UNSPSC 72102903: Snow removal services

UNSPSC 72102903 Snow removal services, a Commodity code, covers on-call and seasonal snow plowing, sanding, de-icing, and related winter maintenance work that state and local governments procure for facility grounds, parking areas, roadways, sidewalks, and airport operations. State and local issuing bodies soliciting under this code include state departments of transportation and facilities management, county public works and purchasing divisions, city departments of public works and transportation, community colleges, universities, school districts, and regional transit and airport authorities. Recent activity spans multiple jurisdictions and issuing-body types: the State of Illinois Central Management Services has posted dozens of individual facility-level snow removal IFBs under Small Business Set-Aside designation; Maine's Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management has issued multiple RFQs for snowplowing and sanding at state armories and military facilities; California Caltrans and the California Highway Patrol have solicited snow hauling and equipment rental services; and municipal entities including the City of Santa Fe, City of New Haven, City of Charlotte, and Baltimore County have issued RFPs and RFBs for comprehensive seasonal snow removal. School districts, community colleges, and universities (School District U-46 in Illinois, Hudson Valley Community College in New York, George Mason University in Virginia, and others) also regularly procure snow removal as a standalone or integrated grounds-maintenance service.

Geographic concentration in recent postings reflects winter-weather regions: Illinois has the densest recent activity with state-facility snow removal contracts across Cook, Washington, Jackson, LaSalle, and other counties; Maine shows significant military-facility snow removal demand; California posts multiple snow-hauling solicitations in the Tahoe Basin (Placer and Nevada counties); and activity appears in Montana, Minnesota, Wisconsin, New York, North Carolina, Maryland, and Arizona. The City of Atlanta's airport-focused winter equipment procurement and Missouri's statewide rest area and welcome center facility management (including tiered snow-removal pricing by accumulation) illustrate the breadth of scope. Representative recent opportunities include: School District U-46 (Illinois) IFB for snow clearing services at multiple facilities, due July 29, 2026; Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehensions and Minnesota State Emergency Operations Center RFP for snow removal and ice control at two facilities, estimated $100,000–$125,000 annually, due August 12, 2026 with mandatory July 15 pre-proposal meeting; California Caltrans RFP for multi-provider on-call snow hauling in Placer and Nevada counties, due July 23, 2026; City of Santa Fe ITB for landscape maintenance and snow removal at the Regional Airport, a ten-year contract with comprehensive grounds services, due January 30 (extended from December 19, 2025); and City of Charlotte RFP for on-call snow and ice removal at city properties, due May 20, 2026. Most contracts require comprehensive liability and workers' compensation insurance, prevailing wage compliance where applicable, and rapid-response capability (typically one to two hour mobilization). Small Business Set-Aside and local vendor preferences appear frequently in Illinois state facility contracts and select county and city solicitations.