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Security Guard Services contracting in Montana

Unarmed and armed security guard programs for government sites. We hold the contract; licensed guard companies provide the officers where state law requires.

How AXA South operates in Montana

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.

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.

Montana

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 security guard services 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.

Timing

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.

Set-asides

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.

Where bids die

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.

State portal

Montana eMACS

https://emacs.mt.gov/

Operated by the Montana State Procurement Bureau.

Federal sites in Montana
  • · Malmstrom Air Force Base
Key state buyers
  • · Montana DOT
  • · Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services
Prevailing wage

Montana prevailing wage applies to qualifying state public-works projects.

Construction licensing

Montana requires contractor registration. Qualifying work is performed by a registered contractor of record.

Scope

What this contract covers in Montana.

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    Unarmed access control and patrol

    Lobby control, badge issuance, and roving patrol on a published post schedule.

  2. 02

    Armed officer programs

    Armed officer staffing where the agency requires it and the project state allows the model.

  3. 03

    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.

Where we deliver in Montana

We respond to solicitations and execute work statewide. Common delivery markets for security guard services in Montana include Billings, Helena, Missoula.

Other contracts we hold in Montana
FAQ

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.

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