Government contracts for security services in North Carolina

Security services contracts in North Carolina 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.

As of October 20, 2026, North Carolina has 5 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 City Procurement (2 open posts) and ELIZABETH CITY STATE UNIVERSITY (1), with the rest spread across other federal civilian agencies, DoD components, and state and local departments active in North Carolina.

Beyond federal opportunities, much of the security services work in North Carolina is posted through the North Carolina Interactive Purchasing System (IPS), with recurring buyers including NCDOT, the University of North Carolina System, and the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. The Statewide HUB (Historically Underutilized Business) program drives subcontracting goals on most large North Carolina awards. 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.