What Santa Fe does

Santa Fe Protective Services, Inc. (SFPS) is a privately held, SDB-certified, woman- and minority-owned professional security services company incorporated in New Mexico in November 1999 by Christina Maki, who continues to serve as President and Principal Owner. From its Santa Fe headquarters and additional offices in Colorado Springs, Platteville (Fort St. Vrain), Albuquerque, and Alabama, the company delivers a portfolio of armed and unarmed protective force services, access control, vulnerability assessments, counter-intelligence programs, Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM), COMSEC material management, investigative and compliance audits, pre-employment screening, and security training to federal agencies — including the Department of Energy (WIPP, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Savannah River Site), USAF installations, and US Army installations — as well as commercial clients ranging from small local businesses to international corporations.

The company's core "product" is its security labor force and the procedural frameworks around it. Capabilities span the full protective spectrum, from reception and patrol through paramilitary special response team operations, supported by management experience that includes a 400-officer protective force with a 60-person Special Response Team. Specialized offerings include foreign travel debriefings, CI investigations, law enforcement liaison, FOCI program management, OSHA-certified safety observations, physical fitness assessments, evacuation planning, and lock-and-key control programs. The company uses a total-system approach that combines physical, personnel, and information security under multi-year contracts.

The business model is contract-based managed services and professional services revenue, primarily flowing from competitive federal procurement (GSA Advantage, direct contract bidding; CAGE Code 1Y9U9, DUNS 012759259), supplemented by direct corporate sales and structured alliances with other security firms for bundled bids. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; engagement begins through the VP of Business Development. Channel mix spans the company website, social media (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn), the quarterly "The Protector" employee newsletter, and direct government procurement capture. There are no disclosed funding rounds, M&A activity, patents, or subsidiaries, and the company remains founder-controlled with no external institutional capital identified.

Name

Santa Fe

Legal name

Santa Fe Protective Services, Inc.

Website

https://santafeps.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Santa Fe Protective Services is an SDB-certified, woman-owned federal security contractor providing armed and unarmed protective forces, access control, counter-intelligence, vulnerability assessments, and training to DOE, USAF, US Army, and commercial clients across the U.S.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Security Services

NAICS

Security Guards and Patrol Services (561612), Investigation, Guard, and Armored Car Services (56161)

SIC

Services-Detective, Guard & Armored Car Services (7381)

akta.pro primary industry

Nuclear Facility Security Operations & Protective Force Services (guard force, patrols, response) (EUAKAJAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Industrial & Critical Infrastructure Guarding (Utilities, Plants, Data Centers) (BPAKAAAD), Public Sector Guarding (Government Buildings, Courthouses) (BPAKAAAG), Static Guarding (Access Control, Reception & Gatehouse) (BPAKAAAA)

Keywords

• Protective security services
• Armed security guards
• Facility security operations
• Vulnerability assessment services
• Counter-intelligence programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Santa Fe

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Government Security Contracts: Security services contracts with government agencies including the Department of Energy, military installations (USAF, US Army), and other federal/state agencies. Services include armed and unarmed protective forces, facility security, access control, and specialized security programs.
2. Corporate/Commercial Security Services: Security services for commercial clients ranging from small local businesses to international companies, including facility security, vulnerability assessments, technology security, personnel security programs, and loss prevention activities.
3. Investigative and Compliance Services: Investigative services including fraud/theft investigations, ethics investigations, compliance audits, pre-employment background checks, and regulatory compliance reviews billed individually or as packaged services.
4. Training Services: Comprehensive training services including employee training, security education programs, program development, and contract specifications development for government and corporate clients.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Santa Fe Protective Services provides professional security programs to government and corporate clients, including armed and unarmed protective forces, access control, vulnerability assessments, counter-intelligence, technical surveillance countermeasures (TSCM), COMSEC material handling, investigative/compliance audits, and security training. The company holds SDB-certified, woman-owned, minority-owned business status and has secured contracts with the Department of Energy and USAF/US Army installations.

Product overview

Santa Fe Protective Services Inc. is a security services company offering a comprehensive portfolio of integrated security solutions. The core offerings include armed and unarmed protective forces (Security Guard Services), access control activities, investigative and compliance audit services, and technology security programs. These core services are supported by specialized offerings including vulnerability assessments, counter-intelligence programs, government facility security, physical security systems, and security training programs. The company also provides ancillary services such as FOCI program management, safety observations, and pre-employment screening packages. The company operates from a SDB-certified, woman-owned business structure serving government agencies (including Department of Energy) and commercial corporate clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Armed and Unarmed Security Operations

Named customers5 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Strategic Alliance Partners (Unnamed)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSFPS has developed excellent relationships with several small and large businesses with expertise in the security arena. These relationships allow SFPS to successfully manage large multi-faceted contracts while providing small business benefits to customers. This strategy addresses the challenge of bundled government services contracts that may be difficult for small businesses to pursue independently.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Securitas: Securitas is a global security services provider with significant U.S. federal and commercial guarding operations. Relevant broad incumbent comparable in commercial and government protective services.
• Allied Universal: Allied Universal is the largest U.S. manned security services provider with extensive federal, commercial, and critical infrastructure guarding operations. Represents the broad incumbent competitive benchmark for guard services scale.

Direct peers

• Constellis: Constellis (formed from Triple Canopy and others) provides protective services, guarding, and security operations to U.S. federal agencies including DOE and DoD. Closely comparable in service mix and federal customer base, though operating at significantly larger scale than SFPS.
• Caliburn International: Caliburn (formerly Sallyport Global and Janus Global Operations) delivers protective services, security, and life support to U.S. government customers globally. Comparable as a mid-sized federal security firm with similar DOE and DoD protective force exposure.
• Chenega Corporation: Chenega is an Alaska Native-owned federal contractor providing protective force, security, and facility management services to DOE, DoD, and federal civilian agencies. Directly comparable as an SDB-style federal security firm pursuing similar DOE and military protective force contracts.
• SOS International (SOSi): SOSi is a mid-sized government services contractor offering security, intelligence, and operations support to federal customers. Overlaps with SFPS in federal protective services and security program management.
• MVM Inc. MVM provides protective services, investigations, and security staffing to federal agencies including DOE and DoD installations. Comparable as a mid-sized federal protective force contractor competing in similar DOE site-security recompetes.
• Akima: Akima is an Alaska Native-owned holding company providing federal services including security and protective force operations to DOE and DoD. Comparable small-business federal contractor profile and DOE security exposure.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/SantaFeps
• Facebookfacebook.com/SFPSGUARDS
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/santa-fe-protective-services-inc

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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