Waste & Recycling contracting in Mississippi
Solid waste, recycling, electronics recycling, and hazardous-waste handling for government sites. AXA South coordinates the program; permitted haulers and TSDFs do 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 categoryHaulers and TSDFs operate under their own state and EPA permits. AXA South holds the agency contract and runs the program.
MississippiMississippi requires a state contractor license for commercial projects of $50,000 or more and residential projects of $50,000 or more. AXA South partners with a Mississippi-licensed GC of record on qualifying projects.
AXA South is a contracting and program-management firm, not a licensed trade.
The market, honestly.
Mississippi is our home market. We are based here, we live the procurement calendar here, and we know the people running it. Keesler, the Naval Construction Battalion Center at Gulfport, Camp Shelby, Columbus AFB, and Stennis combine into one of the deepest federal demand bases in the Gulf South.
Shipbuilding at Pascagoula, rocket propulsion testing at Stennis, aerospace and unmanned systems, agriculture and forestry across the Delta and the Piney Woods, and gaming and hospitality on the coast.
For waste & recycling specifically in Mississippi, our model is direct: AXA South responds to the solicitation, holds the contract, and runs the program. Local crews and licensed trade partners in Mississippi perform the work that requires their license or specialized credentials.
Ingalls Shipbuilding and NASA Stennis anchor coastal federal demand, while Columbus AFB, Keesler AFB, and Camp Shelby drive training and sustainment requirements inland. The Office of Personal Service Contract Review and the Department of Finance and Administration set the state framework, and Mississippi's counties, municipalities, and school districts advertise a large share of work through local newspaper notice and MAGIC.
State fiscal year ends June 30. Local school district and county budgets follow the same date, which makes May and June the densest local bid period in the state. 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.
Mississippi maintains a Minority Business Enterprise certification through the Development Authority and applies a resident-contractor preference on state contracts. MDOT administers the federal DBE program.
Underreading the construction license threshold. Mississippi requires a state contractor's license for commercial projects at and above $50,000, and a bid without a licensed contractor of record named at submission is invalid, not curable after opening.
Mississippi MAGIC
https://www.dfa.ms.gov/dfa-offices/purchasing-travel-fleet/
Operated by the Mississippi Department of Finance and Administration, Office of Purchasing, Travel and Fleet Management.
- · Naval Construction Battalion Center Gulfport
- · Keesler Air Force Base
- · Camp Shelby
- · Columbus Air Force Base
- · Stennis Space Center
- · MDOT
- · Mississippi Department of Human Services
- · Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL)
Mississippi does not have a state prevailing-wage law. Federal-funded work follows the Davis-Bacon Act.
Mississippi requires a state contractor license for commercial projects of $50,000 or more and residential projects of $50,000 or more. AXA South partners with a Mississippi-licensed GC of record on qualifying projects.
What this contract covers in Mississippi.
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Solid waste and recycling routes
Containers, schedules, and reporting tuned to the site's actual generation.
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Electronics recycling and IT disposition
R2 or e-Stewards-certified processors with data-destruction certificates per device.
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Hazardous and universal waste
Manifested pickup through permitted haulers and TSDFs. Generator records maintained for agency files.
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Document destruction
On-site shred or off-site secure destruction with certificates and chain-of-custody.
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Sustainability reporting
Diversion, recycling, and disposal metrics in the format the agency reports under EO and OMB guidance.
We respond to solicitations and execute work statewide. Common delivery markets for waste & recycling in Mississippi include Jackson, Gulfport, Biloxi, Hattiesburg, Tupelo.
Can you handle classified or sensitive media destruction?
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Yes, through NSA-listed destruction partners for classified media. Standard secure destruction is documented per device.
Do you provide diversion reporting?
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Yes. Monthly diversion and disposal reports formatted for OMB Scorecard and agency sustainability dashboards.
Can you mobilize for a one-time cleanout?
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Yes. We scope, price, and execute one-time cleanouts on stand-alone POs.