VA Chicago
Modernize Bldg. 1 Elevators Construction 537-24-101
VA Network Contracting Office 12 · Open for bids · Amended Oct 22
SDVOSB only
Base or VA center · Illinois
VA Chicago: federal construction & facilities contracts
Also called: Jesse Brown Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Numbers cover FY2021–FY2025 (Oct 2020 – Sep 2025). Data as of Oct 21, 2026; complete through Sep 21, 2026. Data status
Open bids here now (2)
1 open for bids + 1 early notice. Early notices are not open for bids yet.
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- Not a bid yet · responses due Dec 4 VA Chicago
537-26-101 Construction of Ogden Elevator Cab Interiors Jesse Brown VA Medical Center
VA Network Contracting Office 12 · Coming soon: bidding not open yet · Posted Oct 20
SDVOSB only New this week
Agency's stated size: $250k–$500k
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Typical award (median)
$92,033
The middle of 90 priced awards, FY2021–FY2025. Half were between $27.6k and $402k.
Typical number of bids
2
Median bids per award, reported for 39 of 39 competed awards. 26% drew only one bid.
Won by small businesses
83%
Share of the 90 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 at VA Chicago was $92k (FY2021-FY2025, 90 priced awards).
- That is 2.5 times the median for all construction & facilities work in Illinois ($36.5k).
- Competed awards drew a median of 2 offers (reported for 39 of 39).
- 26% of competed awards drew only one offer.
- In FY2025 the middle award was $52.1k, down 5% from FY2024 ($55k).
- Tip 53% 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
- FY2025, the latest full year: 12 awards
- FY2026 is still being reported
Show the numbers
| Year | Awards | Median award |
|---|---|---|
| FY2016 | 22 | $63,380 |
| FY2017 | 19 | $75,000 |
| FY2018 | 28 | $27,098 |
| FY2019 | 36 | $191,093 |
| FY2020 | 19 | $179,900 |
| FY2021 | 13 | $262,316 |
| FY2022 | 14 | $1,063,358 |
| FY2023 | 18 | $107,223 |
| FY2024 | 33 | $55,000 |
| FY2025 | 12 | $52,125 |
| FY2026 (provisional) | 16 | $227,560 |
Award sizes
- Holds the median award, $92,033
Recent awards
The latest 25 awards, newest first. Each contract number opens its official record on USAspending.gov.
| Project | How it was awarded | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 2026 | Replacing Two Dock Lifts. EO 14398 36C25226P0629 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Provisional Approx. location | Sergeant Construction Inc | $75,400 | 3 | Competed Veteran-owned |
| Sep 22, 2026 | Fire Pump Repacking - Peerless Fire Pump, Bed Tower at Jesse Brown VAMC 36C25226P0534 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Provisional Approx. location | Northbridge Partners LLC | $6,701 | 10 | Competed Small business |
| Sep 14, 2026 | CX Assistance on Project 537-26-200A 36C25226N0568 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Offers from IDIQ | Enviros LLC | $53,877 | 5 from the IDIQ | Order (single-award IDIQ) Veteran-owned |
| Aug 27, 2026 | This Procurement Is for Construction Services for the EHRM Installation at the Chicago Campus. EO 14398 36C77626C0079 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Bhpe LLC | $279,500 | 7 | Competed Veteran-owned |
| Aug 23, 2026 | External Signage Replacement for the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois. 36C25226P0542 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Faletti Construction LLC | $16,422 | 3 | Competed Veteran-owned |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Emergency Chiller Chilled Water Repair Service 36C25226P0577 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Jones Environmental Control Inc | $35,845 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Aug 12, 2026 | Air Handler Refurbishment for the Jesse Brown VAMC, Chicago, IL 36C25226P0511 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Semper Fidelis Construction & Development LLC | $231,544 | 4 | Competed Veteran-owned |
| Aug 11, 2026 | Electrical Panel Maintenance and Survey - EO 14398 36C25226P0508 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Individual contractor (name withheld) | $223,575 | 7 | Competed Small business |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Requirement Construction Project 537-24-500, Facility Cooling Upgrades 36C25226C0042 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | JV6 Contracting V2 LLC | $4,403,098 | 2 | Competed Veteran-owned |
| Jul 28, 2026 | BLDG 6 36C24426N0763 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Richard Group LLC | $9,662,538 | 2 | Order (multiple-award IDIQ) Veteran-owned |
| Jun 2, 2026 | NTP 36C25226P0407 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Equipment purchase Approx. location | Trane U.S. Inc. | $147,690 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Mar 4, 2026 | Emergency Elevator Bearing Service for JB VHA 36C25226P0321 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Modesto Management LLC | $14,900 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Jan 15, 2026 | Service Metasys System 36C25226P0158 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | TL Services, Inc. | $667,016 | 8 | Competed Open to all |
| Jan 13, 2026 | EHRM Infrastructure Upgrades at Jesse Brown VAMC in Chicago, IL 36C77626C0018 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Unusually large Approx. location | Ameritech Contracting LLC | $28,493,724 | 4 | Competed Veteran-owned |
