Top 100 Contractors in NAICS 5616: Investigation and Security Services, FY2025

Parent companies by net contract obligations Oct 1, 2024 – Sep 30, 2025 Code page on GovTribe

The top 10 won 44% of FY2025 NAICS 5616 contract dollars

Ranking facts

Contract obligations
$7,642,957,606 Net of deobligations, by contracts coded NAICS 5616 or a code under it
Contractors
1,682 Parent companies with an obligation
Largest contractor
Securitas Critical Infrastructure Services Inc. $600 million, 7.4% of obligations
Data as of

Contract actions from FPDS (SAM.gov). How the rankings work · Download all 100 rows as CSV · Free to reuse with credit to GovTribe (CC BY 4.0)

Full ranking

Rank Contractor Net obligations Share Trend
1 $599,900,424
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2023 lists and #4 in FY2024; up 3 since FY2024.
2 $527,525,607
Rank history: #5 in FY2021, #5 in FY2022, #4 in FY2023 and #1 in FY2024; down 1 since FY2024.
3 $494,248,012
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2023 lists and #99 in FY2024; up 96 since FY2024.
4 $347,668,166
Rank history: #9 in FY2021, #4 in FY2022, #5 in FY2023 and #6 in FY2024; up 2 since FY2024.
5 $315,397,445
Rank history: #11 in FY2021, #7 in FY2022, #9 in FY2023 and #9 in FY2024; up 4 since FY2024.
6 $295,582,637
Rank history: #3 in FY2021, #11 in FY2022, #6 in FY2023 and #7 in FY2024; up 1 since FY2024.
7 $293,181,902
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2023 lists and #14 in FY2024; up 7 since FY2024.
8 $292,582,366
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists; up 113 since FY2024.
9 $233,630,403
Rank history: #26 in FY2021, #21 in FY2022, #14 in FY2023 and #43 in FY2024; up 34 since FY2024.
10 $185,679,897
Rank history: not on the FY2021 list, #52 in FY2022, #15 in FY2023 and #10 in FY2024; unchanged since FY2024.
11 $184,085,997
Rank history: #7 in FY2021, #9 in FY2022, #11 in FY2023 and #11 in FY2024; unchanged since FY2024.
12 $172,732,300
Rank history: #12 in FY2021, #3 in FY2022, #7 in FY2023 and #8 in FY2024; down 4 since FY2024.
13 $160,493,162
Rank history: #49 in FY2021, #48 in FY2022, #49 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024 list; up 95 since FY2024.
14 $128,652,490
Rank history: #14 in FY2021, #12 in FY2022, #13 in FY2023 and #15 in FY2024; up 1 since FY2024.
15 $125,568,331
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2023 lists and #31 in FY2024; up 16 since FY2024.
16 $122,000,938
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2022 lists, #24 in FY2023 and #16 in FY2024; unchanged since FY2024.
17 $120,561,474
Rank history: #16 in FY2021, #15 in FY2022, #19 in FY2023 and #17 in FY2024; unchanged since FY2024.
18 $111,625,246
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists; new.
19 $104,518,953
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2022 lists, #34 in FY2023 and #18 in FY2024; down 1 since FY2024.
20 $89,516,529
Rank history: not on the FY2021 list, #93 in FY2022, #36 in FY2023 and #25 in FY2024; up 5 since FY2024.
21 $89,344,003
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2023 lists and #32 in FY2024; up 11 since FY2024.
22 $89,124,916
Rank history: #29 in FY2021, #31 in FY2022, #41 in FY2023 and #26 in FY2024; up 4 since FY2024.
23 $77,256,082
Rank history: #20 in FY2021, #22 in FY2022, #22 in FY2023 and #23 in FY2024; unchanged since FY2024.
24 $62,716,201
Rank history: #60 in FY2021, #59 in FY2022, #45 in FY2023 and #63 in FY2024; up 39 since FY2024.
25 $56,591,482
Rank history: #17 in FY2021, #16 in FY2022, #23 in FY2023 and #36 in FY2024; up 11 since FY2024.
26
Covenant Services Worldwide LLC Through Covenant Aviation Security, LLC
$53,711,139
Rank history: #15 in FY2021, #13 in FY2022, #12 in FY2023 and #12 in FY2024; down 14 since FY2024.
27 $51,974,488
Rank history: #46 in FY2021, #30 in FY2022, #39 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024 list; up 87 since FY2024.
28 $51,567,184
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2023 lists and #70 in FY2024; up 42 since FY2024.
29 $50,621,250
Rank history: #36 in FY2021, #35 in FY2022, #29 in FY2023 and #33 in FY2024; up 4 since FY2024.
30 $48,527,727
Rank history: #97 in FY2021, not on the FY2022–FY2023 lists and #38 in FY2024; up 8 since FY2024.
31 $47,416,729
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2022 lists, #84 in FY2023 and #27 in FY2024; down 4 since FY2024.
32 $44,600,585
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2023 lists and #39 in FY2024; up 7 since FY2024.
33 $44,187,043
Rank history: not on the FY2021 list, #58 in FY2022, #66 in FY2023 and #57 in FY2024; up 24 since FY2024.
34 $41,259,221
Rank history: #37 in FY2021, #39 in FY2022, #37 in FY2023 and #45 in FY2024; up 11 since FY2024.
35 $39,720,088
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2022 lists, #60 in FY2023 and #41 in FY2024; up 6 since FY2024.
36
VMD Systems Integrators LLC
$39,703,797
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2022 lists, #38 in FY2023 and #42 in FY2024; up 6 since FY2024.
37 $36,522,135
Rank history: #19 in FY2021, #18 in FY2022, #31 in FY2023 and #44 in FY2024; up 7 since FY2024.
38 $34,575,871
Rank history: #78 in FY2021, #70 in FY2022, #61 in FY2023 and #60 in FY2024; up 22 since FY2024.
39 $33,373,300
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists; new.
40 $31,467,789
Rank history: #32 in FY2021, #36 in FY2022, #35 in FY2023 and #37 in FY2024; down 3 since FY2024.
41 $29,323,081
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists; new.
42 $28,148,039
Rank history: #79 in FY2021, #73 in FY2022, #62 in FY2023 and #46 in FY2024; up 4 since FY2024.
43 $26,955,183
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2023 lists and #55 in FY2024; up 12 since FY2024.
44 $26,050,075
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists; new.
45 $25,025,186
Rank history: #30 in FY2021, #26 in FY2022, #21 in FY2023 and #28 in FY2024; down 17 since FY2024.
46 $24,639,711
Rank history: #41 in FY2021, #25 in FY2022, #33 in FY2023 and #49 in FY2024; up 3 since FY2024.
47 $24,309,814
