Base or VA center · Illinois
HVAC & Plumbing contracts at VA Chicago
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
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Typical award (median)
$65,142
The middle of 24 priced awards, FY2021–FY2025. Half were between $17.7k and $215k.
Typical number of bids
3
Median bids per award, reported for 6 of 6 competed awards.
Won by small businesses
67%
Share of the 24 priced awards.
Median = the middle award: half were smaller, half were larger. Bids = how many offers the agency received.
What this means
- The middle HVAC & plumbing award at VA Chicago was $65.1k (FY2021-FY2025, 24 priced awards).
- That is 2.6 times the median for HVAC & plumbing in Illinois ($24.6k).
- Competed awards drew a median of 3 offers (reported for 6 of 6).
- Small businesses won 67% of priced awards.
- The top 3 winners took 42% of priced awards.
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Awards per year
- FY2025, the latest full year: 3 awards
- FY2026 is still being reported
Show the numbers
| Year | Awards | Median award |
|---|---|---|
| FY2016 | 2 | – |
| FY2017 | 4 | – |
| FY2018 | 15 | $26,430 |
| FY2019 | 9 | $198,000 |
| FY2020 | 4 | – |
| FY2021 | 5 | $347,844 |
| FY2022 | 1 | – |
| FY2023 | 3 | – |
| FY2024 | 12 | $49,805 |
| FY2025 | 3 | – |
| FY2026 (provisional) | 4 | – |
Award sizes
- Holds the median award, $65,142
Recent awards
The latest 25 awards, newest first. Each contract number opens its official record on USAspending.gov.
| Project | How it was awarded | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Feb 5, 2025 | BASE+4 Backflow Preventer Service Contract at the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center (537) 36C25225P0233 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Chicago Backflow, Inc. | $20,400 | 3 | Competed Small business |
| Sep 18, 2024 | Emergency Morgue AC Replacement Project 36C25224C0053 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Hill Mechanical Services, Inc. | $76,583 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Sep 11, 2024 | For the One-Time Emergency Fire Suppression Repair at the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center. 36C25224P0729 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Johnson Controls Fire Protection LP | $10,577 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Sep 11, 2024 | For the One-Time Emergency Fire Sprinkler & CT Circuit Board Upgrade at the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center Located, Chicago IL 60612. 36C25224P0882 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Johnson Controls Fire Protection LP | $9,633 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Sep 6, 2024 | For the One-Time Air Conditioner Repair at the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Located, IL,60612. 36C25224P0924 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Hill Mechanical Services, Inc. | $53,029 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Jul 9, 2024 | Emergency High Pressure Steam Flange Leak Repair Service. 36C25224P1108 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Industria Inc | $12,977 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Jun 28, 2024 | Dialysis Reverse Osmosis Testing and Maintenance 36C25224P0757 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Evoqua Water Technologies, LLC | $198,999 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| May 7, 2024 | Emergency Steam Tunnel Leak 36C25224P1067 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | South Town Refrigeration, LLC | $17,800 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Apr 1, 2024 | Dialysis RO Testing Maintenance 36C25224P0506 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Evoqua Water Technologies, LLC | $99,500 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Mar 26, 2024 | 537-24-800 - Grease Trap Repair - Emergency at Jesse Brown VA Medical Center Iaw SOW 36C25224C0013 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | All City Environmental Services, Inc. | $114,075 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Mar 18, 2024 | Emergency Steam Joint Repair Service 36C25224P0670 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Industria Inc | $46,581 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Dec 7, 2023 | For the Emergency Exhaust Duct System Installation at the Jesse Brown VAMC in Chicago IL. 36C25224P0341 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Hill Mechanical Services, Inc. | $17,583 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Oct 1, 2023 | HVAC and Chiller Maintenance and Repair Services for the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois. 36C25224N0009 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Offers from IDIQ Approx. location | Accord Federal Services, LLC | $53,700 | 4 from the IDIQ | Order (single-award IDIQ) Veteran-owned |
| Jun 23, 2023 | For the Emergency or Install Shut Off Valves and Leak Repair at the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center Located, IL 60612. 36C25223P0818 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Industria Inc | $19,493 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Mar 30, 2023 | RO Hemodialysis Testing Water Purification 36C25223P0555 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Evoqua Water Technologies LLC | $205,871 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Mar 14, 2023 | Emergent Piping Repair for Jesse Brown VA. 36C25223C0034 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Industria Inc | $112,320 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Jul 25, 2022 | Project 537-16-102A, Corrections to Sprinkler System 36C25222C0040 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Oneill Contractors Inc | $1,297,814 | 3 | Competed Veteran-owned |
| Jun 25, 2021 | Project: 537-18-142, Contractor Must Provide All Tools, Materials, Components, Labor, and Supervision for Construction/Remodeling for Replacing S10C AHU for Vascular and and Move Air Handling Service to Urology to S10B AHU. 36C25221C0078 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Helm Builds Inc | $1,247,000 | 3 | Competed Veteran-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.
| # | Company | Awards | Total value at award |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Industria Inc | 4 | $191,371 |
| 2 | Hill Mechanical Services, Inc. | 3 | $147,195 |
| 3 | Accord Federal Services, LLC | 3 | $68,739 |
| 4 | Evoqua Water Technologies LLC | 2 | $608,479 |
| 5 | Evoqua Water Technologies, LLC | 2 | $298,499 |
| 6 | Johnson Controls Fire Protection LP | 2 | $20,210 |
| 7 | Eos Mechanical Inc. | 1 | $1,473,000 |
| 8 | Oneill Contractors Inc | 1 | $1,297,814 |
| 9 | Helm Builds Inc | 1 | $1,247,000 |
| 10 | Commercial Heating & Air Conditioning LLC | 1 | $347,844 |
How the work was bought
Competition
Was the work open to bids?
- Not competed 15 (63%)
Sole-source: only one company was asked.
- Competed 6 (25%)
A standalone contract that was open to bids.
- Order (single-award IDIQ) 3 (13%)
A task order under an IDIQ held by one company. No new competition, so it is left out of bid statistics.
Set-asides
Set-aside = reserved for a group of businesses.
- Open to all 16 (67%)
No set-aside: any size of business could bid.
- Veteran-owned 7 (29%)
Reserved for service-disabled veteran-owned (SDVOSB) or veteran-owned (VOSB) small businesses.
- Small business 1 (4%)
Only small businesses could bid.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36C25221D0008 | Single-award The IDIQ drew 4 offers | 3 | Sep 30, 2025 |
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