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Universal Protection Service

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Private security company in the United States

Universal Protection Service was a private security company in the United States. It was part of Santa Ana, California-based Universal Services of America, which merged in 2016 with fellow security service provider AlliedBarton to form Allied Universal.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1965Founded1

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Universal Protection Service was a private security company in the United States. It was part of Santa Ana, California-based Universal Services of America, which merged in 2016 with fellow security service provider AlliedBarton to form Allied Universal.2

Timeline

  1. 1965Founded Founded1

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$48.3M 2017–2026
Money received by yearMoney received by year, 2017–2026: $48.3M in all. Federal contracts $48.3M.$0$2.5M$5M$7.5M$10M2017 · Federal contracts: $1.1M20172018 · Federal contracts: $2.3M2019 · Federal contracts: $240.9K20192020 · Federal contracts: $92.1K2021 · Federal contracts: $5.6M20212022 · Federal contracts: $8.7M2023 · Federal contracts: $8.2M20232024 · Federal contracts: $9.4M2025 · Federal contracts: $8.7M20252026 · Federal contracts: $4.0M2026
Figures by year
YearFederal contractsTotal
2026$4.0M$4.0M
2025$8.7M$8.7M
2024$9.4M$9.4M
2023$8.2M$8.2M
2022$8.7M$8.7M
2021$5.6M$5.6M
2020$92.1K$92.1K
2019$240.9K$240.9K
2018$2.3M$2.3M
2017$1.1M$1.1M

Federal awards

Obligated amounts from USAspending.gov4, by calendar year, 2017–2026, for its registration. Obligations are what agencies committed, not always what was paid out. Contracts pay for goods and services; grants, loans and direct payments are assistance. Loans are charted at the face value of the loans listed here. An award’s amount below is its lifetime total, and some began before the years charted.

Largest contracts

  1. Sep 8, 2021$44.6M from National Park Service: New five year security contract5 To UNIVERSAL PROTECTION SERVICE, LLC Award 140P4521C0014
  2. Aug 1, 2018$1.5M from Department of Veterans Affairs: Cboc guards - igf::cl::igf6 To UNIVERSAL PROTECTION SERVICE, LLC Award 36C24518P3621
  3. Apr 1, 2017$1.5M from Department of Veterans Affairs: Cboc guards - igf::cl::igf7 To UNIVERSAL PROTECTION SERVICE, LLC Award VA24517P0546
  4. Apr 1, 2018$641.1K from Department of Veterans Affairs: Igf::ot::igf unarmed security guard services8 To UNIVERSAL PROTECTION SERVICE, LLC Award 36C24518C0090

Sources

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