Regional security operation services for naval district washington Limited / Sole Source Justification · Naval Facilities Engineering Command (Navy) —
Level II-Armed Protective Security Officers Indiana Solicitation · Federal Emergency Management Agency
Parma cboc security services Award Notice · Veterans Integrated Service Network 10 (VHA) —
S206--Unarmed Security Guard Contract Award Notice · Veterans Integrated Service Network 16 (VHA) —
Armed Protective Security Officer Services, Los Angeles Area Solicitation · Office of Procurement Operations
Amendment 0003 unarmed security services jesse brwon VAMC and cbocs Special Notice · Veterans Integrated Service Network 12 (VHA)
R430--BASE - Security Guards Services for the Milwaukee VAMC & CBOCs 695C70014 - UCD 09-30-2031 Award Notice · Veterans Integrated Service Network 12 (VHA) —
U. S. Mission Italy Award Notice · Office of Acquisition Management —
Ground Transportation & Facility Guard Services Arizona and California Special Notice · Customs and Border Protection
Amendment 0002 36C25227Q0011_1 unarmed security services jesse brown VAMC and cbocs Special Notice · Veterans Integrated Service Network 12 (VHA)
R430--Fire Guard Services for SAVAHCS POP: 09/01/2026 - 08/31/2029 Award Notice · Veterans Integrated Service Network 22 (VHA) —
Sources Sought - U. S. Mission South Africa IDIQ Pre-Solicitation · Office of Acquisition Management
Amendment 0001 - unarmed security services jesse brown VAMC and cbocs Special Notice · Veterans Integrated Service Network 12 (VHA)
INSCOM G-2 Access Control and Security Escorts (ACES) Solicitation · ACC Warren
Fairbanks Alaska CBOC Security Guard Solicitation · Veterans Integrated Service Network 20 (VHA)
Pre-Solicitation - U. S. Mission Lilongwe, Malawi Pre-Solicitation · Office of Acquisition Management
Protective Security Officer (PSO) Services Limited / Sole Source Justification · Office of Procurement Operations —
Local Guard Forces U. S. Mission San Jose, Costa Rica Pre-Solicitation · Office of Acquisition Management
Guard Hours Increase Limited / Sole Source Justification · Immigration and Customs Enforcement —
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Size standard history

Federal Register rules that named this code

Final rule Published Effective
Small Business Size Standards: Adjustment of Monetary-Based Size Standards, Disadvantage Thresholds, and 8(a) Eligibility Thresholds for Inflation 87 FR 69118 · 3245-AH93
Small Business Size Standards: Professional, Scientific and Technical Services; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services 87 FR 18665 · 3245-AG91
Small Business Size Standards: Adjustment of Monetary-Based Size Standards for Inflation 84 FR 34261 · 3245-AH17
Small Business Size Standards: Inflation Adjustment to Monetary Based Size Standards 79 FR 33647 · 3245-AG60
Small Business Size Standards: Administrative and Support, Waste Management and Remediation Services 77 FR 72691 · 3245-AG27
Small Business Size Standards: Inflation Adjustment to Size Standards, Business Loan Program, and Disaster Assistance Loan Program 73 FR 41237 · 3245-AF41
Small Business Size Standards; Security Guards and Patrol Services Industry 71 FR 37490 · 3245-AF28
Small Business Size Standards, Inflation Adjustment to Size Standards; Business Loan Program; Disaster Assistance Loan Program 70 FR 72577 · 3245-AF41
Small Business Size Standards; Adoption of Size Standards by 2002 North American Industry Classification System for Size Standards 67 FR 56905 · 3245-AF00
Small Business Size Standards; Inflation Adjustment to Size Standards 67 FR 3041 · 3245-AE56
Small Business Size Regulations; Size Standards and the North American Industry Classification System 65 FR 30836
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Proposed size standard changes

Proposed rule Published Comments
Small Business Size Standards: Monetary-Based Industry Size Standards 90 FR 41168 · 3245-AI12 Closed Oct 21, 2025No final rule found

From the NAICS codes each rule's amendments to 13 CFR 121.201 name. Rules that print their size standard tables as images aren't listed.

Quick answers

What is NAICS 561612?

NAICS 561612 is Security Guards and Patrol Services, a national industry in NAICS 56, Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services.

What is the NAICS code for guard services?

The NAICS code for guard services is 561612, Security Guards and Patrol Services.

What is the NAICS code for body guard services?

The NAICS code for body guard services is 561612, Security Guards and Patrol Services.

What is the NAICS code for security guard services?

The NAICS code for security guard services is 561612, Security Guards and Patrol Services.

When did the size standard for NAICS 561612 last change?

The most recent Federal Register rule on record that names NAICS 561612 in the SBA's size standards is "Small Business Size Standards: Adjustment of Monetary-Based Size Standards, Disadvantage Thresholds, and 8(a) Eligibility Thresholds for Inflation" (87 FR 69118), published Nov 17, 2022 and effective Dec 19, 2022.

How much do federal agencies spend under NAICS 561612?

Federal contracts under NAICS 561612 obligated $5,996,719,683 in fiscal year 2025 and $24,599,481,428 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.

Who are the largest contractors under NAICS 561612?

The contractors with the most obligated under NAICS 561612 in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 are Amentum Services, Inc. ($713,665,746); The GEO Group, Inc. ($648,110,424); and Metropolitan Security Services, Inc. ($630,613,434).

Which agencies buy the most under NAICS 561612?

The agencies that obligated the most under NAICS 561612 in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 are Department of Homeland Security ($4,478,172,233), Department of State ($799,360,478) and Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts ($688,280,882).

Which PSC codes are used with NAICS 561612?

The PSC codes with the most obligated under NAICS 561612 in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 are S206 Guard Services, R430 Support – Professional: Physical Security and Badging and R499 Other Professional Services.

Where is the work under NAICS 561612 performed?

By place of performance, the states with the most contract obligations under NAICS 561612 over the last 12 months are Texas ($1,264,892,204), California ($760,943,322) and Florida ($620,680,310).

What is the latest contract opportunity under NAICS 561612?

The latest contract opportunity under NAICS 561612 is Force protection of robert E. Kamosa transmitting station facilities, tinian, pre-solicitation from Pacific Air Forces (USAF), posted November 6, 2026.

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