Government contracts for security services in Texas

Security services contracts in Texas 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, Texas has 10 open security services contracts in our database, with 9 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 Health & Human Services Commission (1 open posts) and Head Start Greater Dallas, Inc (1), with the rest spread across other federal civilian agencies, DoD components, and state and local departments active in Texas.

Beyond federal opportunities, much of the security services work in Texas is posted through the Electronic State Business Daily (ESBD) and TxSmartBuy, with recurring buyers including TxDOT, the University of Texas and Texas A&M systems, and large school districts (HISD, DISD, Cy-Fair ISD). Texas runs the second-largest state procurement program in the country — its HUB (Historically Underutilized Business) program imposes aggressive subcontracting goals on most large 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.