About this opportunity
AI summaryThe Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health (NIH), issued a small business sources sought notice to identify qualified small businesses capable of providing Guard Force Performance Management surveillance and quality assurance services for the contract security guard force at the NIH Bethesda, MD authority. The selected contractor will independently evaluate guard force performance across five specific categories, conduct surreptitious penetration attempts at vehicle and building entrances, submit required incident and periodic summary reports, and provide personnel deployment schedules. The anticipated period of performance is one year. Only onshore U.S. small business organizations under NAICS code 561612 are invited to respond; non-small businesses should not submit responses. Eligible respondents must have at least five years of experience in quality assurance inspections or surveillance in the security field and must maintain an administrative office within 100 miles of the NIH campus. Capabilities statements outlining technical and administrative contacts, UEI, business size/type, and detailed responses to project requirements must be submitted electronically to Carly Beadle at [email protected] by November 9, 2026, at 12:00 PM MST.
Federal notice details
- Solicitation number
- 75N98027Q00028
- Agency
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Buying office
- National Institutes of Health › National Institute of Health NIH-OD
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Responses due
- Nov 9, 2026, 2:00 PM ET
- Posted on SAM.gov
- Oct 27, 2026
- NAICS
- 561612 · Security Guards and Patrol Services
- Product/service code
- R499
- Place of performance
- MD
- Contracting contact
- Carly Beadle
carly.beadle@nih.gov
Source: SAM.gov. Read the official notice for the complete description and current instructions.
Incumbent and award research
No incumbent history found for this requirement. The notice does not cite a current contract, and no earlier award from this buying office matches it.
Market context
Awards in the same category (Security Guards and Patrol Services). This is not this requirement's award history.
Recent similar awards: Department of Health and Human Services, NAICS 561612, performed in MD
| Vendor and award | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|
| PARAGON SYSTEMS INC75N98026F00001 · TASK ORDER TO FUND OPTION YEAR TWO | $12.8M | Feb 28, 2029 |
| PARAGON SYSTEMS INC75N98026F00002 · THE PURPOSE OF THIS CALL ORDER IS TO FUND THE NIH SECURITY GUARD CONTRACT FROM JULY 1, 202 | $8.0M | Feb 28, 2027 |
| PARAGON SYSTEMS INC75N98026F00003 · SECURITY GUARD SERVICES FOR NIH FACILITIES | $14.7M | Jan 19, 2027 |
| THE WHITESTONE GROUP, INC.75P00122F80086 · PROTECTION AND SECURITY GUARD SERVICES (HUBERT H. HUMPHREY BUILDING AND PARKLAWN COMPLEX) | $51.8M | Dec 12, 2026 |
| OLGOONIK SOLUTIONS LLC75F40122C00007 · EO14042 OPERATION OF FDA WHITE OAK COMMAND CENTER | $10.9M | Dec 10, 2026 |
Top vendors in this category: Department of Health and Human Services, NAICS 561612, since Oct 1, 2024
47 contract awards in this NAICS over the period.
- 1. PARAGON SYSTEMS INC$122.6M
- 2. CHENEGA GLOBAL PROTECTION, LLC$62.3M
- 3. THE WHITESTONE GROUP, INC.$29.0M
- 4. BERING STRAITS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, LLC$21.1M
- 5. HANA TECHNOLOGIES & SYSTEMS, INC.$8.5M
Source: USAspending.gov federal award data (U.S. federal public data). A contract is called the incumbent only when the notice or its documents cite it by number.
