Janitorial & Custodial contracting in New Jersey
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.
New JerseyNew Jersey 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 Jersey demand combines the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst footprint with one of the country's denser state civilian agency programs. Picatinny Arsenal drives steady engineering and supply work.
Pharmaceutical manufacturing, chemical processing, port and rail freight at Newark and Elizabeth, and a large logistics and warehousing base serving the Northeast corridor.
For janitorial & custodial specifically in New Jersey, 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 Jersey perform the work that requires their license or specialized credentials.
Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst combines Air Force, Army, and Navy operations on one installation, so its buying spans airlift support, training ranges, and naval air systems. State procurement through the Division of Purchase and Property is formal and heavily documented.
State fiscal year ends June 30. New Jersey's Business Registration Certificate requirement applies before contract award, and processing time should be handled well ahead of any bid. 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 Jersey certifies Small Business Enterprises with tiered revenue categories, plus MBE, WBE, and veteran-owned designations, and applies set-aside targets across state contracting.
Missing the Business Registration Certificate and Chapter 51 political-contribution disclosures. Both are award-blocking conditions in New Jersey and neither is optional paperwork.
New Jersey NJSTART
https://www.njstart.gov/
Operated by the New Jersey Division of Purchase and Property.
- · Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst
- · Picatinny Arsenal
- · US Coast Guard Training Center Cape May
- · NJDOT
- · NJ Department of Human Services
- · Rutgers
New Jersey prevailing wage applies to qualifying state public-works projects.
New Jersey licenses construction at the trade level. Qualifying work is performed by appropriately licensed trades.
What this contract covers in New Jersey.
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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 New Jersey include Newark, Trenton, Jersey City.
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.