SecurTec Awarded Emergency Security Contract by The Utility Board of the City of Key West for Critical Energy Infrastructure Protection
Multi-year agreement positions SecurTec as the security services provider for Keys Energy Services, the municipal electric utility serving the lower Florida Keys and its critical generation infrastructure.
WEST PALM BEACH, FL — July 2025 — SecurTec today announced the award of an emergency security services agreement with The Utility Board of the City of Key West, Florida, operator of Keys Energy Services — to be fulfilled by SecurTec of Florida LLC, its Florida operating entity. The agreement establishes SecurTec as a pre-qualified, FEMA-compliant security services provider on standby to deploy in support of Keys Energy Services’ critical generation and transmission infrastructure during declared emergency situations.
Keys Energy Services is the municipal electric utility supplying power to residents and businesses across the lower Florida Keys — a geographically isolated service territory extending from Key West through the Seven-Mile Bridge corridor in Monroe County. The utility’s generation infrastructure, including the Stock Island Generating Facility, operates within a maritime environment subject to the U.S. Coast Guard’s Maritime Security (MARSEC) threat level framework. Under the terms of the agreement, SecurTec is engaged to provide security services calibrated to MARSEC Levels 1, 2, and 3 — encompassing both stationary protection of critical access points and roving patrol operations across the facility perimeter.
The structure of the engagement reflects the nature of the operating environment. Energy infrastructure in the Florida Keys is exposed to a convergence of threat vectors: hurricane and severe weather events, maritime security threats, and the logistical complexity of operating at the southern terminus of a single-corridor geography with limited resupply options.
FEMA compliance requirements embedded in the agreement establish documentation, reporting, and operational standards consistent with federal disaster assistance frameworks. The award is consistent with SecurTec’s focus on engagements where the regulatory and operational bar is highest.
