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Building Construction contracts at VA Des Moines
Also called: Des Moines VA 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)
$1,159,554
The middle of 25 priced awards, FY2021–FY2025. Half were between $334k and $4.2M.
Typical number of bids
2
Median bids per award, reported for 25 of 25 competed awards. 16% drew only one bid.
Won by small businesses
100%
Share of the 25 priced awards.
Median = the middle award: half were smaller, half were larger. Bids = how many offers the agency received.
What this means
- The middle building construction award at VA Des Moines was $1.2M (FY2021-FY2025, 25 priced awards).
- That is 17.9 times the median for building construction in Iowa ($64.7k).
- Competed awards drew a median of 2 offers (reported for 25 of 25).
- 16% of competed awards drew only one offer.
- Small businesses won 100% of priced awards.
- Tip 68% 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 100% 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: 3 awards
- FY2026 is still being reported
Show the numbers
| Year | Awards | Median award |
|---|---|---|
| FY2016 | 5 | $202,269 |
| FY2017 | 7 | $171,951 |
| FY2018 | 7 | $898,468 |
| FY2019 | 4 | – |
| FY2020 | 4 | – |
| FY2021 | 5 | $2,619,788 |
| FY2022 | 8 | $478,961 |
| FY2023 | 8 | $1,653,706 |
| FY2024 | 1 | – |
| FY2025 | 3 | – |
| FY2026 (provisional) | 1 | – |
Award sizes
- Holds the median award, $1,159,554
Recent awards
The latest 25 awards, newest first. Each contract number opens its official record on USAspending.gov.
| Project | How it was awarded | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 2026 | PN: 636A6-22-104 Replace Boiler Plant Brine Tank 36C26326C0030 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | BKM Construction LLC | $1,364,402 | 6 | Competed Veteran-owned |
| Sep 23, 2025 | Project #636-130 - Des Moines - Expand and Remodel Laboratory - Des Moines, IA 36C77625C0121 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Covenant Construction Services LLC | $18,848,838 | 5 | Competed Veteran-owned |
| Sep 15, 2025 | The Contractor Shall Provide All Tools, Equipment, Materials, Labor, Supervision, Personnel, and Shall Do All Things Necessary That Will Result in the Renovations at the Des Moines, VA Facility. 36C77625C0102 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Covenant Construction Services LLC | $10,516,513 | 3 | Competed Veteran-owned |
| May 8, 2025 | PN: 636A6-23-101 Construct Steam Tunnel at VA Central Iowa Health Care System Des Moines, IA 36C26325C0037 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Briston Construction, LLC | $10,887,383 | 4 | Competed Veteran-owned |
| May 15, 2024 | PN: 636A6-24-106 Building 5 Transformer Replacement 36C26324N0650 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Dax/Gbab JV LLC | $120,150 | 3 | Order (multiple-award IDIQ) Veteran-owned |
| Sep 28, 2023 | Task Order Award 636A6-23-110 Correct MECH Deficiencies Phase 2 36C26323N1151 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | GCH Construction Company | $128,887 | 1 | Order (multiple-award IDIQ) Veteran-owned |
| Sep 25, 2023 | PN: 636A6-23-113 Medical Gas Alarm Upgrades 36C26323N1166 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | GCH Construction Company | $2,124,843 | 1 | Order (multiple-award IDIQ) Veteran-owned |
| Sep 25, 2023 | Project: 636A6-21-101 EHRM Infrastructure Upgrades Construction Des Moines 36C77623C0127 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Unusually large | Hurley JV, LLP | $29,943,755 | 4 | Competed Veteran-owned |
| Sep 20, 2023 | PN: 636A6-20-101, Pharmacy USP 800 Receiving Room at the Des Moines (IA) VA Medical Center. 36C26323N1090 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Dax/Gbab JV LLC | $3,693,441 | 2 | Order (multiple-award IDIQ) Veteran-owned |
| Sep 20, 2023 | PN: 636A6-23-112 Construction - Replace Doors Des Moines VA Medical Center 36C26323N1091 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | BKM Construction LLC | $219,820 | 2 | Order (multiple-award IDIQ) Veteran-owned |
| Sep 14, 2023 | Update Far 52.222-55 per EO 14026 36C26323N1059 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | BKM Construction LLC | $333,962 | 2 | Order (multiple-award IDIQ) Veteran-owned |
| Jul 21, 2023 | 636A6-23-103, Chiller Commissioning Repairs (DM) - 36C26320D0029 36C26323N0874 36C26323N0874 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | The Povolny Group Inc | $4,194,833 | 3 | Order (multiple-award IDIQ) Veteran-owned |
