Security Guard Services contracting in Florida
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.
FloridaFlorida requires a DBPR contractor license for construction. Qualifying work is performed by a DBPR-licensed contractor of record.
AXA South is a contracting and program-management firm, not a licensed trade.
The market, honestly.
Florida pairs one of the country's largest concentrations of Navy and Air Force demand with the deepest state agency footprint in the Southeast. Hurricane-season response spend drives recurring logistics and facilities work.
Space launch on the Space Coast, naval aviation at Jacksonville and Pensacola, tourism infrastructure, agriculture in the interior, and hurricane-driven emergency response and rebuild work.
For security guard services specifically in Florida, our model is direct: AXA South responds to the solicitation, holds the contract, and runs the program. Local crews and licensed trade partners in Florida perform the work that requires their license or specialized credentials.
Patrick, Cape Canaveral, NAS Jacksonville, NAS Pensacola, and MacDill create four distinct regional markets rather than one. Florida DMS runs state term contracts, and county school boards, which are among the largest in the country, buy independently. Emergency and disaster response contracts are pre-positioned before storm season, not after.
State fiscal year ends June 30. The practical seasonal driver is hurricane season, June through November, which reshapes demand for generators, water, tarps, debris removal, and temporary facilities. 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.
Florida certifies minority, women, and veteran business enterprises through the Office of Supplier Diversity but does not operate hard set-asides on most state contracts. FDOT administers the federal DBE program.
Waiting for a storm to pursue emergency work. Agencies award standby and pre-positioned contracts months ahead, and vendors who show up after landfall are quoting against contracts that already exist.
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Operated by the Florida Department of Management Services, Division of State Purchasing.
- · Naval Air Station Jacksonville
- · MacDill Air Force Base
- · Patrick Space Force Base
- · Eglin Air Force Base
- · Naval Station Mayport
- · Florida DOT
- · Florida Department of Children and Families
- · State University System of Florida
Florida does not have a state prevailing-wage law. Federal-funded work follows the Davis-Bacon Act.
Florida requires a DBPR contractor license for construction. Qualifying work is performed by a DBPR-licensed contractor of record.
What this contract covers in Florida.
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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 Florida include Jacksonville, Tampa, Orlando, Miami, Tallahassee, Pensacola.
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.