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Active solicitation · C007066 · Shortlist stage
Disney's oversight district is rebidding who guards Walt Disney World property
The Central Florida Tourism Oversight District, the government that runs the Walt Disney World area, has a live competitive bid out to hire a private security firm for District facilities, including the Disney Springs parking garages. A selection committee met on June 18 to narrow the field. Here is the record, and where it stands right now.
Contract
C007066
Type
Competitive RFP
Issued by
Central Florida Tourism Oversight District
Stage
Shortlist, June 18
What is on the table
Solicitation C007066 is a competitive request for proposals to hire a private security firm for District facilities. The work runs on a base term with an option to renew, the standard shape for a multi year services contract.
See the bid fileThree years, plus an optional two year renewal. The renewal is the District's option, not a guarantee.
What the contract guards
The bid file describes the work as covering District facilities, including the Disney Springs parking garages. Tap a building to see what it is. The three named garages are the public landmarks most people will recognize.
District facilities in scope
Disney Springs parking
In scope
The Disney Springs garages
Three named parking structures at Disney Springs, plus the District's own Administration Building. Select any one to read what it is.
Where the process stands
A public bid moves through set stages. This one reached its shortlist on June 18, which means most of the road is still ahead. Open any stage to see what happens there.
Solicitation issued On the record Complete
The District opened RFP C007066 for security services and posted it to its public bid portal.
Bid portalQuestions and answers On the record Complete
Interested firms asked questions about the work, and the District answered them on the record.
Bid portalProposals received On the record Complete
Security firms filed sealed proposals to be scored against the District's published criteria.
Bid portalShortlist selection committee Thursday, June 18, 2026 Happening now
A selection committee met in public to narrow the field to a shortlist of firms.
Public noticeFinal selection Ahead Ahead
The District ranks the shortlist and enters negotiation with its top choice.
Board award Ahead Ahead
The District's Board of Supervisors votes in public to award the contract.
Contract begins Ahead Ahead
The winning firm takes over security for the covered District facilities.
Who is in the running
A field of firms proposed, a committee narrowed it to a shortlist, and one will be awarded the work. The names are not part of the public record yet, so we show what is known and mark the rest as pending rather than guess.
The firms that submitted proposals are not yet public.
Names pendingThe shortlisted firms are not yet public.
Names pendingThe District has not yet selected or awarded the contract.
Names pendingWhy this is on the board now
The plain context, dated and sourced, with no read on the politics around it.
Since 2023
The Central Florida Tourism Oversight District is the government that runs the Walt Disney World area in Florida, reconstituted in 2023 from the former Reedy Creek Improvement District.
A public process
The District buys its services through open, competitive procurement, posted to a public bid portal that anyone can read.
This week
Security for District facilities is being competitively rebid, and the process reached its shortlist stage on June 18.
The receipts
Public meeting notice
The District's notice for the June 18 shortlist committee meeting.
oversightdistrict.org
Event listing
The District calendar entry for the security services committee.
oversightdistrict.org
Full bid file
The complete solicitation on the District's public bid portal.
vendors.planetbids.com
Follow this filing
This is a live solicitation. When the District picks a shortlist winner and the board votes to award it, this page updates and the tracker above moves. We follow the District's public record on the Paper Trail and the Permit Tracker.
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Asked and answered
Is Disney changing its security
Not inside the theme parks. This is a Central Florida Tourism Oversight District contract for District facilities, a separate government function from the security Disney runs inside its parks and resorts.
What is the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District
It is the special district that governs the Walt Disney World area in Florida. It was reconstituted in 2023 from the former Reedy Creek Improvement District and runs public services and procurement for the area.
What does the security contract cover
District facilities, which the bid file describes as including the Disney Springs parking garages, on a three year term with an optional two year renewal.
Does this affect park guests
It is a facilities and parking security contract for the District, not a change to how guests move through the theme parks.
When will it be decided
A shortlist selection committee met on June 18, 2026. Final selection and a public board award come after that.
Where can I read the original record
The District posts the meeting notice and the full solicitation publicly. Both are linked at the foot of this page, along with the live bid file.
Rope Drop News reports the public record. We are an independent news aggregator, not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by The Walt Disney Company. Primary sources are linked above. Public records contact for this solicitation, Devin Ager, dager@oversightdistrict.org.