Food Service & Catering contracting in Montana
Cafeteria operations, catering, and meal programs for government sites. We carry the contract; licensed food-service operators run the kitchens.
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 categoryFood service is performed by operators holding the state and local food-service licenses required at the site. Randolph-Sheppard priorities are respected on federal property.
MontanaMontana requires contractor registration. Qualifying work is performed by a registered contractor of record.
AXA South is a contracting and program-management firm, not a licensed trade.
The market, honestly.
Montana's federal demand centers on Malmstrom AFB. State spending is geographically dispersed and freight-sensitive; we plan logistics accordingly.
Agriculture and ranching, timber, tourism around the national parks, and Malmstrom AFB with a dispersed missile field spread across a very large geographic area.
For food service & catering specifically in Montana, our model is direct: AXA South responds to the solicitation, holds the contract, and runs the program. Local crews and licensed trade partners in Montana perform the work that requires their license or specialized credentials.
Malmstrom's missile alert facilities are spread across thousands of square miles, so service and maintenance contracts here involve real drive-time and remote-site logistics. State agencies buy through the Department of Administration's State Procurement Bureau, and school districts are numerous and small.
State fiscal year ends June 30. Winter access limits work at remote sites, so realistic performance windows are shorter than the contract period suggests. 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.
Montana does not operate a general minority set-aside program. MDT administers the federal DBE program, and tribal governments on the state's seven reservations procure independently under their own codes.
Pricing statewide service coverage from a single location. In Montana, drive time between service points is a cost driver that eliminates vendors who did not map it.
Montana eMACS
https://emacs.mt.gov/
Operated by the Montana State Procurement Bureau.
- · Malmstrom Air Force Base
- · Montana DOT
- · Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services
Montana prevailing wage applies to qualifying state public-works projects.
Montana requires contractor registration. Qualifying work is performed by a registered contractor of record.
What this contract covers in Montana.
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Cafeteria and dining operations
Daily service in agency dining facilities, with menu planning and nutrition targets per the agency's standards.
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Catering and event meals
Conference catering, training-day meals, and ceremonial events to the agency's appropriations rules.
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Meal programs for residential settings
Three-meal programs for residential and care settings with diet-appropriate planning.
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Vending and micro-markets
Unattended retail aligned with Randolph-Sheppard priorities where applicable.
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Food safety and sanitation
ServSafe-certified management on every kitchen, with HACCP plans and local health-department compliance.
We respond to solicitations and execute work statewide. Common delivery markets for food service & catering in Montana include Billings, Helena, Missoula.
How do you handle Randolph-Sheppard priority?
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Where Randolph-Sheppard applies, we coordinate with the State Licensing Agency and either step aside or team appropriately. We do not chase awards we are not allowed to hold.
Can you run a one-time catering event?
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Yes. We scope, price, and execute single-day catering against the agency's PO.
Are your kitchens ServSafe-certified?
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Yes. ServSafe-certified management is on every kitchen we operate, and HACCP plans are maintained per site.