Government contracts for security services in Florida

Security services contracts in Florida typically cover armed and unarmed guard services at federal courthouses, X-ray and magnetometer screening, perimeter patrols at DOE sites, and access-control staffing at military installations. Federal posts in this category fall under NAICS 561612 (Security Guards and Patrol Services), and the bulk of the work flows to the U.S. Marshals Service, GSA Federal Protective Service, DoD, and the Department of Energy. Many guard contracts are SDVOSB set-asides and require a state-issued private-security license in the place of performance.

Florida currently has 6 open security services contracts in our database, with 4 added in the last 30 days. That's a steady cadence — enough flow to make automated alerting worthwhile rather than manual portal-checking. The most active buyers are Airports (2 open posts) and Hillsborough County (2), with the rest spread across other federal civilian agencies, DoD components, and state and local departments active in Florida.

Beyond federal opportunities, much of the security services work in Florida is posted through MyFloridaMarketPlace (MFMP), with recurring buyers including the Florida Department of Transportation, Florida state universities, and the South Florida Water Management District. MFMP charges a 1% transaction fee on state purchases — price your bids to absorb it without eroding margin. ContractRadar pulls federal postings from SAM.gov alongside state and local feeds so a security-services firm doesn't have to monitor each portal manually.