Janitorial & Custodial contracting in Florida
Recurring custodial routes for office buildings, courthouses, clinics, depots, and schools. AXA South holds the contract, sets the SLA, and runs the program against agency standards while a vetted local crew puts hands on the work.
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 categoryNo license is required to bid or hold the prime janitorial contract. Local crews are insured under our program and trained to the agency's standards.
FloridaFlorida requires a DBPR contractor license for construction. Qualifying work is performed by a DBPR-licensed contractor of record.
AXA South is a contracting and program-management firm, not a licensed trade.
The market, honestly.
Florida pairs one of the country's largest concentrations of Navy and Air Force demand with the deepest state agency footprint in the Southeast. Hurricane-season response spend drives recurring logistics and facilities work.
Space launch on the Space Coast, naval aviation at Jacksonville and Pensacola, tourism infrastructure, agriculture in the interior, and hurricane-driven emergency response and rebuild work.
For janitorial & custodial specifically in Florida, our model is direct: AXA South responds to the solicitation, holds the contract, and runs the program. Local crews and licensed trade partners in Florida perform the work that requires their license or specialized credentials.
Patrick, Cape Canaveral, NAS Jacksonville, NAS Pensacola, and MacDill create four distinct regional markets rather than one. Florida DMS runs state term contracts, and county school boards, which are among the largest in the country, buy independently. Emergency and disaster response contracts are pre-positioned before storm season, not after.
State fiscal year ends June 30. The practical seasonal driver is hurricane season, June through November, which reshapes demand for generators, water, tarps, debris removal, and temporary facilities. 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.
Florida certifies minority, women, and veteran business enterprises through the Office of Supplier Diversity but does not operate hard set-asides on most state contracts. FDOT administers the federal DBE program.
Waiting for a storm to pursue emergency work. Agencies award standby and pre-positioned contracts months ahead, and vendors who show up after landfall are quoting against contracts that already exist.
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Operated by the Florida Department of Management Services, Division of State Purchasing.
- · Naval Air Station Jacksonville
- · MacDill Air Force Base
- · Patrick Space Force Base
- · Eglin Air Force Base
- · Naval Station Mayport
- · Florida DOT
- · Florida Department of Children and Families
- · State University System of Florida
Florida does not have a state prevailing-wage law. Federal-funded work follows the Davis-Bacon Act.
Florida requires a DBPR contractor license for construction. Qualifying work is performed by a DBPR-licensed contractor of record.
What this contract covers in Florida.
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Daily, periodic, and project cleaning
Routine nightly cleans plus quarterly carpet, strip-and-wax, high-dust, and window programs scheduled around occupied hours.
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Healthcare and clinical environments
Terminal cleaning, OSHA bloodborne-pathogen protocols, and EPA List N disinfectants for clinics, VA outpatient sites, and lab spaces.
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AbilityOne and section 503/504 awareness
We respect AbilityOne mandatory-source designations and structure responses accordingly when a building falls on the procurement list.
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Green Seal and sustainable products
GS-37 and GS-40 chemistry, microfiber-based methods, and reduced-water floor care when the agency requires it.
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Supervision and quality control
On-site supervisor, AQL-based inspection sheets, and corrective-action turnaround documented in a monthly QC report.
We respond to solicitations and execute work statewide. Common delivery markets for janitorial & custodial in Florida include Jacksonville, Tampa, Orlando, Miami, Tallahassee, Pensacola.
Do you self-perform the cleaning?
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We do not maintain a national crew payroll. We hold the contract and run the program, and the labor is performed by a vetted local crew managed against our SLAs and the agency's PWS. This keeps wages, benefits, and supervision local while the agency sees one accountable prime.
Can you respond to a Service Contract Act solicitation?
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Yes. We map every labor category to the applicable SCA wage determination, layer fringe correctly, and submit certified payroll on the cadence the agency requires.
What about AbilityOne mandatory sources?
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When the building is on the AbilityOne Procurement List, we will tell you up front and either step aside or team with the designated nonprofit agency where appropriate. We do not chase awards we are not allowed to hold.