Government contracts for security services in Tennessee

Security services contracts in Tennessee 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.

Tennessee currently has 1 open security services contract in our database, with 1 added in the last 30 days. Volume in smaller markets is lumpy: a single base or facility can drive a quarter of annual postings. The most active buyer is State of Tennessee (1 open posts), but contracts also come from federal civilian agencies and state-level departments operating in Tennessee.

Beyond federal opportunities, much of the security services work in Tennessee is posted through GO-BID (Tennessee CPO), with recurring buyers including the Tennessee Department of Transportation, Tennessee State Parks, and the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency. Central Procurement Office runs the GoDBE and Diversity Business Enterprise programs that gate access to dedicated set-aside spend. 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.