Security Guard Services contracting in North Carolina
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.
North CarolinaNorth Carolina requires a NCLBGC license for projects of $40,000 or more. Qualifying work is performed by a NCLBGC-licensed contractor of record.
AXA South is a contracting and program-management firm, not a licensed trade.
The market, honestly.
North Carolina is one of the largest defense markets in the country. Fort Liberty, Camp Lejeune, Cherry Point, and Seymour Johnson combine into a deep, steady demand base across every category we cover.
Banking in Charlotte, research and pharmaceuticals in the Triangle, furniture and textiles in the Piedmont, agriculture in the east, and one of the largest military concentrations in the country.
For security guard services specifically in North Carolina, our model is direct: AXA South responds to the solicitation, holds the contract, and runs the program. Local crews and licensed trade partners in North Carolina perform the work that requires their license or specialized credentials.
Fort Liberty, Camp Lejeune, Cherry Point, and Seymour Johnson create sustained demand for base operations, training support, facilities, and logistics. The Division of Purchase and Contract runs statewide term contracts, and the UNC System and community colleges buy independently.
State fiscal year ends June 30. Deployment and training cycles at the major installations create demand spikes that do not track any fiscal calendar. 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.
North Carolina sets a 10 percent aspirational HUB (Historically Underutilized Business) participation goal on state contracts, with certification through the HUB Office.
Assuming installation contracting offices coordinate. Fort Liberty and Camp Lejeune buy separately, use different vehicles, and a relationship at one does not travel to the other.
NC eVP (Electronic Vendor Portal)
https://evp.nc.gov/
Operated by the North Carolina Division of Purchase and Contract.
- · Fort Liberty (Fort Bragg)
- · Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune
- · Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point
- · Seymour Johnson Air Force Base
- · NCDOT
- · NC Department of Health and Human Services
- · University of North Carolina system
No state Little Davis-Bacon. Federal-funded work follows the Davis-Bacon Act.
North Carolina requires a NCLBGC license for projects of $40,000 or more. Qualifying work is performed by a NCLBGC-licensed contractor of record.
What this contract covers in North Carolina.
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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 North Carolina include Charlotte, Raleigh, Fayetteville NC, Greensboro.
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.