| Mar 10, 2023 | PN: 636A6-22-102, for EHRM for the Des Moines VA Medical Center. 36C26323N0610 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | The Povolny Group Inc | $1,182,569 | 3 | Order (multiple-award IDIQ) Veteran-owned |
| Sep 20, 2022 | PN: 636A6-22-117, Create Contractor Trailer Area (DM) at the Des Moines VA Medical Center Located in Des Moines, Iowa 36C26322N0988 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | The Povolny Group Inc | $265,328 | 2 | Order (multiple-award IDIQ) Veteran-owned |
| Sep 14, 2022 | PN: 636A6-22-118 Replace Building 1W Sanitary Stacks 36C26322N0959 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | The Povolny Group Inc | $417,093 | 3 | Order (multiple-award IDIQ) Veteran-owned |
| Jul 15, 2022 | Design-Build Services to Replace Fire and Isolation Panels 36C26322C0104 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | GCH Construction Company | $1,159,554 | 1 | Competed Veteran-owned |
| Mar 30, 2022 | 636A6-20-111 Install Additional HVAC for Kitchen Des Moines IA 36C26322N0534 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | BKM Construction LLC | $2,025,139 | 2 | Order (multiple-award IDIQ) Veteran-owned |
| Mar 23, 2022 | PN: 636A6-22-105, Replace Steam Condensate Tank and Piping (DM) at VA Des Moines VA Medical Center, Iowa 36C26322N0497 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | BKM Construction LLC | $540,829 | 2 | Order (multiple-award IDIQ) Veteran-owned |
| Feb 10, 2022 | Project Number 636A6-21-103, Replace Building 5 Chiller for the Central Iowa HCS Des Moines VA Medical Center. 36C26322N0369 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | BKM Construction LLC | $741,268 | 2 | Order (multiple-award IDIQ) Veteran-owned |
| Feb 1, 2022 | Project Number: 636A6-21-107, EHRM Training & Admin Spaces Support, Des Moines, Iowa 36C26322C0038 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Embarkit Inc | $16,688 | 1 | Competed Small business |
| Oct 25, 2021 | PN: 636A6-21-202 Parking Lot # 6 Light Pole Replacement (DM), Des Moines, IA 36C26322P0062 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Mark-VII Enterprises, Inc. | $27,700 | 2 | Competed Veteran-owned |
| Sep 14, 2021 | IA Construction IDIQ MATOC to Recognize Novation Agreement Executed by PCAC 36C26321N1005 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | GCH Construction Company | $341,874 | 3 | Order (multiple-award IDIQ) Veteran-owned |
| Sep 2, 2021 | IA Construction IDIQ MATOC Mod P00001 to Add Far 52.204-25 36C26321N0971 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | BKM Construction LLC | $341,975 | 2 | Order (multiple-award IDIQ) Veteran-owned |
| Jun 29, 2021 | PN#636A6-19-302 Entitled Upgrade Electrical Systems (DM) at the Des Moines VA Medical System Located in Des Moines, Iowa 36C26321N0777 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Hernandez Consulting Inc. | $4,776,404 | 4 | Order (multiple-award IDIQ) Veteran-owned |
| Apr 20, 2021 | Correct Mechanical Deficiencies, Des Moines, IA PN: 636A6-18-101 36C26321N0594 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | GCH Construction Company | $2,619,788 | 4 | Order (multiple-award IDIQ) 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 | BKM Construction LLC | 6 | $4,202,993 |
| 2 | GCH Construction Company | 5 | $6,374,946 |
| 3 | The Povolny Group Inc | 4 | $6,059,823 |
| 4 | Covenant Construction Services LLC | 3 | $36,902,808 |
| 5 | Dax/Gbab JV LLC | 2 | $3,813,591 |
| 6 | Hurley JV, LLP | 1 | $29,943,755 |
| 7 | Briston Construction, LLC | 1 | $10,887,383 |
| 8 | Hernandez Consulting Inc. | 1 | $4,776,404 |
| 9 | Mark-VII Enterprises, Inc. | 1 | $27,700 |
| 10 | Embarkit Inc | 1 | $16,688 |
How the work was bought
Competition
Was the work open to bids?
- Order (multiple-award IDIQ) 17 (68%)
A task order placed under an IDIQ held by several companies, who competed for it.
- Competed 8 (32%)
A standalone contract that was open to bids.
Set-asides
Set-aside = reserved for a group of businesses.
- Veteran-owned 24 (96%)
Reserved for service-disabled veteran-owned (SDVOSB) or veteran-owned (VOSB) small businesses.
- Small business 1 (4%)
Only small businesses could bid.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36C26320D0027 | Multiple-award The IDIQ drew 19 offers | 6 | Mar 31, 2025 |
| 36C26320D0025 | Multiple-award The IDIQ drew 19 offers | 4 | Mar 31, 2025 |
| 36C26320D0029 | Multiple-award The IDIQ drew 19 offers | 4 | Mar 31, 2025 |
| 36C26320D0024 | Multiple-award The IDIQ drew 19 offers | 2 | Mar 31, 2025 |
| 36C26320D0028 | Multiple-award The IDIQ drew 19 offers | 1 | Mar 31, 2025 |
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