What Off Duty Services does

Off Duty Services (ODS), founded in 2002 and headquartered in Houston, Texas (580 Westlake Park Blvd, Suite 400), is a private provider of armed private security staffed by active-duty, off-duty police officers rather than conventional security guards. The company draws on a proprietary database of 20,000+ certified, actively employed law enforcement officers to deploy security personnel nationwide across the United States. It serves a broad set of B2B verticals, with primary focus on financial institutions, healthcare, petrochemical, and venues, and secondary coverage of retail, property management, schools, restaurants, hotels, entertainment, construction, and industrial/manufacturing clients.

The company's service portfolio includes Standing Post, Emergency Security, Executive Security, Workplace Security, Roving Patrols, Traffic Control Services, Special Services, and Crisis Management & Disaster Response. Service delivery is supported by a proprietary web and mobile platform that pushes work assignments to officers, provides customer request details, enables clock-in/clock-out with geolocation verification, and allows officers to document video, photos, and notes. A real-time dashboard provides centralized monitoring of officer assignments, locations, and activity, and reporting functionality aggregates documentation for client accountability. Officer employment is managed via a shift selection and time-tracking platform (Protos Select).

ODS operates a managed-services revenue model: clients receive a single monthly invoice covering officer selection, supervision, scheduling, and insurance coverage rather than administering multiple individual officer payrolls. Pricing is quote-based, customized to client needs, industry requirements, and assignment duration, and is not publicly disclosed. Go-to-market is direct, combining enterprise field sales and inside sales through a 24/7 phone hotline (877-OFF-DUTY) and a web-based request-for-service form, supported by industry-specific website content and social presence on Facebook and LinkedIn. The company is a subsidiary of Protos (Security Services Holdings LLC) and markets itself as "A Protos Company."

Name

Off Duty Services

Legal name

Off Duty Services, Inc.

Website

https://offdutyservices.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Off Duty Services provides armed private security using active-duty, off-duty police officers to U.S. enterprise clients across verticals including financial institutions, healthcare, petrochemical, and venues, delivered via a managed-services model with proprietary mobile and dashboard technology.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Armed Private Security Services

NAICS

Security Guards and Patrol Services (561612)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Manned Guarding & Patrol Services (IMAIAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Mobile Patrol & Alarm Response Services (IMAIAEAB), Manned Guarding & Site Security (Static Guards) (BPABAMAA), Private Security & Close Protection (VIP) (HSACAMAF)

Keywords

• Off-duty police security
• Armed security services
• Law enforcement staffing
• Private security officers
• Executive protection services

Headquarters

HQ city

Katy

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Off-Duty Police Officer Services: The company provides active duty police officers for private security assignments. Clients receive a single monthly invoice rather than managing multiple officer payrolls. The service includes officer selection, supervision, scheduling, and insurance coverage.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Off Duty Services provides armed private security by placing active duty off-duty police officers at enterprise client locations across the United States. Clients receive a single monthly invoice covering officer selection, scheduling, supervision, payroll, and insurance liability rather than managing individual off-duty hires themselves. Service is supported by a proprietary web and mobile platform that assigns work, verifies officer location, and delivers real-time reporting to clients.

Product overview

Off Duty Services operates as a nationwide provider of armed private security services using active duty police officers. The company offers a portfolio of security services including Standing Post, Emergency Security, Executive Security, Workplace Security, Roving Patrols, Traffic Control, Special Services, and Crisis Management & Disaster Response. Services are delivered through a proprietary technology platform featuring mobile applications for officers and real-time dashboard monitoring. The company matches officer experience and agency culture to client needs across multiple industry verticals including petrochemical, healthcare, industrial, retail, property management, schools, restaurants, hotels, venues, entertainment, construction, and financial institutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Standing Post Armed off-duty police officers maintain a highly visible presence at a fixed client location to deter criminal activity, either in uniform or appropriate attire as desired by the customer and permitted by their employing law enforcement agency.
• Emergency Security Specialized team of emergency security officers available to assist in any type of situation, providing temporary to 24/7 coverage with both armed and unarmed officer options.
• Executive Security High-profile security service providing off-duty police officers to protect executives, key personnel, corporate functions, and events, available 24/7 or on a scheduled basis in transit, at home, office, or event locations.
• Workplace Security Off-duty law enforcement officers deployed to protect businesses and staff from workplace disruptions, group layoffs, hostile employees, and difficult customers.
• Roving Patrols Cost-effective mobile patrol service using marked or unmarked vehicles with off-duty police officers inspecting multiple locations within a geographic area during a shift.
• Traffic Control Services Uniformed officers deployed on public roads or private roads to direct and control vehicular and pedestrian traffic, typically for businesses extending operations onto public streets.
• Special Services Additional assignments including foot or vehicle escorts, presence during high-value transactions, and alarm response services.
• Crisis Management & Disaster Response Security services deployed during national emergencies or natural disasters, leveraging a nationwide officer network to mobilize resources into affected areas from outside the region.

Quantifiable outcome

• One call provides immediate access to thousands of armed police officers across the United States
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments12 records

Ideal customer profiles8 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.

• Protos (Security Services Holdings LLC)coreOthersOff Duty Services is owned by Protos (Security Services Holdings LLC). Protos is a parent company that owns multiple security service subsidiaries. The privacy policy indicates that Protos collects and processes information for its security services operations.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Allied Universal: Largest US contract security firm, providing manned guarding, patrol, and increasingly off-duty/specialized officer programs for financial, healthcare, and industrial clients - comparable to ODS through overlapping enterprise customer base and contract security model, though at vastly greater scale across the full guard segment.
• Securitas: Global security services leader with significant US guarding and mobile patrol operations serving banks, healthcare, and industrial accounts. Comparable to ODS as a broad-based contract security provider to enterprise clients, though Securitas' portfolio extends well beyond officer staffing.
• GardaWorld: Major North American security and cash services provider offering manned guarding and patrol to financial, retail, and industrial customers. Overlaps with ODS across enterprise guarding contracts and specialized/protective services, but with a much wider geographic and service footprint.
• G4S (Allied Universal): Once an independent global security major, now part of Allied Universal, providing manned guarding, patrol, and officer-based services to enterprises. Comparable to ODS in guarding and protective services delivery to large institutional clients, particularly in regulated verticals.
• Sunstates Security: US-focused contract security firm offering armed/unarmed guarding, patrol, and specialized officer services across financial, healthcare, industrial, and government accounts. Comparable to ODS in providing regionally staffed security with vertical specialization to mid-market and enterprise clients.
• SOS Security: US contract security provider delivering uniformed armed/unarmed guards, patrol, and executive protection to corporate, government, and institutional clients. Comparable to ODS as a competitor in standing-post armed guarding and executive protection services, though with broader geographic presence.
• APG Security: Mid-sized US contract security firm providing uniformed officers, patrol, and concierge security for commercial, residential, and event clients. Comparable to ODS through staffed guarding and patrol services to enterprise and venue customers.

Regional players

• First Alarm Security & Patrol: West Coast-focused security and patrol provider serving commercial, industrial, and institutional accounts in California and neighboring states. Comparable to ODS through contract guarding and patrol offerings for enterprise clients, but operating in a narrower geographic footprint.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/offdutyservices
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/off-duty-services

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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