Local Guard Forces U.S. Mission San Jose, Costa Rica
State · ACQUISITIONS - AQM MOMENTUM
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation PR15935139 in this department, oldest first.
- Sep 15, 2026 · this noticePre-solicitation
Next steps for this stage
Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.
- Answer the notice: this is when the requirement can still be shaped.
- Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
- Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.
What the notice says
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has a requirement for a qualified Contractor to provide Local Guard Services to support the U.S. Mission in San Jose. The Government requires a secure environment to conduct their mission. The Contractor shall provide the organizational structure, management, and qualified staff at levels adequate to meet or exceed the requirement contained in the Performance Work Statement. The Contractor shall be required to provide services in a manner that prevent loss or injury to U.S. personnel, dependents, property; destruction of assets; to prevent unauthorized access… (show all)
; and deter potential terrorist attacks. Anticipated period of performance is one base year and four one-year options (to be exercised at the sole discretion of the Government). All contracted personnel, regardless of nationality, will be required to pass a background investigation conducted by the Contractor and a separate background investigation conducted by the U.S. Government to certify their suitability for employment under this contract. The approximate acquisition schedule is as follows: The synopsis will be posted for approximately fifteen (15) days. No paper copies will be mailed. Once the solicitation is posted on SAM.Gov, the offerors will have approximately Thirty (30) days to submit proposals. All dates are subject to change and any change will be posted on this site. Site visit presentation will be provided. No site visit presentation will be held at post. PHONE CALLS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED Offerors shall have an active registration in the System for Award Management at https://www.SAM.gov. Offerors using Joint Ventures shall have a proper registration as a Joint Venture including Unique Entity ID (UEI) and active sam registration at time of the proposal closing date. Offerors shall work with sam.gov to obtain access to the solicitation via registration and should contact sam.gov help desk for assistance. In accordance with 22 U.S.C. � 4864, the Government will give preference to offerors qualifying as U.S. persons or U.S. Joint Venture Persons. The contract will be awarded to the technically acceptable proposal with the lowest evaluated price.
Who won similar work
20 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 561612.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| P�tz Security AG Kaltenkirchen 24568 DEU | 1 | $250.0M | Mar 6, 2025 |
| I3 PATHFINDER USA LLC | 1 | $85.4M | Apr 2, 2025 |
| NV SECURITAS SECURITAS CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES BEL | 1 | $81.3M | Apr 16, 2026 |
| SICURITALIA - SECURITAS CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES INC | 1 | $72.7M | Sep 30, 2026 |
| G4S Austria JV Jupiter FL 33458 USA | 1 | $37.4M | Jun 4, 2026 |
| G4S Hong Kong JV Jupiter FL 33458 USA | 1 | $35.0M | Nov 26, 2024 |
| TORRES-AVARN SECURITY LLC | 1 | $31.9M | Aug 20, 2025 |
| VXL ENTERPRISES LLC | 1 | $25.9M | Apr 7, 2026 |
| G4S Trinidad JV Jupiter FL 33458 USA | 1 | $24.8M | Jul 15, 2025 |
| GardaWorld Federal Nigeria Arlington VA 22209 USA | 1 | $24.5M | Jun 26, 2026 |
Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in.
- Sep 30, 2026SICURITALIA - SECURITAS CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES INC$72.7MU.S. Mission Italy
- Sep 2, 2026INTER-CON SECURITY SYSTEMS, INC$9.5MU.S. Mission Lome,Togo: Overseas Guard Services
- Jul 8, 2026INTER-CON SECURITY SYSTEM, INC$8.7MUS Mission Freetown
- Jun 26, 2026GardaWorld Federal Nigeria Arlington VA 22209 USA$24.5MOverseas Guard Services U.S. Mission Abuja, Lagos/ Nigeria
- Jun 4, 2026CGS-OPCL SECURITY LLC$13.0MLocal Guard Force U.S. Mission Wellington, New Zealand
- Jun 4, 2026G4S Austria JV Jupiter FL 33458 USA$37.4MUS MiSSION VIENNA
- Apr 20, 2026EMINENT SECURITY INC.$15.0MUS Mission Philippines Local Guard Services
- Apr 16, 2026NV SECURITAS SECURITAS CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES BEL$81.3MLocal Guard Services for Belgium
- Apr 7, 2026VXL ENTERPRISES LLC$25.9MAward Notice - OGS Nassau, The Bahamas
- Mar 4, 2026TORRES-ARMOBIL SECURITY LLC$1.6MUS Mission Yerevan
Competitive landscape
For the 8 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 0 of these past winners lobbied State, Dept of (DOS) since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past State, Dept of (DOS) job
- No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
- 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
Policy around it
Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.
- 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
- 33 rules from the department in the last 12 months
- 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
Market
For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards.
- 0 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.
Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.