Janitorial & Custodial contracting in New York
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 YorkNew York licenses construction at the city and county level. Qualifying work is performed by appropriately licensed contractors in the project jurisdiction.
AXA South is a contracting and program-management firm, not a licensed trade.
The market, honestly.
New York pairs Fort Drum and West Point with the largest state agency civilian buying program in the Northeast. NYC metro authorities like the MTA and Port Authority operate adjacent procurement programs at scale.
Financial services, healthcare and academic medical systems, agriculture and dairy upstate, semiconductor investment in the Capital Region, and heavy transit and infrastructure spending downstate.
For janitorial & custodial specifically in New York, 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 York perform the work that requires their license or specialized credentials.
Fort Drum supports a light infantry division with cold-weather training demand. On the civil side, OGS runs centralized contracts, but the MTA, Port Authority, and public authorities buy independently at scales larger than most states, each with its own registration and prequalification.
New York's state fiscal year ends March 31, which is unusual and important: the state spend-down happens in February and March, months before most other states, and again before the federal year-end in September. 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 York enforces a 30 percent MWBE participation goal, one of the highest in the country, plus a 6 percent SDVOB goal, with utilization plans required at bid submission.
Planning around a June state year-end. New York's March 31 close catches out-of-state vendors every year, and the authorities' separate calendars add further variation.
New York State Contract Reporter
https://www.nyscr.ny.gov/
Operated by the New York Office of General Services, Procurement Services.
- · Fort Drum
- · West Point
- · Fort Hamilton
- · Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station
- · NYSDOT
- · NY OGS
- · SUNY system
- · MTA
New York prevailing wage applies broadly to public-works projects.
New York licenses construction at the city and county level. Qualifying work is performed by appropriately licensed contractors in the project jurisdiction.
What this contract covers in New York.
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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 York include New York City, Albany, Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse.
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.