Security Subcontractor Agreement Outline
When you cover a client with another operator's officers, the client's exposure is still yours. This outline covers licensing verification, insurance flow-down, performance standards, and who the client belongs to.
Built for PPO owners subcontracting overflow coverage or serving multi-market clients. · Updated 2026-08-01
PPO #122730How to use it
- 1.Verify the subcontractor's license status and insurance before any officer works a shift.
- 2.Flow down every client-facing obligation: reporting, uniform standards, incident notification.
- 3.Require certificates of insurance naming your company as additional insured.
- 4.Define non-solicitation of both clients and officers, with a clear term.
- 5.Have counsel draft the agreement from this outline before you sign it.
Terms to cover
- Both parties' license numbers and a duty to maintain them in good standing
- Independent contractor relationship and no authority to bind
- Scope: which sites, which hours, which services
- Rates, invoicing, and payment terms between the parties
- Insurance requirements, limits, and additional insured status
- Indemnification flowing to the prime operator
- Officer standards: screening, training, uniform, and appearance
- Reporting: DARs and incident reports delivered on the prime's format and timeline
- Incident notification timeline to the prime operator
- Confidentiality of client site information
- Non-solicitation of the prime's clients and of officers, with duration
- Right to remove any officer from the post without cause
- Term, termination, and transition of coverage
- Compliance with wage-and-hour law and proof of payroll practices
- Governing law and dispute resolution
Before the first shift
- License verified through the official lookup and screenshot saved with date
- Certificate of insurance received and limits confirmed with your broker
- Workers' compensation coverage verified
- W-9 and vendor setup complete
- Post orders delivered and acknowledged by the subcontractor
- Escalation contacts exchanged and tested
- Uniform and vehicle appearance standards confirmed
Important notice
This is a working template, not legal advice, and it is not endorsed by BSIS, the Department of Consumer Affairs, or any other agency. Laws and regulations change — verify current requirements with the relevant agency and have your own counsel review any agreement before you sign or issue it.
Free resource from Summit Force Security Group, PPO #122730. This document is general information, not legal, insurance, or compliance advice, and it is not endorsed by any government agency. Requirements change: confirm current rules with your insurer, association counsel, or the relevant agency before you rely on it.
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