UNSPSC 92121500: Guard services

UNSPSC 92121500 Guard services, a Class code, encompasses armed and unarmed security officer deployment, facility patrols, access control, incident response, and related protective services at state and local government facilities, transit systems, courthouses, museums, housing authorities, universities, special districts, and event venues. State and local issuing bodies soliciting under this code span county governments, municipal police and fire departments, state health and human services agencies, school districts, public universities, public housing authorities, transit authorities, special taxing districts, and county courts, with Texas Health and Human Services Commission and California Superior Courts appearing as repeat buyers posting multiple opportunities in the recent period.

Representative recent opportunities demonstrate the breadth of deployment: the Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0017369 on July 16, 2026 for armed and unarmed security guard services across Region 11 (19 South Texas counties) with responses due August 6, 2026 and a 26% VetHUB subcontracting mandate; the Superior Court of California, County of Sutter posted an IFB on July 9, 2026 for armored car deposit pickup and delivery services due July 23; the City of Santa Fe issued an ITB for armed and unarmed security at the Buckman Direct Diversion facility with a ten-year contract term; Clayton County Public Schools in Georgia posted an RFP on May 15, 2026 for unarmed security services across 67 schools serving 50,000 students with proposals due June 16; and the City of Dallas solicited bids for security and ushering services at the Charles W. Eisemann Center for Performing Arts with an estimated annual value of $225,000. Geographic activity spans Texas (particularly Houston and Lubbock regions), California (coastal and inland courts), Florida (transit and municipal facilities), Georgia (school districts and county systems), New Mexico, Oregon, Washington, Connecticut, New York, Colorado, and scattered single-state opportunities across the remainder of the continental United States. Most recent solicitations show strong activity in the South and Southwest, with significant secondary activity in the Northeast and Pacific regions. Contract terms typically run one to five years with optional renewal periods; pricing structures vary between hourly rates, fixed monthly charges, and cost-plus arrangements, with mandatory insurance (commercial general liability typically $1–2 million per occurrence, workers' compensation, and vehicle liability) and background check requirements standard across all issuing bodies.