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Logistics & Distribution contracting in Colorado

Warehousing, fulfillment, and last-mile distribution for government buyers. We hold the contract; vetted partner warehouses and carriers move the freight.

How AXA South operates in Colorado

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 categoryWe hold the prime contract and coordinate the network. Carriers operate under their own DOT authority; warehouses operate under their own state and FDA registrations as required.

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.

Colorado

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 logistics & distribution 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.

Timing

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.

Set-asides

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.

Where bids die

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.

State portal

Colorado VSS

https://www.colorado.gov/vss/

Operated by the Colorado State Purchasing and Contracts Office.

Federal sites in Colorado
  • · Peterson Space Force Base
  • · Schriever Space Force Base
  • · Buckley Space Force Base
  • · Fort Carson
  • · US Air Force Academy
Key state buyers
  • · Colorado DOT
  • · Colorado Department of Personnel and Administration
Prevailing wage

No state Little Davis-Bacon. Federal-funded work follows the Davis-Bacon Act.

Construction licensing

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.

Scope

What this contract covers in Colorado.

  1. 01

    Warehousing and inventory management

    Barcoded receipt, cycle counts, and reporting through partner warehouses positioned near agency demand.

  2. 02

    LTL, FTL, and parcel distribution

    Carrier selection by lane, with proof-of-delivery imaging on every drop.

  3. 03

    White-glove and inside delivery

    Sensitive equipment, lift-gate, two-person, and assembly on request.

  4. 04

    Disaster and surge response

    Pallet and truckload mobilization on short notice for emergency-response purchases.

  5. 05

    Hazmat and export documentation

    DOT hazmat classification, IATA paperwork, and export documentation for OCONUS shipments.

Where we deliver in Colorado

We respond to solicitations and execute work statewide. Common delivery markets for logistics & distribution in Colorado include Denver, Colorado Springs, Aurora.

Other contracts we hold in Colorado
FAQ

Can you stage product near a specific installation?

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Yes. We position inventory near agency demand through partner warehouses, with cycle-count and replenishment reporting on the cadence the agency requires.

Do you ship OCONUS?

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Yes. We handle export classification, hazmat where applicable, and overseas freight forwarding to agency destinations outside the continental United States.

How do you handle disaster-response surges?

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We pre-stage carrier capacity for FEMA-eligible work and mobilize on a defined activation schedule.

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