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561612

Security Guards and Patrol Services

NAICS 561612 covers contract security guard services at federal facilities. Major buyers are DHS (federal protective service, ICE, CBP), DoD (base contracts), GSA (federal building portfolio), VA (medical center security), and DoJ.

Federal contracting in NAICS 561612 at a glance

SBA size standard

$25M average annual receipts

Top buying agencies

DHS
DoD
GSA
VA
DoJ

Common contract types

  • FFP base contracts
  • IDIQ task orders

Common vehicles

  • DHS Centralized Acquisition
  • GSA Schedule 84
The VETR Framework

How VETR applies to NAICS 561612 pursuits

Four pillars, calibrated to how Security Guards & Patrol contracting officers actually evaluate proposals.

V

Value

Applied to NAICS 561612

Security guard bids compete on labor compliance (SCA wage rates), benefits, and recruiting velocity. VETR's cost tools handle SCA wage indexing.

E

Experience

Applied to NAICS 561612

Past performance weighs site-incident records, audit findings, and CPARS. VETR's past-performance records carry incident + audit detail.

T

Teaming

Applied to NAICS 561612

Multi-site contracts often need regional subcontractors. VETR's teaming CRM supports geographic-coverage tagging.

R

Responsiveness

Applied to NAICS 561612

Federal security RFPs have hard mobilization deadlines (30/60/90 days). VETR's milestone tracker handles them.

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