Fleet & Vehicle Services contracting in Colorado
Vehicle leasing, fleet maintenance, fuel, and upfit for government fleets. We bid and manage the program; certified shops do the wrench work.
No special license required to bid or hold the prime. No professional or trade license is required for AXA South to bid or hold the prime contract in this category. Any work that requires a state-issued trade, professional, or specialty license is performed by a properly licensed subcontractor in the project jurisdiction. AXA South does not self-perform licensed trade work and does not represent itself as a licensee of any trade or profession.
This categoryVehicle service is performed by ASE-certified shops operating under their own state automotive-repair credentials. AXA South holds the agency contract.
ColoradoColorado licenses construction at the municipal level rather than statewide. Qualifying work is performed by a contractor properly licensed in the city or county of the project.
AXA South is a contracting and program-management firm, not a licensed trade.
The market, honestly.
Colorado Springs is one of the densest concentrations of Space Force and Army demand in the country. Denver-area state and civilian federal spending fills out an IT- and facilities-heavy market.
Military space and satellite operations along the Front Range, aerospace manufacturing, federal science laboratories, outdoor-goods manufacturing, and energy extraction on the Western Slope.
For fleet & vehicle services specifically in Colorado, our model is direct: AXA South responds to the solicitation, holds the contract, and runs the program. Local crews and licensed trade partners in Colorado perform the work that requires their license or specialized credentials.
Peterson, Schriever, Buckley, and the Air Force Academy give Colorado Springs and Denver an unusually dense cluster of installations within short driving distance, which favors vendors who can service several sites on one route. CDOT and the Colorado Department of Corrections are the highest-volume state buyers.
State fiscal year ends June 30. Space Force and Space Command requirements in the state increasingly move through longer-cycle multiple-award vehicles rather than open annual bids. The federal fiscal year closes September 30, so August and September carry the heaviest volume of simplified-acquisition and micro-purchase activity at every installation in the state.
Colorado has no statewide minority set-aside for general procurement. CDOT administers a federal DBE program, and Denver runs its own MWBE and SBE requirements on city contracts, which are separate from the state's.
Assuming a Denver city registration covers the state. Denver's certification and bidding system is independent of Colorado VSS, and vendors regularly miss city solicitations because they only watch the state portal.
Colorado VSS
https://www.colorado.gov/vss/
Operated by the Colorado State Purchasing and Contracts Office.
- · Peterson Space Force Base
- · Schriever Space Force Base
- · Buckley Space Force Base
- · Fort Carson
- · US Air Force Academy
- · Colorado DOT
- · Colorado Department of Personnel and Administration
No state Little Davis-Bacon. Federal-funded work follows the Davis-Bacon Act.
Colorado licenses construction at the municipal level rather than statewide. Qualifying work is performed by a contractor properly licensed in the city or county of the project.
What this contract covers in Colorado.
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Vehicle acquisition and leasing
Light- and medium-duty vehicle procurement through authorized dealer channels or qualified leasing partners.
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Fleet maintenance programs
PM, tires, brakes, and unscheduled repair through ASE-certified shops with national or regional coverage.
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Upfit and equipment install
Lighting, partitions, racks, lift-gates, and specialty equipment installed at a qualified upfitter.
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Fuel and card programs
Fleet fuel card administration and reporting tied to the agency's spending controls.
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Telematics and reporting
Vehicle telematics with mileage, location, and maintenance reporting where the agency requires it.
We respond to solicitations and execute work statewide. Common delivery markets for fleet & vehicle services in Colorado include Denver, Colorado Springs, Aurora.
Can you handle a multi-state fleet?
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Yes. We build a network across the regions the agency operates and route work to qualified shops in each market.
Do you support law-enforcement upfit?
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Yes, through qualified upfitters experienced with patrol packages, partitions, and emergency lighting.
Can you integrate with our existing fuel program?
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Yes. We can layer onto an existing GSA Fleet or commercial card program and report into the agency's fleet system.