NIGP 90568: Security Screening Services, Personnel

NIGP 90568 Security Screening Services, Personnel Item code covers screening and vetting of personnel for restricted-access or security-sensitive roles, but recent state and local solicitations reveal activity centered on off-duty officer secondary employment management, armed and unarmed security guard services at municipal and county facilities, and specialized security operations including entrance screening at courthouses and airport access-control maintenance. The issuing-body mix spans city procurement offices (Phoenix, Houston, Fort Worth, Dallas, Detroit, Wichita), county governments (Collin County, Orange County, Hillsborough County, Pinellas County, Dorchester County, Collier County), superior courts (Sutter, Tehama California), transit authorities (Charlotte Area Transit System), and school districts (Hillsborough County Public Schools). Cities and counties dominate the volume, with repeat activity from Texas municipalities (Wichita, Fort Worth, Houston, Dallas) and Florida counties. The scope includes both staffing solutions (security guards for multi-facility coverage, courthouse entrance screening, off-duty secondary employment platforms) and infrastructure modernization (full-body scanning systems for detention facilities, access-control and video-management systems at airports and courthouses). Contract structures typically run one to five years with renewal options, often on a non-exclusive basis with multiple awards available.

Recent opportunities span Texas (City of Wichita RFP for off-duty officer secondary employment management platform due January 8, 2027; City of Fort Worth RFP for armed and unarmed security across multiple departments with 30% small business goal due October 15, 2026), Florida (Hillsborough County Public Schools sole-source procurement for sheriff's deputy security services management), California (Superior Court of Tehama RFP for armed entrance screening and perimeter security due July 23, 2026, with Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise preference), and the Carolinas (Charlotte Area Transit System RFP for Fare Inspector Ambassador Program due May 19, 2026; Dorchester County South Carolina IFB for armed and unarmed security at county facilities). Geographic spread covers the South (Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina), Southwest and South-Central (Texas, Arizona), and West Coast (California). Estimated contract values where disclosed range from $105,000 annually (Pinellas County airport access-control maintenance) to $7 million for construction-integrated corrections-facility security controls (Orange County Florida). Evaluation criteria consistently weight experience and past performance, staffing/training plans, technical approach, cost, and participation by certified small or disadvantaged businesses where applicable.