Private Security Services
- Client
- San Francisco, California
- RFP Number
- CSE-24837
- Posted
- 10/7/2026
- Category
- CCTV and Security Services and Supplies
- Budget
- Looking for Proposal
- NAICS
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- Set-aside
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- Contact
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Description
AI GeneratedDowntown SF Partnership is seeking proposals from qualified professional private security contractors to provide comprehensive, unarmed overnight private security and patrol services across approximately 70 blocks in San Francisco, CA. The scope requires overnight foot, bicycle, or vehicle patrols, dispatch and communications support, active field supervision, training, and data reporting. The selected contractor must furnish detailed budget figures for a 12-month contract period, pricing the required overnight scope separately from any optional daytime scope. Eligibility is restricted to USA-based contractors. Personnel must possess all current licenses, registrations, permits, and certifications required by California law, and the contractor must comply with all City and County of San Francisco subcontractor requirements. Contractor questions are due by October 16, 2026, and final proposals must be submitted electronically via email in PDF format by October 26, 2026, alongside two printed copies. Proposals will be evaluated by an appointed selection committee based on experience in dense urban areas, local Bay Area experience, capacity, operational approach, innovation, and cost.
Key solicitation details
AI-extracted from RFP26_DSFP_Private-Security.pdf. Confirm against the original documents before bidding.
Downtown SF Partnership seeks proposals from qualified professional private security contractors to provide comprehensive overnight unarmed private security and patrol services within its District. The primary purpose is to establish a visible security presence during hours when daytime safety operations are not active. Qualified private security contractors capable of meeting minimum requirements are eligible to bid.
- Issued by
- Downtown SF Partnership
- Release of RFP
- October 5, 2026
- Contractor questions due
- October 16, 2026
- Proposals due
- October 26, 2026 at 12:00 PM Pacific Time
- In-person presentations by vendors
- TBD
- Contract awarded to service provider
- TBD
- Services commence
- January 1, 2027
- How to submit
- Electronic via email and printed copies
- Submission details
- Submit electronic PDF version via email to Rich Mongarro, Chief Operations Officer at [email protected]. Two (2) printed copies are also required.
- Contract term
- Two (2) year contract with options to extend for additional one-year terms
- Place of performance
- Downtown SF Partnership District, San Francisco, California
- Insurance and bonding
- Commercial General Liability: $5,000,000; Umbrella / Excess Liability: $10,000,000 minimum; Crime Coverage: $250,000 bond/fidelity; Commercial Automobile Liability: $1,000,000; Statutory Workers' Compensation; Professional Liability / Errors and Omissions: $5,000,000 per claim.
- Funding
- Agreement for Administration of the Downtown Community Benefit District with the City and County of San Francisco
How proposals are evaluated
| Firm Qualifications | |
| Approach and Cost |
Scope of work
- Circulate through assigned zones to serve as a visible deterrent to illegal activity
- Conduct patrols on foot, bicycle, vehicle, or other approved transportation method
- Respond to calls for service from DSFP, stakeholders, property security teams, and businesses
- Observe, assess, and respond to criminal, suspicious, disruptive, or unsafe activity
- Address trespassing, aggressive behavior, public intoxication, vandalism, and quality-of-life conditions
- Provide personal safety escorts upon request
- Process, enter, evaluate, track, and close service requests using approved software
- Provide active field supervision during all contracted service hours
Minimum qualifications
- Possession of all applicable private patrol operator, guard, firearm, and other relevant licenses and permits currently held
- Possession of current licenses, registrations, permits, and certifications required by California law for assigned duties
- Demonstrated corporate and financial stability
Documents to include with the bid
- Company/Business Information
- Documentation of financial stability and resources, including current financial statements
- List of all applicable private patrol operator, guard, firearm, and other relevant licenses and permits
- Description of relevant experience and list of at least three (3) references
- Diagram of organization's structure and management team position descriptions with resumes
- Program onboarding, recruitment, retention, and training plans
- Detailed, itemized budget proposal
- Deployment plan
- Facility model description
- Signed Exhibit D - Authorization to Obtain Reference Checks / Release of Liability
Verify important details
Document checkConfirm submission instructions and amendments with the issuing agency before responding.
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