Exclusive Public Safety Officers and Traffic Management Services

The Seattle Convention Center, a King County public facilities district in Washington, is requesting proposals for exclusive armed uniformed public safety officers and unarmed security officers to perform law enforcement and traffic control duties, with proposals due November 3, 2026, by 3:00 p.m. local time.

Minimum qualifications require at least five years of experience supplying armed, uniformed public safety officers of similar scope and valid Washington State licensing and registration. Proposed personnel must be Washington State certified or retired peace officers meeting requirements of the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission and Federal Law Enforcement Officer Safety Act, hold basic life support training, and have emergency response experience. The contractor must maintain commercial general liability insurance of at least $1 million per occurrence, employers' liability insurance, workers' compensation coverage, business auto liability of $1 million per occurrence, and professional liability insurance of at least $1 million per claim. Services must be provided 24 hours per day, seven days per week, including holidays, with personnel available within one hour of notice.

Evaluation weighting assigns 40 points to the technical proposal, 60 points to the management proposal, and 50 points to the cost proposal, with up to 15 additional points from interviews and 10 points from references, for a total of 160 points. Pricing must exclude Washington State retail sales tax and use hourly rates specified in Exhibit D with distinct categories for general security and traffic control services, including regular, holiday, overtime, and special New Year's Eve and Independence Day rates.

The contract term runs January 1, 2027, through December 31, 2030, with SCC reserving the right to extend for up to six additional one-year terms for a maximum total of ten years. A pre-proposal conference is scheduled October 26, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. via Microsoft Teams. Finalist interviews are scheduled November 16–17, 2026, with apparent successful proposer announcement on November 23, 2026, and SCC Board approval on December 8, 2026.