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OFFICE OF PROTECTIVE SERVICES

OFFICE OF PROTECTIVE SERVICES obligated $3.5M on federal contracts in FY2026 across 24 contract actions (+16% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was EVOLV TECHNOLOGIES INC ($904.1K).

Obligations · FY2026
$3.5M
Actions
24
New awards: 11
Sole-source
77%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 1.6MFY2017
  2. 1.8MFY2018
  3. 1MFY2019
  4. 860.3KFY2020
  5. 1.9MFY2021
  6. 829.1KFY2022
  7. 4.6MFY2023
  8. 5.1MFY2024
  9. 3MFY2025
  10. 3.5MFY2026

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. EVOLV TECHNOLOGIES INC$904.1K26%
  2. INTELLIMAR INC$711K20%
  3. DONNELLY EFFECT LLC$374.1K11%
  4. DELL FEDERAL SYSTEMS L.P$298.9K8.6%
  5. RTSP, LLC$269.3K7.7%
  6. DEISTER ELECTRONICS USA INC$266.7K7.7%
  7. XTEC, INCORPORATED$196.5K5.6%
  8. ASPETTO INC$191.4K5.5%
  9. RAPISCAN SYSTEMS INC$115.7K3.3%
  10. CITY COMPUTER & SUPPLIES, INC.$74.6K2.1%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Other equipment & supplies$1.2M33%
  2. IT & telecom$876.1K25%
  3. Facilities & utilities$826.7K24%
  4. Education & social services$374.1K11%
  5. Equipment maintenance$196.5K5.6%
  6. Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles$30.8K0.9%
  7. Professional services$23K0.7%

Where the work was performed

  1. District of Columbia$3.3M94%
  2. Virginia$191.4K5.5%
  3. New York$1,5000.0%

Integrity signals

Shares of the year's obligations, next to the country's.

  • Low competition91%
    US 39% · $3.2M
  • Sole-source awards77%
    US 30% · $2.7M
  • Single-offer competitions14%
    US 8.7% · $485.8K
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $0
  • Year-end rush3.8%
    US 6.0% · $133.8K
  • Undefinitized contracts0.0%
    US 5.0% · $0
  • Time-and-materials pricing0.0%
    US 4.2% · $0

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Largest awards

  1. VEHICLE BARRIER MAINTENANCE$1.9M
    INTELLIMAR INC· District of Columbia, DC· Facilities & utilities· Apr 26, 2023 – Jul 17, 2026· 33312723P00489336
  2. PURCHASE WEAPONS LOCKERS FOR THE OFFICE OF PROTECTION SVCS$1.3M
    DEISTER ELECTRONICS USA INC· District of Columbia, DC· Other equipment & supplies· Sep 30, 2024 – Jul 17, 2026· 33312724P00512932
  3. EVOLV SCREENING SYSTEM RENEWAL AND SLIPPAGE ALIGNMENT$825.9K
    EVOLV TECHNOLOGIES INC· District of Columbia, DC· IT & telecom· Jul 29, 2026 – Jul 29, 2026· 33312726P00538882
  4. VISITOR EXPERIENCE DEVELOPMENT TRAINING FOR OPS OFFICERS$699.7K
    DONNELLY EFFECT LLC· District of Columbia, DC· Education & social services· Jun 6, 2024 – Sep 15, 2026· 33312724P00509107
  5. PROCURE CUSTOM BODY ARMOR FOR SI OFFICERS AND ZOO POLICE$582.9K
    ASPETTO INC· Fredericksburg city, VA· Other equipment & supplies· Sep 6, 2024 – Jul 17, 2026· 33312724F00514515
  6. RAPISCAN X-RAY MACHINE PREVENTIVE & REACTIVE MAINTENANCE$374.2K
    RAPISCAN SYSTEMS INC· District of Columbia, DC· Facilities & utilities· Feb 5, 2024 – Aug 4, 2026· 33312724P00488887
  7. PURCHASE SERVER$298.9K
    DELL FEDERAL SYSTEMS L.P· District of Columbia, DC· Other equipment & supplies· Jul 31, 2026 – Jul 31, 2026· 33312726F00540355
  8. NMAI-NY: RTSP FACILITY RENTAL AND TRAINING SVCS$269.3K
    RTSP, LLC· District of Columbia, DC· Other equipment & supplies· Apr 3, 2026 – Apr 3, 2026· 33312726P00533331

Committees that oversee and fund it

Congressional committees whose jurisdiction includes this agency, and the appropriations subcommittees that write its spending bill (Analisa's reading of the House and Senate rules; committees share jurisdiction). Leaders as currently published.

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Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026.