Janitorial & Custodial contracting in North Dakota
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.
North DakotaNorth Dakota requires contractor licensing for projects above the threshold. Qualifying work is performed by a licensed contractor of record.
AXA South is a contracting and program-management firm, not a licensed trade.
The market, honestly.
North Dakota's federal market is anchored by Minot and Grand Forks AFB. State spending out of Bismarck is small but consistent.
Oil production in the Bakken, agriculture, unmanned aircraft research around Grand Forks, and two Air Force bases supporting strategic missions.
For janitorial & custodial specifically in North Dakota, our model is direct: AXA South responds to the solicitation, holds the contract, and runs the program. Local crews and licensed trade partners in North Dakota perform the work that requires their license or specialized credentials.
Minot and Grand Forks generate facility, fuel, and cold-weather support requirements, with Grand Forks increasingly tied to unmanned systems work. The State Procurement Office runs a compact state contract program, and oilfield-region counties buy infrastructure at a scale disproportionate to their population.
State fiscal year ends June 30 on a biennial budget. Winter conditions and the short construction season are the binding schedule constraint. 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.
North Dakota has no general minority set-aside program. NDDOT administers the federal DBE program, and tribal governments on the state's reservations procure under their own codes.
Pricing labor at national averages in the Bakken counties. Local labor and lodging costs there behave differently from the rest of the state and destroy thin margins.
North Dakota PeopleSoft Supplier Portal
https://www.nd.gov/omb/agency/procurement
Operated by the North Dakota Office of Management and Budget, State Procurement Office.
- · Minot Air Force Base
- · Grand Forks Air Force Base
- · NDDOT
- · ND Department of Health and Human Services
No state Little Davis-Bacon. Federal-funded work follows the Davis-Bacon Act.
North Dakota requires contractor licensing for projects above the threshold. Qualifying work is performed by a licensed contractor of record.
What this contract covers in North Dakota.
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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 North Dakota include Fargo, Bismarck.
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.