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists; up 119 since FY2024.
48 $23,837,249
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists; up 77 since FY2024.
49
Patronus Systems Inc
$23,341,843
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2022 lists, #59 in FY2023 and #48 in FY2024; down 1 since FY2024.
50 $23,016,920
Rank history: #52 in FY2021, not on the FY2022–FY2023 lists and #56 in FY2024; up 6 since FY2024.
51 $22,384,449
Rank history: #55 in FY2021, #54 in FY2022, #54 in FY2023 and #65 in FY2024; up 14 since FY2024.
52 $22,012,747
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists; up 417 since FY2024.
53 $21,431,840
Rank history: #22 in FY2021, #42 in FY2022, #55 in FY2023 and #84 in FY2024; up 31 since FY2024.
54 $21,104,030
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2022 lists, #44 in FY2023 and #24 in FY2024; down 30 since FY2024.
55 $20,565,204
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists; up 252 since FY2024.
56 $20,531,151
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists; new.
57 $20,132,696
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2022 lists, #88 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024 list; returned.
58 $20,017,767
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists; new.
59 $18,433,696
Rank history: #42 in FY2021, #53 in FY2022, #57 in FY2023 and #71 in FY2024; up 12 since FY2024.
60 $18,074,912
Rank history: not on the FY2021 list, #62 in FY2022, #58 in FY2023 and #73 in FY2024; up 13 since FY2024.
61 $17,471,516
Rank history: #58 in FY2021, #72 in FY2022, #53 in FY2023 and #62 in FY2024; up 1 since FY2024.
62 $16,879,210
Rank history: #59 in FY2021, #68 in FY2022 and not on the FY2023–FY2024 lists; up 60 since FY2024.
63 $16,541,612
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists; up 101 since FY2024.
64 $16,052,259
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2023 lists and #79 in FY2024; up 15 since FY2024.
65 $16,034,850
Rank history: #39 in FY2021, #34 in FY2022, #70 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024 list; returned.
66 $16,001,178
Rank history: #74 in FY2021, #69 in FY2022, #65 in FY2023 and #86 in FY2024; up 20 since FY2024.
67 $15,538,907
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2023 lists and #88 in FY2024; up 21 since FY2024.
68 $15,442,772
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists; up 235 since FY2024.
69 $15,116,259
Rank history: not on the FY2021 list, #85 in FY2022, not on the FY2023 list and #98 in FY2024; up 29 since FY2024.
70 $15,076,325
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists; new.
71 $14,979,559
Rank history: #63 in FY2021, not on the FY2022 list, #67 in FY2023 and #75 in FY2024; up 4 since FY2024.
72 $14,763,173
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists; up 65 since FY2024.
73 $14,684,204
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists; up 50 since FY2024.
74 $14,401,145
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists; up 32 since FY2024.
75 $14,330,793
Rank history: not on the FY2021 list, #74 in FY2022, #76 in FY2023 and #77 in FY2024; up 2 since FY2024.
76 $13,902,000
Rank history: not on the FY2021 list, #95 in FY2022, #86 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024 list; up 25 since FY2024.
77 $13,811,381
Rank history: #77 in FY2021, #75 in FY2022, #77 in FY2023 and #92 in FY2024; up 15 since FY2024.
78 $13,720,525
Rank history: #54 in FY2021, #51 in FY2022, #43 in FY2023 and #58 in FY2024; down 20 since FY2024.
79 $13,349,299
Rank history: #85 in FY2021, #80 in FY2022, #74 in FY2023 and #64 in FY2024; down 15 since FY2024.
80 $12,945,407
Rank history: #38 in FY2021, #37 in FY2022, #48 in FY2023 and #68 in FY2024; down 12 since FY2024.
81 $12,926,750
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists; up 22 since FY2024.
82 $12,750,407
Rank history: not on the FY2021 list, #97 in FY2022, #73 in FY2023 and #91 in FY2024; up 9 since FY2024.
83 $12,360,921
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists; up 207 since FY2024.
84 $12,223,787
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2022 lists, #51 in FY2023 and #89 in FY2024; up 5 since FY2024.
85 $11,922,371
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2023 lists and #83 in FY2024; down 2 since FY2024.
86
Prudential Protective Services LLC
$11,772,828
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2023 lists and #93 in FY2024; up 7 since FY2024.
87
VXL Enterprises LLC
$11,688,434
Rank history: #81 in FY2021, #56 in FY2022, #68 in FY2023 and #94 in FY2024; up 7 since FY2024.
88
Protection Unit
$11,511,014
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2023 lists and #100 in FY2024; up 12 since FY2024.
89 $11,500,865
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists; up 23 since FY2024.
90 $11,411,330
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2023 lists and #97 in FY2024; up 7 since FY2024.
91 $10,717,845
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists; up 115 since FY2024.
92 $10,629,387
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2023 lists and #69 in FY2024; down 23 since FY2024.
93 $10,594,637
Rank history: #88 in FY2021, #84 in FY2022, #90 in FY2023 and #96 in FY2024; up 3 since FY2024.
94 $10,307,013
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists; up 11 since FY2024.
95 $10,158,236
Rank history: #57 in FY2021, #64 in FY2022, #72 in FY2023 and #72 in FY2024; down 23 since FY2024.
96 $10,044,428
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists; up 112 since FY2024.
97
Five Stones Intelligence Inc.
$9,926,985
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists; up 60 since FY2024.
98 $9,894,515
Rank history: #44 in FY2021, #47 in FY2022, #42 in FY2023 and #54 in FY2024; down 44 since FY2024.
99 $9,815,969
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists; up 21 since FY2024.
100
First Coast Security Solutions Inc.
$9,790,925
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists; new.
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Rankings for the codes under NAICS 5616

