Benchmark category
Snow and Ice Removal
- Category slug
- snow-removal
- Taxonomy version
- 2026.08.1
- Snapshot
- 20e8bda7a4169b05
- Computed
- Oct 22, 2026
Awards recorded through Oct 22, 2026
Snapshot computed Oct 22, 2026
Withheld: 514 awards in the last twelve months against 35 the year before is a gap in source coverage, not a market change
Box: 25th to 75th percentile. Line: median. Whiskers: 10th to 90th percentile. The lowest and highest tenth of awards lie beyond the whiskers and are not drawn.
What the distribution shows
Half of the 645 comparable snow and ice removal awards were worth less than $44,437, and half were worth more.
The middle half ran from $15,702 to $150,000. The 75th percentile is 9.6 times the 25th, a wide spread, so the scope of a particular requirement matters more than the category label.
The mean is $124,544, 2.8 times the median. A minority of large awards pulls the average up, which is why the median is the headline figure.
306 contractors won these awards from 17 awarding agencies.
Each figure is the total current value of an award, including modifications to date. It is not an hourly rate, a unit price, or an annual cost.
Over time
The median award value for each federal fiscal year, from the published price index.
| Period | Value | Awards | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 100.0 | 13 | incomplete coverage, thin sample |
| FY2022 | 1233.5 | 18 | incomplete coverage, thin sample |
| FY2023 | 544.2 | 29 | incomplete coverage, thin sample |
| FY2024 | 112.2 | 30 | incomplete coverage |
| FY2025 | 726.8 | 38 | incomplete coverage |
| FY2026 | 314.5 | 511 | |
| FY2027 | 4710.8 | 10 | partial year, thin sample |
Full series, vintages, and revisions for the BidBenchmark Snow and Ice Removal Price Index
Measures
Three distinct measures, deliberately not collapsed into one price.
| Measure | p25 | Median | p75 | Awards | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current award value | $15,702 | $44,437 | $150,000 | 645 | Distribution of current award value across comparable awards |
| Potential value with options | $20,448 | $87,500 | $302,873 | 761 | Distribution of potential award value including option periods |
| Obligated to date | $14,761 | $42,420 | $143,233 | 652 | Distribution of total obligations to date |
By place of performance
Only slices that independently clear the sample threshold are published.
| State | p25 | Median | p75 | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | $5,013 | $30,189 | $66,560 | 59 |
| Virginia | $9,536 | $29,414 | $97,990 | 38 |
| Texas | $24,421 | $95,209 | $225,882 | 36 |
| Pennsylvania | $24,062 | $125,657 | $457,748 | 30 |
| Massachusetts | $5,044 | $11,291 | $15,732 | 29 |
| Arizona | $32,228 | $59,238 | $139,523 | 22 |
| North Carolina | $84,651 | $193,433 | $451,438 | 21 |
| New York | $42,135 | $69,380 | $168,337 | 20 |
| Colorado | $27,750 | $98,500 | $285,379 | 19 |
| Maryland | $84,581 | $168,723 | $590,777 | 19 |
| Oklahoma | $5,706 | $27,025 | $160,866 | 19 |
| District of Columbia | $41,343 | $82,750 | $249,715 | 18 |
| New Mexico | $23,758 | $52,440 | $135,590 | 18 |
| Montana | $26,943 | $48,054 | $101,192 | 16 |
| Ohio | $132,310 | $809,536 | $1,798,441 | 15 |
| Alaska | $15,964 | $20,525 | $29,125 | 14 |
| Florida | $7,110 | $44,176 | $82,616 | 14 |
| Georgia | $29,779 | $176,890 | $876,594 | 14 |
| Washington | $22,200 | $80,000 | $251,325 | 13 |
| Illinois | $17,709 | $494,390 | $747,958 | 11 |
| North Dakota | $12,182 | $14,651 | $42,080 | 11 |
| Connecticut | $20,783 | $35,782 | $57,518 | 10 |
| Hawaii | $100,591 | $214,395 | $331,749 | 10 |
By awarding agency
Agencies with enough awards in this category to publish their own figure.
| Agency | p25 | Median | p75 | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Defense | $12,904 | $35,998 | $123,419 | 244 |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $17,877 | $110,557 | $465,106 | 222 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $21,523 | $58,670 | $140,186 | 63 |
| Department of Homeland Security | $13,501 | $39,544 | $90,402 | 47 |
| Department of the Treasury | $42,000 | $97,117 | $292,004 | 18 |
| Department of the Interior | $31,069 | $46,295 | $67,906 | 16 |
| Department of Agriculture | $22,812 | $44,371 | $132,722 | 13 |
| Department of Transportation | $21,000 | $44,886 | $65,093 | 13 |
| Department of Commerce | $12,380 | $21,985 | $49,209 | 11 |
Typical awards in the sample
Counted awards closest to the median, under the same rules and outlier fence as the published figure.
