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SG Security guard services

Security guard services proposals for counties, cities and school districts — done for you.

Posts, hours, officer registrations, training records, bill rates by officer type — a security solicitation is part staffing plan, part compliance file. We write the response at a fixed price, entirely by email, so your supervisors stay on the schedule.

100% in writing — no calls. We reply within one U.S. business day.

Last updated: September 2026

SG–01 Who it's for

Built for licensed guard companies.

  • Licensed security companies bidding on unarmed or armed posts at public buildings.
  • Patrol and event-security firms answering city, county and school district solicitations.
  • Incumbents facing a rebid on a contract they already staff.
  • Owner-operators without a proposal writer, who bid between shift changes.

The buyers

Counties — government centers, libraries, health and human services offices.

Cities — city halls, parks, parking and transit facilities.

School districts — campus security and athletic events.

State agencies — office buildings and service centers.

SG–02 What they ask for

What security solicitations typically require.

No two solicitations are identical. These requirements show up again and again in guard-services bids from public agencies — your matrix lists exactly what yours asks for.

Licenses (California)
Expect to show the company's state license and each officer's registration. In California, the company holds a Private Patrol Operator license; each guard needs a BSIS registration, with Power to Arrest training before it is issued, 32 hours of security officer skills training within the first six months, and 8 hours of continuing training every year (Business and Professions Code §7583.6).
Licenses (Texas)
A guard company needs a security services contractor license, non-commissioned officers need an individual license, and an officer who carries a firearm needs a security officer commission (Occupations Code §§1702.102, 1702.221, 1702.161; administered by the Texas Department of Public Safety).
Staffing & posts
Every post, hours per week, armed or unarmed, supervisor coverage, relief and absence coverage, and how you handle last-minute changes and special events.
Post orders & reporting
Draft post orders, incident reporting — often electronic, with patrol verification — and how issues reach the agency's contact.
Training
State-required training plus what the agency adds: de-escalation, first aid/CPR/AED, customer service, report writing.
Bill rates
Hourly bill rates by officer type (unarmed, armed, supervisor), overtime and holiday rates, and sometimes the wage paid to officers. Some agreements set a wage floor.
Transition
How you'll staff day one — including whether you'll offer positions to the incumbent's officers, when the agency asks.
Insurance
General liability, auto for patrol vehicles, workers' compensation, and often professional liability; armed posts can raise the limits.
How it's scored
Price, experience with similar public facilities, staffing and supervision, training, references, and transition.

Sources, checked September 26, 2026: BSIS security guard fact sheet · BSIS private patrol operator fact sheet · Texas Occupations Code ch. 1702 · Texas DPS Private Security. Rules vary by state and agency; the solicitation in front of you controls.

SG–03 Where bids fail

Where security bids get thrown out.

Most of these are decided before anyone reads your staffing plan.

Critical catches · Security

The eliminations to check before you submit.

  1. A bill rate that can't carry the wage. When the agreement sets a wage floor, a rate that can't cover it plus payroll taxes, insurance and supervision invites questions — or rejection.
  2. Registrations not current. An expired officer registration or a lapsed company license, found at the responsibility check.
  3. Hours that don't add up. Proposed coverage that falls short of the posts and hours the solicitation lists.
  4. Armed posts without the right authorization. Every officer on an armed post needs the state's firearm authorization — in Texas, a security officer commission.
  5. An addendum never acknowledged. Post schedules change by addendum; the signed acknowledgment is often a pass/fail item.
SG–04 What you get

Fixed prices, printed on the page.

The same products and prices as our pricing page. Every order is quoted in writing and approved by you before we start.

Product Price Turnaround What you get
Compliance Matrix + Response Plan
Entry product
$390fixed 48–72 hrs Every requirement in your solicitation mapped — number, page, what to provide, who provides it — the elimination traps flagged, a section-by-section response plan, and a submission checklist.
Full Proposal Draft
Complete, submission-ready
$1,900from · quoted per RFP Set to deadline Everything in the matrix, plus a complete written draft answering every requirement in order, formatted to the solicitation, with cover letter and executive summary written to the evaluation criteria.
Bid Desk — monthly retainer
For firms that bid every month
$990per month · 3-month minimum Ongoing One full proposal draft per month (solicitations up to 100 pages; larger ones quoted at a discount), a compliance matrix for up to three additional bids you pursue that month, weekly bid screening for your trade and service area with a one-paragraph go/no-go note, and an always-ready document vault — insurance certificates, licenses, W-9, references — with expiry alerts. Unused proposals don't roll over.
Out-of-scope work
Anti-drift, published
$95per request Quoted first Anything beyond the agreed scope — an extra section, a new attachment, a requirement the agency adds by addendum — flat-rated and approved by you before we do it.

All prices in U.S. dollars. Bid Desk is billed monthly in advance by card; cancel after the 3-month minimum with 30 days' notice. For a guard-services bid, the matrix also maps every post, hour and officer type the solicitation lists.

Every order includes

  • 100% in writing — no calls. Questions, scope, drafts and revisions all happen by email.
  • A reply within one U.S. business day — usually the same day — with a fixed price and a delivery date.
  • On time or refund. Miss the delivery deadline we put in writing and you get a full refund.
  • An editable file you own once it's paid in full — reuse it for the next bid.

What we don't do

  • Hold, issue, or stand in for your licenses and certifications
  • Set your prices or bill rates — you do; we check that the price form is complete and consistent
  • Give legal advice or interpret contract terms
  • Submit the bid for you or act as your authorized representative

Not legal advice. You review, sign, and submit.

R–07 Straight answers

Security bids: short answers.

Who writes security guard services proposals for government contracts?

We do — at a fixed price, 100% by email. You supply your licenses, officer roster, training records, references and bill rates; we map every requirement, write the staffing and post plan in the order the agency asks for, and check the response back against the solicitation.

Do you write post orders?

We draft post orders from the solicitation and your procedures, for you to review and adopt. Your supervisors and the agency decide what is final on site.

Can you help with the bill rate?

Your rates are yours. We check that every officer type, overtime and holiday rate the form asks for is filled in and consistent, and we flag it when the agreement sets a wage floor your rate may not carry.

R–08 Get a quote

Bidding on a guard-services contract? Send us the solicitation.

Email the RFP, or a link to it, and the due date. We reply within one U.S. business day with a fixed price and a delivery date, in writing.