Government contracts for landscaping & grounds maintenance in New York

Landscaping & grounds maintenance contracts in New York typically cover mowing and turf care on military bases, tree trimming around federal courthouses, irrigation upkeep at VA campuses, and snow-and-ice removal IDIQs at post offices. Federal posts in this category fall under NAICS 561730 (Landscaping Services), and the bulk of the work flows to DoD installations, the U.S. Postal Service, and VA medical centers. Recurring grounds contracts are heavily small-business set-aside and frequently reserved for HUBZone or SDVOSB firms.

New York currently has 72 open landscaping & grounds maintenance contracts in our database, with 64 added in the last 30 days. That's enough volume that a focused small business can win recurring work in this state without ever leaving its home market. The most active buyers are Parks Recreation & Historic Preservation, NYS Office of (8 open posts) and General Services, NYS Office of (6), with the rest spread across other federal civilian agencies, DoD components, and state and local departments active in New York.

Beyond federal opportunities, much of the landscaping & grounds maintenance work in New York is posted through the New York State Contract Reporter, with recurring buyers including the New York State Department of Transportation, the MTA, the Port Authority of NY/NJ, and SUNY/CUNY. New York mandates aggressive MWBE participation goals (often 30%) on most state contracts — primes must demonstrate good-faith outreach to certified subs. ContractRadar pulls federal postings from SAM.gov alongside state and local feeds so a landscaping and grounds-maintenance vendor doesn't have to monitor each portal manually.