| Award | Contractor | Agency | Place | First action | Current value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W9114F25F0004 LINEN LAUNDRY SERVICES AT USAHC-V | NEPROMA SERVICE S.R.L. | Department of Defense | — | Apr 16, 2026 | $44,437 |
| 1284LM23P0085 SNOWPLOWING SERVICES, INCLUDING SANDING &/OR DE-ICING, FOR SWAN LAKE RANGER STATION ROAD, DRIVEWAYS & PARKING LOTS. | D&S LOGWORKS, INC | Department of Agriculture | MT | Aug 2, 2023 | $44,371 |
| 140L3725F0031 BPA CALL FOR LAUNDRY SERVICES 01/01/2025-12/31/2025 - MODIFICATION TO DEOBLIGATE UNEXPENDED FUNDING IN ORDER TO CLOSE. | BREEZE BOISE 1 LLC | Department of the Interior | ID | Mar 12, 2026 | $44,354 |
| 75H71222P00009 DEOBLIGATE AND CLOSE OUT | ARAMARK SERVICES, INC | Department of Health and Human Services | AZ | Jun 22, 2026 | $44,271 |
| 140R6021P0013 WY-WCF-SNOW REMOVAL FOR MILLS - DE-OBLIGATION FOR CLOSEOUT | RODOLPH BROTHERS INC | Department of the Interior | WY | Jul 29, 2026 | $44,832 |
| 6923G526C0006 TO OBTAIN A NEW CONTRACT FOR UNIFORMS FOR EMPLOYEES ON A RENT AND CLEAN BASIS. | SMART PROCUREMENT SOLUTIONS INC | Department of Transportation | NY | Jul 17, 2026 | $44,886 |
| 70B03C26P00000124 SNOW REMOVAL - SELFRIDGE ANGB, MI | EXCEL LANDSCAPING, LLC | Department of Homeland Security | MI | Apr 30, 2026 | $45,000 |
| FA488726FG004 HOUSEKEEPING- LAUNDRY/DRYCLEANING | TANK WASH CLUB PHOENIX, INC | Department of Defense | AZ | Oct 1, 2025 | $45,096 |
| W911SA26PA045 NON-PERSONAL SNOW REMOVAL SERVICES AT UT009. THE PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE IS 09 FEBRUARY 2026 TO 31 OCTOBER 2026, FOUR (4) TWELVE (12) MONTH OPTION PERIODS AND A SIX-MONTH (6) OPTION TO EXTEND SERVICES. | SHIELD SERVICES LLC | Department of Defense | UT | Feb 6, 2026 | $45,375 |
| 89503422PWA001229 MOD 00007 - CLOSEOUT. SNOW REMOVAL FOR WTO AND WAO | ALL SEASONS PROPERTY MAINTENANCE INC | Department of Energy | SD | Apr 3, 2026 | $43,445 |
Left out of this benchmark
Awards classified into this category that the published figure does not count, with the rule that removed each. The largest examples of each reason are shown.