Code Net obligations Largest contractor
56161 Investigation, Guard, and Armored Car Services $6,857,433,235 Securitas Critical Infrastructure Services Inc.
56162 Security Systems Services $785,524,370 M.c. Dean, Inc.

How this ranking works

  • Source: every contract action FPDS records (as published on SAM.gov) in the period, as GovTribe received it.
  • Amounts are net obligations: what was obligated, less what was deobligated. Shares are of $8.11 billion obligated before deobligations, so they never pass 100%.
  • Parent companies: each action counts under the ultimate parent its award record names, or under the awardee when it names none, so no dollar counts twice. An awardee whose own actions mostly name no parent, and that no other company's actions name as their parent, rolls up its SAM.gov registration's chain of parent companies: it counts under the first company there that other companies' actions name as their parent, or under the parent most of a company's own actions name, whichever comes first; with neither, under the highest company in the chain with federal contracts of its own. Joint ventures stay companies of their own. Parents of the same name (Inc., LLC and the like aside) count as one company, since FPDS records a company's parent under more than one UEI over time. GovTribe corrects a few parents and names by hand; see the corrections.
  • Fiscal year 2025 ran Oct 1, 2024 – Sep 30, 2025. The Department of Defense reports its contract actions to FPDS about 90 days late, so a fiscal year is ranked once they're in, in February, and the list doesn't change after.
  • Rank changes compare with FY2024. "New" marks a company outside that period's top 500, and "Returned" one of those that was on an earlier fiscal year's list.
  • Rank lines show each company's rank on every fiscal year's list since FY2021, #1 at the top, on a scale that gives the top of the list more room. A dashed stretch spans years it wasn't on the list. The step from FY2024 takes the color of the rank change beside it.
  • Placeholder recipients FPDS uses when it names no company ("Miscellaneous Foreign Contractors" and the like) aren't ranked.

Quick answers

Who were the top 10 NAICS 5616 contractors in FY2025?

1. Securitas Critical Infrastructure Services Inc. ($600M), 2. Metropolitan Security Services, Inc. ($528M), 3. Constellis, LLC ($494M), 4. The GEO Group, Inc. ($348M), 5. Corecivic, Inc. ($315M), 6. CACI International Inc. ($296M), 7. Peraton Risk Decision Inc. ($293M), 8. Nana Regional Corporation, Inc. ($293M), 9. The Chenega Corporation ($234M), 10. BC Partners LLP ($186M).

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