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Recipient organisation · UEI RG1VD6RNMXB5
Paragon Systems Inc
- Corporation
- Foreign-owned
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USAspending records $2.2B in award obligations to Paragon Systems Inc (Herndon, VA) over the fiscal years it is listed for (2023, 2024, 2025, 2026).
In FY2026, the most recent complete fiscal year, obligations were $355M, of which $355M (100%) came through contracts.
That is down 41% on FY2025 ($598M).
Paragon Systems Inc ranks 43 of 2,836 listed organisations located in VA by five-year obligations, and 434 of 30,989 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 came from Department of Homeland Security, Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Justice and 1 other agency: 189 awards worth $1.5B in total award value.
Its largest contract industry is NAICS 561612 (Security Guards and Patrol Services), where it ranks 2 of 167 organisations by the value of $1.0M-plus awards.
USAspending lists its parent organisation as Tri-S Security Corporation.
Obligations by fiscal year contracts vs assistance
| Fiscal year | All obligations | Contracts | Assistance | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $668,732,540 | $668,632,540 | $100,000 | — |
| FY2024 | $617,338,318 | $617,328,318 | $10,000 | -8% |
| FY2025 | $597,967,967 | $598,067,967 | $0 | -3% |
| FY2026 | $355,241,843 | $355,351,843 | $0 | -41% |
| FY2027 to date | under $1.0M | — | — | — |
A fiscal year runs 1 October to 30 September. "Contracts" are procurement award types A–D; "assistance" is everything else (grants, direct payments, loan subsidy cost, insurance, other). The contracts column is listed only where contract obligations alone reached $1.0M; the assistance figure is the remainder and may therefore include up to $1.0M of contracts.
Compared with its state and the largest recipients five listed years
| Measure | This organisation | Largest in VA | Largest nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five-year obligations (listed years) | $2.2B | $63B | $416B |
| FY2026 obligations | $355M | $17B | $118B |
| Contracts, five years | $2.2B | under $1.0M | $94B |
| Assistance, five years | $0 | $63B | $416B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 434 of 30,989 | 1 of 2,836 in VA | 1 |
Largest in state: VA Department of Medical Assistance Service. Largest nationally: Health Care Services, California Department of. Rankings count organisations located in the state, by the sum of their listed fiscal years.
Awarding agencies $1.0M+ awards since FY2023
| # | Agency | Awards | Award value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Homeland Security | 163 | $1.3B | 87% |
| 2 | Department of Health and Human Services | 10 | $159M | 10% |
| 3 | Department of Justice | 15 | $44M | 3% |
| 4 | Department of Defense | 1 | $4.2M | 0% |
Contract industries NAICS
Rank within NAICS 561612: 2 of 167 organisations by $1.0M+ award value; see Security Guards and Patrol Services.
Places of performance $1.0M+ awards
Counties: Fairfax County, VA $230M · Cook County, IL $106M · Harris County, TX $102M · New York County, NY $99M · San Diego County, CA $98M
Largest awards begun since FY2023
| Awarding agency | Type | Industry or program | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Homeland SecurityOffice of Procurement Operations | ContractDelivery Order | 561621 Security Systems Services (except Locksmiths) | $38M | 17 Sep 2024 | CA | USAspending |
| Department of Homeland SecurityOffice of Procurement Operations | ContractDelivery Order | 561621 Security Systems Services (except Locksmiths) | $36M | 26 Sep 2023 | CA | USAspending |
| Department of Homeland SecurityU.S. Customs and Border Protection | ContractBpa Call | 561612 Security Guards and Patrol Services | $36M | 25 Aug 2023 | VA | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesOffice of Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response | ContractDelivery Order | 561612 Security Guards and Patrol Services | $35M | 18 Aug 2025 | GA | USAspending |
| Department of Homeland SecurityOffice of Procurement Operations | ContractDelivery Order | 561612 Security Guards and Patrol Services | $34M | 10 Nov 2025 | TX | USAspending |
| Department of Homeland SecurityOffice of Procurement Operations | ContractDelivery Order | 561612 Security Guards and Patrol Services | $27M | 28 Jun 2024 | CA | USAspending |
| Department of Homeland SecurityOffice of Procurement Operations | ContractDelivery Order | 561612 Security Guards and Patrol Services | $26M | 23 Sep 2023 | TX | USAspending |
| Department of Homeland SecurityU.S. Customs and Border Protection | ContractBpa Call | 561612 Security Guards and Patrol Services | $24M | 7 Dec 2023 | VA | USAspending |
| Department of Homeland SecurityOffice of Procurement Operations | ContractDelivery Order | 561612 Security Guards and Patrol Services | $24M | 30 Sep 2025 | CA | USAspending |
| Department of Homeland SecurityOffice of Procurement Operations | ContractDelivery Order | 561612 Security Guards and Patrol Services | $23M | 8 Feb 2023 | CA | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of Health | ContractBpa Call | 561612 Security Guards and Patrol Services | $22M | 1 Aug 2025 | MD | USAspending |
| Department of Homeland SecurityOffice of Procurement Operations | ContractDelivery Order | 561612 Security Guards and Patrol Services | $21M | 30 Sep 2024 | NY | USAspending |
Award value is the amount obligated to the award to date as USAspending reports it. Descriptions below are USAspending's text, unedited and truncated; those that appear to name a person are withheld.
