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Staffing & Professional Services contracting in Mississippi

Staff augmentation, program-support, and administrative services for agencies that need qualified people on a task order without standing up permanent headcount.

How AXA South operates in Mississippi

No special license required. No professional or trade license is required to bid, hold, or fulfill this contract. AXA South is the contracting party and sources products and services through manufacturer-authorized distributors and qualified vendors, delivered to the agency's specifications.

This categoryNo license is required to hold these contracts. Cleared work is delivered through teaming with partners holding the appropriate facility clearance.

MississippiMississippi requires a state contractor license for commercial projects of $50,000 or more and residential projects of $50,000 or more. AXA South partners with a Mississippi-licensed GC of record on qualifying projects.

AXA South is a contracting and program-management firm, not a licensed trade.

Mississippi

The market, honestly.

Mississippi is our home market. We are based here, we live the procurement calendar here, and we know the people running it. Keesler, the Naval Construction Battalion Center at Gulfport, Camp Shelby, Columbus AFB, and Stennis combine into one of the deepest federal demand bases in the Gulf South.

Shipbuilding at Pascagoula, rocket propulsion testing at Stennis, aerospace and unmanned systems, agriculture and forestry across the Delta and the Piney Woods, and gaming and hospitality on the coast.

For staffing & professional services specifically in Mississippi, our model is direct: AXA South responds to the solicitation, holds the contract, and runs the program. We source through manufacturer-authorized distribution and deliver to the receiving address the agency specifies.

Ingalls Shipbuilding and NASA Stennis anchor coastal federal demand, while Columbus AFB, Keesler AFB, and Camp Shelby drive training and sustainment requirements inland. The Office of Personal Service Contract Review and the Department of Finance and Administration set the state framework, and Mississippi's counties, municipalities, and school districts advertise a large share of work through local newspaper notice and MAGIC.

Timing

State fiscal year ends June 30. Local school district and county budgets follow the same date, which makes May and June the densest local bid period in the state. 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

Mississippi maintains a Minority Business Enterprise certification through the Development Authority and applies a resident-contractor preference on state contracts. MDOT administers the federal DBE program.

Where bids die

Underreading the construction license threshold. Mississippi requires a state contractor's license for commercial projects at and above $50,000, and a bid without a licensed contractor of record named at submission is invalid, not curable after opening.

State portal

Mississippi MAGIC

https://www.dfa.ms.gov/dfa-offices/purchasing-travel-fleet/

Operated by the Mississippi Department of Finance and Administration, Office of Purchasing, Travel and Fleet Management.

Federal sites in Mississippi
  • · Naval Construction Battalion Center Gulfport
  • · Keesler Air Force Base
  • · Camp Shelby
  • · Columbus Air Force Base
  • · Stennis Space Center
Key state buyers
  • · MDOT
  • · Mississippi Department of Human Services
  • · Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL)
Prevailing wage

Mississippi does not have a state prevailing-wage law. Federal-funded work follows the Davis-Bacon Act.

Construction licensing

Mississippi requires a state contractor license for commercial projects of $50,000 or more and residential projects of $50,000 or more. AXA South partners with a Mississippi-licensed GC of record on qualifying projects.

Scope

What this contract covers in Mississippi.

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    LCAT-priced staff augmentation

    Program analysts, schedulers, technical writers, contract specialists, and admin support mapped line-by-line to LCAT requirements.

  2. 02

    Program and project management support

    PMs and project controls embedded with agency program offices, reporting in the agency's tooling.

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    Training and documentation

    Curriculum design, SOP authoring, and end-user training rollouts for new processes and systems.

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    Translation and language services

    Document translation and interpreter services through qualified linguists.

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    Cleared roles through teaming

    Roles requiring active clearances are routed through teaming partners holding the appropriate FCL.

Where we deliver in Mississippi

We respond to solicitations and execute work statewide. Common delivery markets for staffing & professional services in Mississippi include Jackson, Gulfport, Biloxi, Hattiesburg, Tupelo.

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FAQ

Do placed staff become agency employees?

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No. Placed staff remain employees of AXA South or our teaming partner for the duration of the task order.

Can you support cleared positions?

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Yes, through teaming with partners holding the appropriate facility clearance.

How fast can you fill a role?

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For named candidates against a known LCAT, typically inside two weeks. For broader searches, three to six weeks depending on clearance and specialization.

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