Scott Balfour

Scott Balfour, a sole proprietorship based in Olmsted Township, Ohio, operates as a prime contractor providing background investigative and personnel security screening services to federal law enforcement and diplomatic security agencies under small-business set-asides and unrestricted competitions. The vendor competes exclusively as a prime (100% of awards) and holds no subcontract positions; recent work concentrates on field investigation services supporting personnel vetting and security clearance processes.

Scott Balfour's customer base is narrow and concentrated. The Department of Justice Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives accounts for four awards and the full $655 thousand in combined potential value across the vendor's recent footprint; the Department of State Bureau of Diplomatic Security holds one award with zero obligated potential value. The vendor's primary NAICS code is 561611 (Investigation and Personal Background Check Services), with recent work designated under PSC codes for background investigation support and security analysis.

The vendor's active vehicle portfolio consists of two Basic Ordering Agreements. The ATF BOA (15A00026GAQA00169), awarded August 1, 2026, establishes a $600 thousand ceiling for field background investigative services nationwide through July 31, 2031; the BOA was designated a 100% small business set-aside under the $25 million size standard for NAICS 561611 and contemplates multiple awards to qualified offerors. Scott Balfour is required to maintain a favorably adjudicated Tier-5 background investigation, complete ATF training, and operate within 200 miles of ATF's priority cities. A recent $12.5 thousand Total Small Business delivery order flowed from this BOA on August 14, 2026, for background investigative field services in Cleveland, Ohio, with ultimate completion August 13, 2027. The State Department BOA, awarded December 20, 2022, provides single-award task-order authority through December 19, 2027, for background investigative services supporting the Bureau of Diplomatic Security's personnel vetting mission; it carries zero ceiling value and has generated no recent obligated dollars. Activity has been sporadic — two awards in 2021, one in 2022, none in 2023–2025, and two in 2026 — with only one award ($13 thousand potential value) reaching completion inside the next twenty-four months. Combined obligated dollars across all awards total $53 thousand against $655 thousand in combined potential value, indicating most work remains unfulfilled or optioned.