- $38M, Department of Homeland Security, 17 Sep 2024: ARMED PROTECTIVE SECURITY OFFICER (PSO) SERVICES FOR LOS ANGELES, CA AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS RECURRING SERVICES - OPTION YEAR 2 BASE AWARD
- $36M, Department of Homeland Security, 26 Sep 2023: ARMED PROTECTIVE SECURITY OFFICER (PSO) SERVICES THROUGHOUT LOS ANGELES, CA AND SURROUNDING AREAS AWARD FOR FY24 RECURRING SERVICES - NON-SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINI
- $36M, Department of Homeland Security, 25 Aug 2023: SOUTHWEST BORDER ARMED FACILITY GUARDS
- $35M, Department of Health and Human Services, 18 Aug 2025: STRATEGIC NATIONAL STOCKPILE PROTECTIVE GUARD SERVICES
- $34M, Department of Homeland Security, 10 Nov 2025: PSO SERVICES THROUGHOUT SOUTH TEXAS
- $27M, Department of Homeland Security, 28 Jun 2024: BASE AWARD OF TASK ORDER FOR PROTECTIVE SECURITY OFFICERS (PSO) RECURRING SERVICES IN SAN DIEGO, CA
- $26M, Department of Homeland Security, 23 Sep 2023: ARMED PROTECTIVE SECURITY OFFICER SERVICES - SOUTH TEXAS REGION 7
- $24M, Department of Homeland Security, 7 Dec 2023: ARMED FACILITY GUARDS - EL PASO REGION
Questions and answers
How much federal money does Paragon Systems Inc receive?
$2.2B in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2023: $669M; FY2024: $617M; FY2025: $598M; FY2026: $355M). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to Paragon Systems Inc?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Department of Homeland Security ($1.3B), Department of Health and Human Services ($159M), Department of Justice ($44M) and Department of Defense ($4.2M).
What is the money for?
Contracts are classified under NAICS 561612 Security Guards and Patrol Services and NAICS 561621 Security Systems Services (except Locksmiths).
Where is the work performed?
Primary places of performance for its larger awards: VA ($277M), CA ($274M), TX ($181M) and NY ($160M).
Is Paragon Systems Inc a large federal recipient?
It ranks 434 of 30,989 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 43 of 2,836 located in VA. The site covers organisations with at least $1.0M in a fiscal year; individuals are excluded.
Where does this data come from?
USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury), award transactions as loaded on 30 Sep 2026; fiscal-year totals via the spending-by-category endpoint and award lists via the award search endpoint. The USAspending recipient profile is the authoritative record.
Provenance
Source: USAspending.gov API v2 (U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service), CC0. Fiscal-year obligations from the spending-by-category recipient ranking by recipient state (listing floor $1.0M per year); awards from the award search endpoint (new awards of $1.0M or more by base obligation date); parent and business categories from the recipient profile where fetched. Closed fiscal years are snapshots taken after year end; FY2027 is refreshed on each build. Data loaded by USAspending on 30 Sep 2026. Individuals and sole proprietors are excluded at ingest. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections and the methodology.