| Jan 9, 2026 | Service Building Automation System 36C25226P0129 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Johnson Controls Fire Protection LP | $153,605 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Nov 14, 2025 | 537-24-105 - or Suite Lighting at Jesse Brown VA Medical Center Iaw SOW. 36C25226C0003 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Troop Contracting Inc | $1,434,000 | 4 | Competed Veteran-owned |
| Oct 15, 2025 | 537-24-102 Correct Mental Health Safety Deficiencies, Jesse Brown VAMC, Chicago, IL 36C25226C0002 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Troop Contracting Inc | $2,466,000 | 2 | Competed Veteran-owned |
| Sep 26, 2025 | Construction Award for Jesse Brown VA Facility Upgrades 36C25225P1276 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Sergeant Construction Inc | $74,872 | 3 | Competed Veteran-owned |
| Sep 9, 2025 | This Project Is to Procure the Construction for the Women's Health Minor Construction Project at the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center (VAMC) in Chicago, IL. 36C77625C0094 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Blue Pacific II JV LLC | $14,887,811 | 7 | Competed Veteran-owned |
| Aug 19, 2025 | Steam Trap and Pipe Repair Services for Jesse Brown VAMC 36C25225P0793 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | TL Services, Inc. | $9,175 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Aug 8, 2025 | Emergency Condensate Steam Leak Project 36C25225C0040 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Industria Inc | $8,220 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Jul 25, 2025 | Emergency AHU S-18 Coil Repair Jesse Brown Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center Chicago, Illinois 36C25225P0979 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | TL Services, Inc. | $197,400 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Jul 18, 2025 | 537-17-115 Remodel SPS Construction Phases 2,3&4 at the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Chicago, IL 36C25225C0049 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | JV6 Contracting V2 LLC | $2,948,624 | 2 | Competed Veteran-owned |
| May 21, 2025 | VMU Equipment Tie 36C25225C0037 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Hirt Electric, LLC | $242,650 | 1 | Competed Veteran-owned |
| Feb 27, 2025 | Dialysis and Reverse Osmosis Testing Maintenance 36C25225P0296 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Evoqua Water Technologies LLC | $402,608 | 2 | Competed Open to all |
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.
| # | Company | Awards | Total value at award |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enviros LLC | 10 | $815,878 |
| 2 | Industria Inc | 8 | $338,048 |
| 3 | Blue Yonder Inc | 7 | $16,352,518 |
| 4 | TL Services, Inc. | 7 | $2,308,873 |
| 5 | Richard Group LLC | 5 | $13,772,628 |
| 6 | Johnson Controls Fire Protection LP | 5 | $504,426 |
| 7 | Hill Mechanical Services, Inc. | 3 | $147,195 |
| 8 | Accord Federal Services, LLC | 3 | $68,739 |
| 9 | Troop Contracting Inc | 2 | $5,511,000 |
| 10 | Sergeant Construction Inc | 2 | $3,342,872 |
How the work was bought
Competition
Was the work open to bids?
- Not competed 38 (42%)
Sole-source: only one company was asked.
- Competed 27 (30%)
A standalone contract that was open to bids.
- Order (single-award IDIQ) 13 (14%)
A task order under an IDIQ held by one company. No new competition, so it is left out of bid statistics.
- Order (multiple-award IDIQ) 12 (13%)
A task order placed under an IDIQ held by several companies, who competed for it.
Set-asides
Set-aside = reserved for a group of businesses.
- Veteran-owned 44 (49%)
Reserved for service-disabled veteran-owned (SDVOSB) or veteran-owned (VOSB) small businesses.
- Open to all 42 (47%)
No set-aside: any size of business could bid.
- Small business 4 (4%)
Only small businesses could bid.
Left out of the numbers above: 1 cancelled or $0 award. Why?
Contracting offices buying here
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36C25223A0020 | Single-award The IDIQ drew 5 offers | 8 | Mar 1, 2028 |
| 36C25219D0067 | Multiple-award The IDIQ drew 11 offers | 3 | Sep 10, 2024 |
| 36C25221D0008 | Single-award The IDIQ drew 4 offers | 3 | Sep 30, 2025 |
| 36C25219D0070 | Multiple-award The IDIQ drew 11 offers | 2 | Sep 23, 2026 |
| GS07F217CA | Multiple-award | 2 | Aug 31, 2030 |
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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Contract ends Jan 31, 2027
Canteen Power Washing Services at the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center Located in Chicago, Illinois.
Incumbent: Individual contractor (name withheld) Buyer: VA Network Contracting Office 12 Value at award: $38,957
36C25221P1195 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) -
Ordering period ends Apr 11, 2027
Federal Supply Schedule Contract
Incumbent: Veterans Professional Services, LLC Buyer: 47QRAA
GS00F165GA on USAspending (opens in a new tab) -
Ordering period ends Apr 29, 2027
Federal Supply Schedule Contract.
Incumbent: Trauner Consulting Services, Inc. Buyer: 47QRAA
GS10F0282Y on USAspending (opens in a new tab)
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