Heavy & Civil Construction · Tennessee

Heavy & Civil Construction federal contracts in Tennessee

Also called: TN

Numbers cover FY2021–FY2025 (Oct 2020 – Sep 2025). Data as of Oct 21, 2026; complete through Jul 13, 2026. Data status

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Typical award (median)

$997,003

The middle of 81 priced awards, FY2021–FY2025. Half were between $240k and $3.6M.

Typical number of bids

2

Median bids per award, reported for 53 of 53 competed awards. 26% drew only one bid.

Won by small businesses

70%

Share of the 81 priced awards.

Median = the middle award: half were smaller, half were larger. Bids = how many offers the agency received.

What this means

  • The middle heavy & civil award in Tennessee was $997k (FY2021-FY2025, 81 priced awards).
  • That is close to the median for heavy & civil nationwide ($981k).
  • Competed awards drew a median of 2 offers (reported for 53 of 53).
  • 26% of competed awards drew only one offer.
  • In FY2025 the middle award was $2.2M, up 701% from FY2024 ($279k).
  • Tip 64% of awards with a reported set-aside were reserved for small businesses, so small firms were not bidding against large companies.
  • Tip The typical award drew only 2 bids. Less competition can mean a better chance for a new bidder.

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Awards per year

Column chart of awards per fiscal year, FY2016 to FY2026. FY2025, the latest full year: 16 awards. Most in one year: 27 awards in FY2016. FY2026 is still being reported. 0 10 20 30 27 2016 ’16 2017 ’17 2018 ’18 2019 ’19 2020 ’20 2021 ’21 2022 ’22 2023 ’23 2024 ’24 16 2025 ’25 2026 ’26
  • FY2025, the latest full year: 16 awards
  • FY2026 is still being reported
Federal fiscal years run October to September.
Show the numbers
YearAwardsMedian award
FY2016 27 $718,140
FY2017 14 $302,900
FY2018 19 $653,996
FY2019 19 $910,600
FY2020 13 $2,348,400
FY2021 14 $2,120,157
FY2022 12 $1,006,060
FY2023 17 $1,165,600
FY2024 22 $279,222
FY2025 16 $2,235,299
FY2026 (provisional) 14 $899,342

Award sizes

Bar chart of priced awards FY2021–FY2025 by size. The most common size was $1M to $5M (23 awards). The median award, $997,003, is in the $250k to $1M band. Under $25k 13 $25k to $250k 9 $250k to $1M 19 $1M to $5M 23 $5M to $25M 14 Over $25M 3
  • Holds the median award, $997,003
Priced awards FY2021–FY2025, by value at award.

Recent awards

The latest 25 awards, newest first. Each contract number opens its official record on USAspending.gov.

