Security Guard Services contracting in New Hampshire
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.
New HampshireNew Hampshire licenses construction at the trade level. Qualifying work is performed by appropriately licensed trades.
AXA South is a contracting and program-management firm, not a licensed trade.
The market, honestly.
New Hampshire pulls federal demand from Portsmouth Naval Shipyard and Pease. State civilian spending out of Concord rounds out a small but stable buying base.
Precision manufacturing, defense electronics, submarine overhaul work tied to Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, and a tourism and outdoor-recreation economy in the north.
For security guard services specifically in New Hampshire, our model is direct: AXA South responds to the solicitation, holds the contract, and runs the program. Local crews and licensed trade partners in New Hampshire perform the work that requires their license or specialized credentials.
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard performs submarine overhauls on multi-year availabilities, which makes it a milestone-driven subcontract and supply market. State purchasing under the Department of Administrative Services is compact and centralized.
State fiscal year ends June 30. Shipyard availability schedules, not the fiscal year, set the rhythm for the state's largest federal work. 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.
New Hampshire does not operate a state minority set-aside program. NHDOT administers the federal DBE program, and federal socioeconomic categories apply on federally funded contracts.
Approaching the shipyard as a prime market. Most accessible work there flows through established overhaul contractors, and supplier qualification precedes any quote.
NH Vendor Registration
https://das.nh.gov/purchasing/
Operated by the New Hampshire Department of Administrative Services, Procurement and Property.
- · Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (shared with ME)
- · Pease Air National Guard Base
- · NHDOT
- · NH Department of Health and Human Services
No state Little Davis-Bacon. Federal-funded work follows the Davis-Bacon Act.
New Hampshire licenses construction at the trade level. Qualifying work is performed by appropriately licensed trades.
What this contract covers in New Hampshire.
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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 New Hampshire include Manchester, Concord.
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.