Contractor · based in Missouri
Better by Design LLC: federal contracts won
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Numbers cover FY2021–FY2025 (Oct 2020 – Sep 2025). Data as of Oct 21, 2026; complete through Jul 13, 2026. Data status
Typical award won (median)
$961,437
The middle of 14 priced awards, FY2021–FY2025. Half were between $497k and $2.1M.
Typical bids faced
5
Median bids per award, reported for 9 of 9 competed awards.
Won as a small business
100%
Share of the 14 priced awards.
Median = the middle award: half were smaller, half were larger. Bids = how many offers the agency received.
What this means
- The middle construction & facilities award won by Better by Design LLC was $961k (FY2021-FY2025, 14 priced awards).
- That is 18.2 times the median for all construction & facilities work nationwide ($52.8k).
- Competed awards drew a median of 5 offers (reported for 9 of 9).
- Its most frequent buyer was USACE Rock Island District (8 priced awards in FY2021-FY2025).
- 43% of its priced awards were within 100 miles of its home base.
- Tip 50% of these awards were task orders under multiple-award contracts (MATOCs). To compete for those, you first need a spot on one of the umbrella contracts.
- Tip 93% of awards with a reported set-aside were reserved for small businesses, so small firms were not bidding against large companies.
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Awards per year
- FY2025, the latest full year: 2 awards
- FY2026 is still being reported
Show the numbers
| Year | Awards | Median award |
|---|---|---|
| FY2016 | 1 | – |
| FY2017 | 1 | – |
| FY2018 | 3 | – |
| FY2019 | 4 | – |
| FY2020 | 7 | $1,300,133 |
| FY2021 | 4 | – |
| FY2022 | 5 | $2,186,994 |
| FY2023 | 2 | – |
| FY2024 | 1 | – |
| FY2025 | 2 | – |
| FY2026 (provisional) | 1 | – |
Award sizes
- Holds the median award, $961,437
Recent awards won
The latest 25 awards, newest first. Each contract number opens its official record on USAspending.gov.
| Project | How it was awarded | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 13, 2025 | This Task Order Obligates the Contract Minimum Guarantee Amount of $500 and Will Be Unilaterally De-Obligated Upon Award of Task Order and/or Modification Satisfying the Minimum Guarantee Amount. W912P926FA011 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | $500 | 1 | Order (multiple-award IDIQ) Small business |
| Sep 17, 2025 | See Scope of Work W912EK25PA021 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | $422,646 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Sep 3, 2025 | 14, Wastewater Treatment Plant Revetment Project W912P925FA044 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | $721,776 | 6 | Order (multiple-award IDIQ) Small business |
| Aug 9, 2024 | Turkey Creek Natural Reach Project Includes Placement of Large Riprap, Bank Stabilization Features, Earthwork, Demolition of a Concrete Pedestrian Bridge Pier, and Incidental Related Work. W912DQ24C1007 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | $4,531,365 | 1 | Not competed 8(a) |
| Sep 27, 2023 | Design/Build- L536- Levee Follow-on Repair, MO W9128F23C0043 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | $1,674,105 | 1 | Not competed 8(a) |
| Jul 7, 2023 | Island Drainage District Reach 1 W912EK23F0053 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | $309,960 | 4 | Order (multiple-award IDIQ) 8(a) |
| Sep 30, 2022 | Design & Construction Campsites W912DY22C0055 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | $1,918,739 | 1 | Not competed 8(a) |
| Sep 27, 2022 | Mississippi River Basin - Big Island, Rock Island County, Illinois - Mill Creek and Case Creek Repairs W912EK22C0040 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | $834,091 | 1 | Not competed 8(a) |
| Sep 6, 2022 | Procurement/Install/Connection Shower W912P922C0017 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | $3,032,643 | 1 | Competed Small business |
| Sep 1, 2022 | Red Rock Waterline Replacement: the Work Includes Demolition of Existing Gate Valves and Yard Hydrants Horizontal Directional Drilling of New Water Lines, Installation of New Gate Valves, Yard Hydrants, Drinking Fountains, Etc. W912EK22F0064 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | $2,186,994 | 1 | Order (multiple-award IDIQ) 8(a) |