Project How it was awarded
Aug 25, 2026 Construction Services at Memphis National Cemetery to Restore Turf Grass. 36C78626C0026 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Provisional Bwis GTG JV LLC $1,227,421 8 Competed Veteran-owned
Jul 29, 2026 TN-TN NWR-WCS Materials 140FS326P0203 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Equipment purchase Provisional Seabreeze Aluminum Culvert Inc $74,825 6 Competed Small business
Jun 25, 2026 Electronic Services Section (ESS) Building Project. W912P526FA071 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Howard W. Pence, Inc. $11,982,553 2 Order (multiple-award IDIQ) Open to all
Jun 17, 2026 See Schedule W912EQ26FA048 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Offers from IDIQ Midwest Construction Co $5,248,000 1 from the IDIQ Order (single-award IDIQ) Woman-owned
Jun 16, 2026 FY26 CRM 104 Dredge W9123726FA151 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Amherst Madison, Inc. $1,079,395 1 Order (multiple-award IDIQ) Open to all
Jun 1, 2026 Vertical Turbine Pumps FA910126FB050 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Equipment purchase Offers from IDIQ Amentum Technology, Inc. $8,430,000 1 from the IDIQ Order (single-award IDIQ) Open to all
May 28, 2026 Harbor Dredging W912EQ26FA043 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Offers from IDIQ Inland Dredging Company, L.L.C. $8,386,813 2 from the IDIQ Order (single-award IDIQ) Open to all
May 18, 2026 Task Order Is Issued for Mobilization/Demobilization for Parcel 1, Schedule C - Ordering Period 2 (2025) W912EQ26FA045 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Offers from IDIQ Midwest Construction Co $460,000 1 from the IDIQ Order (single-award IDIQ) Woman-owned
Mar 9, 2026 Task Order to Obligate Guaranteed Minimum of $2,500 for the Life of the Base Contract. Minimum Amount Will Be De-Obligated After the Issuance of Subsequent Task Order That Meet or Exceed This Requirement. W912EQ26FA019 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Coastal Environmental Group, Inc. $2,500 1 Order (multiple-award IDIQ) Small business
Mar 9, 2026 Task Order to Obligate Guaranteed Minimum of $2,500 for the Life of the Base Contract. Minimum Amount Will Be De-Obligated After the Issuance of Subsequent Task Order That Meet or Exceed This Requirement. W912EQ26FA020 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Graylee Construction LLC $2,500 1 Order (multiple-award IDIQ) Small business
Mar 9, 2026 Task Order to Obligate Guaranteed Minimum of $2,500 for the Life of the Base Contract. Minimum Amount Will Be De-Obligated After the Issuance of Subsequent Task Order That Meet or Exceed This Requirement. W912EQ26FA021 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Bloomsdale Excavating Company, Incorporated $2,500 1 Order (multiple-award IDIQ) Small business
Mar 9, 2026 Task Order to Obligate Guaranteed Minimum of $2,500 for the Life of the Base Contract. Minimum Amount Will Be De-Obligated After the Issuance of Subsequent Task Order That Meet or Exceed This Requirement. W912EQ26FA022 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Dumey Contracting Inc $2,500 1 Order (multiple-award IDIQ) Small business
Feb 19, 2026 USFWS - Hollow NFH, TN - Fencing and Storm Repairs 140FGA26C0008 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Stewart Little Construction LLC $188,873 6 Competed Open to all
Feb 12, 2026 Chickamauga Lock Approach Walls and Decommissioning Construction Contract with Base and Options. W912P526CA002 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Unusually large C. J. Mahan Construction Company, LLC $192,143,925 1 Competed Open to all
Feb 12, 2026 Road Repairs W912P526FA022 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Cornerstone Engineering Inc $719,290 2 Order (multiple-award IDIQ) Small business
Dec 22, 2025 The Work Consists of Furnishing All Plant, Labor and Materials for Construction of a New Boat Ramp, Repairs to Existing Boat Ramp, Dumpster Enclosure, Shade Structures, Asphalt Paving, Installation, Striping and Landscaping. W912EQ26CA002 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Firewatch Contracting of Florida LLC $5,557,440 5 Competed Veteran-owned
Sep 26, 2025 The Work Consists of Dike Construction in Mississippi River at Above, Shelby County, Tennessee. The Work Consists of Placing Approximately 155,200 Tons of Graded a and 3,200 Tons of Graded W912EQ25FA038 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Pine Bluff Sand and Gravel Company $6,368,560 2 Order (multiple-award IDIQ) Open to all
Sep 25, 2025 The Blount Channel Modification Consist of a Channel Modification Approximately 1,300 Linear Feet in Length Along the Left Bank to Allow for More Conveyance Through South Mouse Creek and Therefore Reduce Flood Elevations. W912P525CA011 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Wilamut Construction Co. LLC $499,767 3 Competed Small business
Sep 17, 2025 USCGC Ouachita Pier Repairs 70Z02925PNEWO0174 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Individual contractor (name withheld) $27,700 5 Competed Small business
Sep 11, 2025 Cordell Hull Bluff Phase 2 Construction Contract W912P525FA088 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Individual contractor (name withheld) $4,075,050 2 Order (multiple-award IDIQ) Open to all
Sep 10, 2025 FY 25 Post Oak and Island Dredging W9123725FA116 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Amherst Madison, Inc. $1,731,815 1 Order (multiple-award IDIQ) Open to all
Aug 14, 2025 W38XDD51050961 W912P525FA070 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Ses Civil and Environmental LLC $2,738,783 2 Order (multiple-award IDIQ) Small business
Aug 13, 2025 Gallatin-East Camp Creek Watershed Flood Risk Management Project W912P525FA076 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Cornerstone Engineering Inc $2,836,856 3 Order (multiple-award IDIQ) Small business
Jul 23, 2025 Street Detention Structure Is an Earthen Filled Structure That Spans Approximately 160 Ft Across 1. W912P525CA010 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) MTC Construction, LLC $1,077,433 12 Competed Small business
Jun 13, 2025 FY24 River Repairs Task Order - Revetment & Caruthersville Harbor Maintenance. W912EQ25F0058 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Offers from IDIQ Midwest Construction Co $239,680 1 from the IDIQ Order (single-award IDIQ) Woman-owned

