For landscaping and grounds maintenance contractors

Find and win government landscaping and mowing contracts

How does a landscaping company find city, county and federal grounds maintenance contracts?

Federal grounds maintenance work is posted on SAM.gov under NAICS 561730 and product service code S208. Most mowing, landscaping and snow removal contracts come from states, cities, counties and school districts on their own portals. Falkview watches both, scores each notice for your company, and drafts the compliance matrix, price build-up and proposal for your review.

Updated November 4, 2026

Award history: federal NAICS 561730 awards, offers and agencies.

Key facts

NAICS code: 561730 Landscaping Services. Product service code: S208 Housekeeping, Landscaping/Groundskeeping.
Federal grounds contracts over $2,500 fall under the Service Contract Act. Laborer, Grounds Maintenance is occupation 11210 on the wage determination.
Mowing is usually priced per cycle or per acre, with a set number of cycles per season.
Snow and ice removal is often bid separately, priced per event, per push or as a seasonal lump sum.

Where are government landscaping and mowing contracts posted?

Federal contracts are on SAM.gov Contract Opportunities. Most of the volume is local: parks and public works departments, state transportation departments, school districts and housing authorities post on their own portals.

SAM.gov: search NAICS 561730 or product service code S208, and filter by set-aside and place of performance. Grounds work also appears inside facilities support contracts (NAICS 561210).
State transportation departments buy right-of-way mowing and litter pickup, usually by district.
Cities and counties buy park mowing, median and streetscape maintenance, tree work and snow removal.
School districts, universities and housing authorities buy campus grounds and athletic field maintenance.

Which federal agencies buy grounds maintenance?

Agencies with land and campuses: the Army Corps of Engineers at its lakes and projects, VA medical centers and national cemeteries, military installations, the National Park Service and other land management agencies.

Federal grounds contracts are often multi-year with seasonal schedules. USAspending.gov shows the current holder, the price paid and the end date, which tells you when a contract will be recompeted.

How do you price a government mowing or grounds contract?

Price each task by the unit the solicitation uses (per acre, per cycle, per event or per month), building each unit price from crew hours, wages, equipment, fuel, disposal, overhead and profit.

Check how many cycles the schedule calls for and whether the government can order extra cycles at your unit price. A season that runs long is paid only if the contract says so.

What goes into a grounds maintenance unit price
Line	Where the number comes from
Crew hours per unit	Acres or square feet per task, your equipment's production rate, and travel time between sites
Wages and fringe benefits	On federal work, the wage determination's rate for each occupation (for example 11210 Laborer, Grounds Maintenance), plus health and welfare, vacation and holidays
Equipment	Ownership or lease cost and maintenance per hour, for mowers, tractors, trimmers and trucks
Fuel and disposal	Fuel per hour and green waste tipping fees
Payroll taxes and insurance	FICA (7.65%), unemployment, workers' compensation, general and auto liability
Overhead and profit	Your G&A rate and the margin you choose

How are snow removal contracts bid?

Usually as their own contract or a separate line, priced per event, per inch band or per push, or as a seasonal lump sum with a cap on events.

Read the trigger depth, response time, and how the agency counts an event. A per-event price carries less risk than a seasonal lump sum in a heavy winter, and the opposite in a light one.

What Falkview does for a grounds maintenance bid

Falkview puts federal and local grounds bids in one list, scores them for your company, and drafts the compliance matrix, price build-up and proposal. Your team reviews and submits.

Find: new SAM.gov notices for 561730 and S208 every day, plus the city, county and state bid e-mails you forward.
Score: a bid/no-bid score against your codes, service area, set-asides and past performance.
Read: the performance work statement, site maps, schedules, Sections L and M and the wage determination, with page references.
Price: a price build-up per line item, with the labor categories from the wage determination and your own crew rates.
Draft: the technical approach, equipment list, staffing plan and quality control plan, from your own past proposals.

Is Falkview a fit for your landscaping company?

Falkview fits grounds and landscaping companies that already bid public work, or plan to bid several public contracts a season, and want the reading and first drafts done for them.

If you have not registered in SAM.gov or your state's vendor system yet, your local APEX Accelerator can help with that at no cost.

Questions

What NAICS code is landscaping?

NAICS 561730, Landscaping Services, which includes lawn care, mowing and grounds maintenance. On federal notices the matching product service code is usually S208, Housekeeping, Landscaping/Groundskeeping.

Does the Service Contract Act apply to mowing contracts?

Yes, on federal contracts over $2,500 performed mainly by service employees. You must pay at least the wage determination's rates and fringe benefits. State and local contracts follow state law instead, and some states have their own prevailing wage rules.

How do I find city and county mowing bids?

Register as a vendor on each city's and county's procurement portal and switch on e-mail notices for grounds, mowing and landscaping. With Falkview you forward those e-mails and each one becomes a scored notice.

Are federal grounds contracts set aside for small business?

Many are. Under the SBA size standard for NAICS 561730 most landscaping companies count as small, so check the set-aside on each notice and keep your SAM.gov certifications current.

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