| Apr 28, 2022 | Saylorville Shoreline Erosion Protection - Base Plus Two Options Awarded W912EK22C0017 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | $8,393,948 | 7 | Competed Small business |
| Jun 7, 2021 | Oakford Levee District Levee Repairs PL 84-99 W912EK21F0024 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | $964,618 | 3 | Order (multiple-award IDIQ) 8(a) |
| Apr 9, 2021 | Heavy Construction MATOC, Hannibal PL84-99 W912EK21F0020 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | $958,255 | 5 | Order (multiple-award IDIQ) 8(a) |
| Apr 1, 2021 | Mississippi River Basin, Island Levee & Drainage District- Reach 4 PL84-99 Erosion Repairs, New Canton, Pike County, IL. W912EK21F0019 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | $236,100 | 6 | Order (multiple-award IDIQ) 8(a) |
| Jan 13, 2021 | Civil Work & Flood Recovery MATOC W912P921F0048 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | $500 | 13 | Order (multiple-award IDIQ) Small business |
| Sep 21, 2020 | Mark Twain Stone Protection W912P920C0018 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | $3,918,826 | 1 | Not competed 8(a) |
| Sep 18, 2020 | Minimum Guarantee-Heavy Construction MATOC W912EK20F0088 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | $500 | 6 | Order (multiple-award IDIQ) 8(a) |
| Aug 31, 2020 | East&Greater Peoria Sanitary District Levee Repairs W912EK20C0047 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | $465,227 | 1 | Not competed 8(a) |
| Aug 7, 2020 | Marshalltown and Muscatine Island Levee W912EK20C0045 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | $1,300,133 | 1 | Not competed 8(a) |
| Jul 28, 2020 | Aggregate Surfacing (33.2 Miles) W912EQ20C0007 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | $1,983,467 | 1 | Not competed 8(a) |
| Mar 28, 2020 | Garden of Eden Section 1 Levee Repair W912DQ20C1035 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | $774,303 | 4 | Competed Small business |
| Mar 21, 2020 | Elsberry Levee Repairs, PL84-99 W912P920C0008 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | $3,887,595 | 1 | Not competed 8(a) |
| Sep 29, 2019 | Emergency Partial Breach Repair W912EK19C0043 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | $204,164 | 1 | Not competed 8(a) |
| Jul 26, 2019 | Big Lake Rehab Repair W912EK19C0030 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | $952,889 | 1 | Not competed 8(a) |
| May 31, 2019 | 8" Relief Well W912EQ19C0006 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | $570,895 | 1 | Not competed 8(a) |
Value at award = the contract value when it was signed. Bids = offers received; "–" means not reported. Set-aside = reserved for a group, such as small or veteran-owned businesses. IDIQ = an umbrella contract; work under it is placed as task orders.
How the work was bought
Competition
Was the work open to bids?
- Order (multiple-award IDIQ) 7 (50%)
A task order placed under an IDIQ held by several companies, who competed for it.
- Not competed 5 (36%)
Sole-source: only one company was asked.
- Competed 2 (14%)
A standalone contract that was open to bids.
Set-asides
Set-aside = reserved for a group of businesses.
- 8(a) 9 (64%)
Reserved for firms in SBA's 8(a) program for disadvantaged small businesses.
- Small business 4 (29%)
Only small businesses could bid.
- Open to all 1 (7%)
No set-aside: any size of business could bid.
Umbrella contracts used here
Many jobs are placed as task orders under an IDIQ: an umbrella contract with no fixed amount. Only the companies holding it can get those orders. A "multiple-award" IDIQ is shared by several companies, who compete for each order. "–" = not reported.
| Contract | Type | Orders | Ordering ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| W912EK20D0030 | Multiple-award The IDIQ drew 19 offers | 5 | Aug 30, 2025 |
| W912P921D0011 | Multiple-award The IDIQ drew 13 offers | 2 | Nov 30, 2025 |
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