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.

Who won

Companies with the most priced awards here, FY2021–FY2025.

#CompanyAwardsTotal value at award
1 Midwest Construction Co 17 $23,622,945
2 Amherst Madison, Inc. 4 $3,575,048
3 Inland Dredging Company, L.L.C. 3 $20,885,706
4 Luhr Bros., Inc. 3 $17,431,895
5 Ais Infrastructure, LLC 2 $16,180,268
6 Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co, LLC 2 $14,918,185
7 Shimmick Construction Company, Inc. 2 $9,081,450
8 Ses Civil and Environmental LLC 2 $7,003,859
9 Pine Bluff Sand and Gravel Company 2 $6,398,560
10 Howard W. Pence, Inc. 2 $6,121,250

How the work was bought

Competition

Was the work open to bids?

  • Order (multiple-award IDIQ) 32 (40%)

    A task order placed under an IDIQ held by several companies, who competed for it.

  • Order (single-award IDIQ) 23 (28%)

    A task order under an IDIQ held by one company. No new competition, so it is left out of bid statistics.

  • Competed 21 (26%)

    A standalone contract that was open to bids.

  • Not competed 5 (6%)

    Sole-source: only one company was asked.

Set-asides

Set-aside = reserved for a group of businesses.

  • Open to all 29 (36%)

    No set-aside: any size of business could bid.

  • Small business 24 (30%)

    Only small businesses could bid.

  • Woman-owned 12 (15%)

    Reserved for woman-owned small businesses (WOSB/EDWOSB).

  • 8(a) 10 (12%)

    Reserved for firms in SBA's 8(a) program for disadvantaged small businesses.

  • Veteran-owned 3 (4%)

    Reserved for service-disabled veteran-owned (SDVOSB) or veteran-owned (VOSB) small businesses.

  • HUBZone 3 (4%)

    Reserved for small businesses in a Historically Underutilized Business Zone.

Left out of the numbers above: 8 cancelled or $0 awards. Why?

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
W912EQ20D0005 Single-award The IDIQ drew 6 offers 6 Oct 31, 2026
W912EQ22D0001 Single-award The IDIQ drew 3 offers 6 May 12, 2026
W912EQ25D0001 Single-award The IDIQ drew 1 offers 5 Oct 30, 2028
W9123722D0003 Multiple-award The IDIQ drew 3 offers 3 Jan 18, 2027
W912EQ19D0001 Multiple-award The IDIQ drew 5 offers 3 Jun 13, 2024

Contracts ending soon

Recurring work whose current contract ends within 18 months, so the agency will likely buy it again (a "recompete"). The company doing it today is the incumbent.

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