RFP2614_Selection_Committee_Evaluation__Ranking_Selections.pdf

This is a Selection Committee Evaluation and Ranking document from the Canaveral Port Authority (CPA) for RFP-26-14, Security Guard Services. The CPA solicited proposals from licensed unarmed security guard companies to provide security services at various Port Canaveral locations on a scheduled and as-needed basis. The RFP required responses by July 30, 2026, at 2:00 PM EDT, with a selection committee meeting held on August 10, 2026, at 3:00 PM. The evaluation produced a ranked list of eight proposing companies, with the ranking scheduled for presentation to the CPA Board of Commissioners at their regularly scheduled meeting on August 19, 2026. The awarded contract has a base term of two years with up to three optional one-year renewal periods, allowing for a maximum contract duration of five years.

The selection committee ranked the following firms in order: Aron Security Inc., DBA Arrow Security (Smithtown, NY) in first place, followed by American Guard Services, Inc. (Los Angeles, CA), American Corporate Security, Inc. (Long Beach, CA), PalAmerican Security Inc. (St. Petersburg, FL), The Rohan Group LLC DBA Signal of Central East Florida (Sarasota, FL), Global Protection Agency, LLC (Tampa, FL), Gardaworld Security, Inc. (St. Louis, MO), and Blue Shield Security & Protection Inc. (Riverview, FL). The estimated annual workload consists of 14,950 regular hours and 168 overtime hours for Security Guard Services, plus 385 regular hours and 18 overtime hours for Jetty Park Guard Services, with billing rates of $28.41 per hour for regular work and $42.62 per hour for overtime and holiday work. The procurement is subject to FEMA federal compliance requirements, including Davis-Bacon Act wage standards and Build America, Buy America Act compliance.