Food Service & Catering contracting in New Mexico
Cafeteria operations, catering, and meal programs for government sites. We carry the contract; licensed food-service operators run the kitchens.
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 categoryFood service is performed by operators holding the state and local food-service licenses required at the site. Randolph-Sheppard priorities are respected on federal property.
New MexicoNew Mexico requires a CID contractor license. Qualifying work is performed by a CID-licensed contractor of record.
AXA South is a contracting and program-management firm, not a licensed trade.
The market, honestly.
New Mexico carries one of the densest national-laboratory and Air Force footprints in the country. Kirtland, Holloman, White Sands, Cannon, and the Los Alamos and Sandia laboratories drive deep federal demand year-round.
National laboratories at Los Alamos and Sandia, missile and space testing at White Sands and Holloman, oil and gas in the Permian, and ranching across the rest of the state.
For food service & catering specifically in New Mexico, 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 Mexico perform the work that requires their license or specialized credentials.
Los Alamos and Sandia buy through their management and operating contractors, which makes them subcontract markets with their own supplier qualification systems. White Sands Missile Range generates test-support, instrumentation, and remote-site facilities demand.
State fiscal year ends June 30. Lab procurement follows Department of Energy program funding rather than the state 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.
New Mexico applies a resident business and resident veteran preference on state contracts. Tribal governments across the state's pueblos and nations procure independently, and federal 8(a) tribal entities are significant participants in the local market.
Bidding lab work through the wrong door. Registering with the M&O contractor's supply chain organization is the prerequisite, and it is not the same as being registered in SAM.
New Mexico Sourcing
https://www.generalservices.state.nm.us/state-purchasing/
Operated by the New Mexico State Purchasing Division.
- · Kirtland Air Force Base
- · Holloman Air Force Base
- · White Sands Missile Range
- · Cannon Air Force Base
- · Los Alamos National Laboratory
- · Sandia National Laboratories
- · NMDOT
- · NM Human Services Department
New Mexico prevailing wage applies to qualifying state public-works projects.
New Mexico requires a CID contractor license. Qualifying work is performed by a CID-licensed contractor of record.
What this contract covers in New Mexico.
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Cafeteria and dining operations
Daily service in agency dining facilities, with menu planning and nutrition targets per the agency's standards.
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Catering and event meals
Conference catering, training-day meals, and ceremonial events to the agency's appropriations rules.
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Meal programs for residential settings
Three-meal programs for residential and care settings with diet-appropriate planning.
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Vending and micro-markets
Unattended retail aligned with Randolph-Sheppard priorities where applicable.
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Food safety and sanitation
ServSafe-certified management on every kitchen, with HACCP plans and local health-department compliance.
We respond to solicitations and execute work statewide. Common delivery markets for food service & catering in New Mexico include Albuquerque, Santa FE, Las Cruces.
How do you handle Randolph-Sheppard priority?
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Where Randolph-Sheppard applies, we coordinate with the State Licensing Agency and either step aside or team appropriately. We do not chase awards we are not allowed to hold.
Can you run a one-time catering event?
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Yes. We scope, price, and execute single-day catering against the agency's PO.
Are your kitchens ServSafe-certified?
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Yes. ServSafe-certified management is on every kitchen we operate, and HACCP plans are maintained per site.