Security Guard Services contracting in Virginia
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.
VirginiaVirginia requires a DPOR Class A, B, or C contractor license. Qualifying work is performed by a DPOR-licensed contractor of record.
AXA South is a contracting and program-management firm, not a licensed trade.
The market, honestly.
Virginia carries the largest federal footprint in the country. Naval Station Norfolk, the Pentagon, Quantico, Langley-Eustis, and Fort Belvoir produce constant demand across every category we cover, and the eVA portal is one of the most active in the nation.
The densest defense and federal services market in the country: naval operations in Hampton Roads, shipbuilding at Newport News, defense headquarters in Northern Virginia, and data centers in Loudoun County.
For security guard services specifically in Virginia, our model is direct: AXA South responds to the solicitation, holds the contract, and runs the program. Local crews and licensed trade partners in Virginia perform the work that requires their license or specialized credentials.
Norfolk, Portsmouth, Oceana, Quantico, Langley-Eustis, and the Pentagon buy across virtually every category. NAVFAC Mid-Atlantic and NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center Norfolk are the two buying organizations that matter most for facilities and supply. On the state side, eVA is genuinely mandatory and unusually well-used by localities.
State fiscal year ends June 30. Ship maintenance availabilities in Hampton Roads run on their own multi-year schedules and generate work continuously. 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.
Virginia operates the SWaM program (Small, Women-owned, and Minority-owned) through the Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity, with a statewide 42 percent small-business utilization goal and set-asides for micro businesses under certain thresholds.
Bidding Virginia public work without SWaM certification when it is available. On many solicitations the micro-business set-aside removes the competition entirely, and an uncertified vendor simply cannot see or bid those procurements.
Virginia eVA
https://www.eva.virginia.gov/
Operated by the Virginia Department of General Services, Division of Purchases and Supply.
- · Naval Station Norfolk
- · Joint Base Langley-Eustis
- · Marine Corps Base Quantico
- · Pentagon
- · Fort Belvoir
- · Naval Air Station Oceana
- · VDOT
- · Virginia DSS
- · University of Virginia
- · Virginia Tech
Virginia prevailing wage applies to qualifying state public-works projects.
Virginia requires a DPOR Class A, B, or C contractor license. Qualifying work is performed by a DPOR-licensed contractor of record.
What this contract covers in Virginia.
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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 Virginia include Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Richmond, Alexandria, Arlington.
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.