| Award | Agency | First action | Current value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite delivery vehicle: a ceiling, not an award value29 awards, 5 shown | |||
| 19AS2025D0005 SERVICE IDIQ | Department of State | Aug 20, 2025 | — |
| 19AS2025D0006 SERVICE IDIQ | Department of State | Aug 20, 2025 | — |
| 19BC4025A0001 BPA FOR CLEANING SERVICE DURING MAKE READIES | Department of State | Nov 12, 2024 | — |
| 19BE2024A0092 USEU/EXEC: BPA SET UP - EX-PRESS DRY CLEAN | Department of State | Sep 16, 2024 | — |
| 19BY7023A0001 FUMIGATION AND CLEANING SERVICES | Department of State | Mar 10, 2023 | — |
| No positive award value on record134 awards, 5 shown | |||
| 123A9424P0071 TO CANCEL ORDER IN IT'S ENTIRETY FOR LAUNDERING SERVICES FOR LABORATORY OWNED LAB COATS AS SERVICE WAS NOT UTILIZED. | Department of Agriculture | Jun 10, 2026 | $0 |
| 140FS125P0248 ID-CAMAS NWR-SNOW PLOW AND INSTALLATION | Department of the Interior | Jun 2, 2026 | $0 |
| 36C24426N0918 UNIFORM RENTAL SERVICES TO YEAR 1 | Department of Veterans Affairs | Jul 13, 2026 | $0 |
| 36C24526N0250 TERMINATION - LAUNDRY CONTINGENCY - HUNTINGTON VAMC | Department of Veterans Affairs | Apr 28, 2026 | $0 |
| 36C78621N0021 UNIFORM LEASE/CLEANING/REPAIR, MATS, SHOP TOWELS EXERCISE OPT YEAR 2 FOR BAKERSFIELD NATIONAL CEMETERY | Department of Veterans Affairs | Mar 13, 2026 | $0 |
| Above the outlier fence of $992,04484 awards, 5 shown | |||
| 36C24124C0040 EO 14398 | Department of Veterans Affairs | Jun 17, 2026 | $9,179,569 |
| FA301621P0119 FSS LAUNDRY AND DRY CLEANING SERVICES LAK-RAN POP: 1 JUL 21-30 JUN 2026 | Department of Defense | Mar 26, 2026 | $9,053,862 |
| 89303925CEM000058 THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, HANFORD FIELD OFFICE, REQUIRES RADIOLOGICAL/NON RADIOLOGICAL LAUNDERING AND DECONTAMINATION SERVICES TO SUPPORT THE ENTIRE HANFORD SITE IN RICHLAND, WASHINGTON. | Department of Energy | Mar 14, 2025 | $8,288,463 |
| 36C25926P0023 EO 14398 | Department of Veterans Affairs | May 14, 2026 | $7,561,003 |
| 36C25822C0011 LINEN RENTAL AND LAUNDRY | Department of Veterans Affairs | Oct 28, 2021 | $7,383,945 |
Questions about this benchmark
- What is a typical snow and ice removal federal contract worth?
- The median current award value is $44,437, across 645 comparable awards in the snapshot computed Oct 22, 2026. Half of the awards in the sample were worth less.
- What range do most snow and ice removal awards fall in?
- The middle half of awards ran from $15,702 to $150,000. One in ten was below $5,010, and one in ten above $385,010.
- Are snow and ice removal award values rising or falling?
- No change is published. Oct 22, 2025 to Oct 21, 2026 holds 514 awards against 35 for Oct 22, 2024 to Oct 21, 2025; a gap that wide reflects how completely the source records are loaded, not a change in the market.
- Which agency awards the most snow and ice removal contracts?
- Among agencies with enough awards to publish their own figure, Department of Defense has the most: 244 awards with a median of $35,998.
- Where is snow and ice removal work performed?
- By place of performance, the states with the most published awards are California (59), Virginia (38), and Texas (36).
- Why are some snow and ice removal awards not counted?
- As the records stand now, the benchmark leaves out 29 indefinite delivery vehicles, 134 awards with no positive value, and 84 awards above the outlier fence.
- Can I use this figure as a unit price?
- No. Federal award records report the total value of each award, not hours, square feet, or units delivered. Two awards with the same value can buy very different quantities of work.
Related records
Derived from awards these records share, ordered by how many.
Industry codes in this category
- 812320 — Drycleaning and Laundry Services (except Coin-Operated)387
- 812332 — Industrial Launderers261
- 812331 — Linen Supply124
- 561730 — Landscaping Services59
- 561210 — Facilities Support Services9
- 561720 — Janitorial Services9
- 561740 — Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Services9
- 812310 — Coin-Operated Laundries and Drycleaners6
Product and service codes
Buying agencies
Places of performance
Further reading
- BidBenchmark Snow and Ice Removal Price Indexhow the median moves over time
- Guides to reading award data
- How benchmarks are computed
Related categories
Sources and method
Figures on this page are computed from public federal award records. Numbers are never estimated or generated; where a figure is withheld, the reason is stated rather than filled in.
Distribution of current award value across comparable awards. Indefinite delivery vehicles are excluded because their ceiling values are not comparable to individual awards. Values beyond 3 times the interquartile range outside the first and third quartiles are excluded, as are values of zero or less. A cohort is published only when at least 10 comparable awards remain after exclusions. Awards whose category classification is below the confidence threshold are excluded from these statistics.
- 1Computed from USAspending.gov, last refreshed Oct 21, 2026. Award records are United States Government works.
- 2Distribution of current award value across 645 awards classified into this category, as of Oct 22, 2026. Snapshot 20e8bda7a416, code aacf4584192a85d5.
- Source data refreshed
- 18 days ago
- Metric definition
- current_award_value@2026.08.1
- Definition hash
- 47e351283780691d
- Page evaluation
- seo@2026.10.1
Note 1 applies to every figure on this page. These are award values, not unit prices: federal award records report obligations and award values, not dollars per square foot or per hour.