NIGP 90568: Security Screening Services, Personnel

NIGP 90568 Security Screening Services, Personnel, Item code, covers state and local procurement of armed and unarmed security guard services, security checkpoint support, entrance screening, perimeter patrol, and related protective services for government facilities, courts, transit systems, airports, schools, and public events. State and local issuing bodies soliciting under this code include city departments (Houston, Phoenix, Dallas, Albuquerque), county courts and county corrections (Sutter, Tehama, Montgomery County Pennsylvania, Orange County Florida, Collin County Texas), school districts (Sarasota County, Hillsborough County), transit authorities (Charlotte Area Transit System), airports (St. Pete-Clearwater International, Orlando International), universities (Texas Tech, University of Texas at Austin), and special-purpose districts (Atlanta Beltline, Greater Orlando Aviation Authority). Recent solicitations span both contracted guard services and in-house security operations, with work ranging from 24/7 facility protection and courthouse screening to event support and armored transport oversight.

Recent representative opportunities reflect a mix of issuing bodies and contract structures. The City of Houston posted RFP-2026-0007 for multi-departmental security guard services with a three-year term and two one-year renewals, due September 3, 2026. The Superior Court of California, County of Tehama issued RFP SP20260012 for armed entrance screening and perimeter security at its courthouse on July 23, 2026, with a Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise preference providing a 3% scoring incentive, requiring minimum five years of documented similar experience and $1 million commercial general liability coverage. The City of Phoenix solicited five-year security guard services under RFPGGS260357 covering water-treatment facilities and airport operations with 24/7 unarmed and armed posts, weighted heavily toward method of approach (55.7%) and capacity (22.6%), with proposals due June 26, 2026. Geographic activity concentrates in California (courts in Sutter, Tehama, and Orlando airport services), Texas (Houston, Dallas, Phoenix, Collin County, Texas Tech), Florida (Sarasota schools, Hillsborough schools, Orange County corrections, Pinellas County airport maintenance, Greater Orlando Aviation), and scattered activity in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Georgia, and Arizona. Insurance, background screening, prevailing wage compliance where applicable, and personnel certifications or licensing are standard requirements; several recent solicitations include specific set-asides or preferences for disabled veterans and small businesses.