NIGP 96872: Snow and Ice Removal Services

NIGP 96872 Snow and Ice Removal Services, an Item code, covers the labor, equipment, materials, and operational costs state and local governments procure to maintain cleared and treated pavement surfaces—parking lots, roadways, sidewalks, pedestrian ramps, and building entrances—during winter weather events. Recent solicitations show municipalities, counties, school districts, state departments, and transit authorities contracting for snow plowing, de-icing applications, salting, anti-icing pre-treatment, and emergency response services across parking areas and pedestrian infrastructure, with service triggers typically set at 1.5 to 2 inches of accumulation and clearance deadlines ranging from 6:00 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. depending on facility type and use.

The issuing-body mix spans city departments of public works, county government offices, county school districts, independent school districts, state highway administrations and facility management agencies, and regional transit authorities. Connecticut dominates recent activity with multiple RFPs from New Haven Public Schools (Zones 1–5), the City of Bridgeport, the Town of Berlin, and the Connecticut Department of Public Works; Maryland activity includes multiple awards to snow removal vendors by MDOT SHA across Districts 1–7, plus active procurements by Harford County, Howard County, Frederick County, Anne Arundel County Public Schools, and the State Department of Education for the Workforce and Technology Center. Kentucky, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Florida, Illinois, Minnesota, Maine, and New Jersey show concurrent recent activity. The City of Philadelphia issued five regional RFPs for snow and ice removal across library branches in Regions 1–4 with responses due in mid-October 2026. Representative opportunities include the City of Philadelphia snow and ice removal services for Region 3 library locations (RFP B2728257, responses due November 2, 2026), the Commonwealth of Kentucky snow and ice management at five Frankfort buildings (RFB 78527000000822, responses due October 26, 2026), New Haven Public Schools snow removal for Zone 3 facilities (RFP 2027HYRFP399, responses due September 29, 2026), and the Michigan Department of Transportation carpool lot maintenance across Oakland County (RFP 5912600000026801, responses due October 5, 2026). Multiple solicitations require prevailing-wage compliance, MBE/WBE participation or utilization goals (particularly in Connecticut and Pennsylvania), bid bonds or performance bonds, and comprehensive insurance with general liability minimums of $1 million per occurrence.