Security Guard Services contracting in Delaware
Unarmed and armed security guard programs for government sites. We hold the contract; licensed guard companies provide the officers where state law requires.
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 categoryGuard companies operate under their own state guard licenses and officer registrations. We coordinate the program where the state permits the broker/prime model.
DelawareDelaware does not require a statewide contractor license. Qualifying trades are performed by appropriately licensed trade subcontractors.
AXA South is a contracting and program-management firm, not a licensed trade.
The market, honestly.
Delaware demand concentrates around Dover Air Force Base and statewide civilian spending out of Wilmington and Dover. Small geographic footprint keeps logistics responsive.
Chemical and pharmaceutical manufacturing, corporate and financial services, poultry on the Delmarva peninsula, and Dover Air Force Base as the dominant federal presence.
For security guard services specifically in Delaware, our model is direct: AXA South responds to the solicitation, holds the contract, and runs the program. Local crews and licensed trade partners in Delaware perform the work that requires their license or specialized credentials.
Dover AFB is a strategic airlift hub, which produces steady materials-handling, palletization, and facilities requirements. Delaware's small size means Government Support Services runs a genuinely centralized state contract program, and the three counties plus Wilmington handle the remainder.
State fiscal year ends June 30. Because the state is compact, statewide contracts often serve every agency from one distribution point, which favors vendors with a single Mid-Atlantic hub. 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.
Delaware maintains an Office of Supplier Diversity certification for minority, women, veteran, and service-disabled veteran businesses, used primarily as a participation and reporting mechanism.
Overlooking the school districts. Delaware school districts and the Department of Education account for a meaningful share of statewide spend and issue their own solicitations outside the central portal.
Delaware MyMarketplace
https://mmp.delaware.gov/
Operated by the Delaware Government Support Services, Procurement.
- · Dover Air Force Base
- · Delaware DOT
- · Delaware Department of Health and Social Services
Delaware prevailing wage applies to large public works projects above the threshold.
Delaware does not require a statewide contractor license. Qualifying trades are performed by appropriately licensed trade subcontractors.
What this contract covers in Delaware.
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Unarmed access control and patrol
Lobby control, badge issuance, and roving patrol on a published post schedule.
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Armed officer programs
Armed officer staffing where the agency requires it and the project state allows the model.
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Special-event security
Surge coverage for events, ceremonies, and short-term details.
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Screening and credentialing
Background checks, fitness for duty, and agency-specific suitability screening.
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Reporting and incident response
Daily activity reports, incident logs, and post-incident review.
We respond to solicitations and execute work statewide. Common delivery markets for security guard services in Delaware include Wilmington, Dover.
In which states do you operate as prime on guard contracts?
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We operate where the project state permits a non-licensed prime over a licensed guard company. In states that require the prime itself to hold a guard license, we either team with a licensed prime or step aside.
Can your officers be armed?
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Where the agency authorizes and state law allows, yes, through guard partners with the required armed credentials.
How are incidents documented?
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Daily activity reports plus same-shift incident reports, with after-action review when warranted.