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VA Iowa City: federal construction & facilities contracts
Also called: Iowa City 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)
$705,455
The middle of 39 priced awards, FY2021–FY2025. Half were between $38.9k and $2.6M.
Typical number of bids
3
Median bids per award, reported for 32 of 32 competed awards. 25% drew only one bid.
Won by small businesses
90%
Share of the 39 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 Iowa City was $705k (FY2021-FY2025, 39 priced awards).
- That is 14.4 times the median for all construction & facilities work in Iowa ($49.1k).
- Competed awards drew a median of 3 offers (reported for 32 of 32).
- 25% of competed awards drew only one offer.
- Small businesses won 90% of priced awards.
- Tip 44% 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 79% 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: 6 awards
- FY2026 is still being reported
Show the numbers
| Year | Awards | Median award |
|---|---|---|
| FY2016 | 13 | $158,375 |
| FY2017 | 3 | – |
| FY2018 | 5 | $2,535,679 |
| FY2019 | 5 | $2,262,814 |
| FY2020 | 9 | $169,131 |
| FY2021 | 6 | $514,459 |
| FY2022 | 8 | $734,041 |
| FY2023 | 7 | $541,905 |
| FY2024 | 12 | $955,983 |
| FY2025 | 6 | $790,579 |
| FY2026 (provisional) | 7 | $199,848 |
Award sizes
- Holds the median award, $705,455
Recent awards
The latest 25 awards, newest first. Each contract number opens its official record on USAspending.gov.
| Project | How it was awarded | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | Emergency Boiler Repairs 36C26327P0001 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Provisional Approx. location | Terminal Connections, L.L.C. | $11,950 | 1 | Competed Open to all |
| Sep 11, 2026 | 636A8-26-001, Install Sediment Filter System 36C26326C0052 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Individual contractor (name withheld) | $82,324 | 3 | Competed Veteran-owned |
| Aug 6, 2026 | Chiller Maintenance and Repair Services for Iowa City VA 36C26326P0608 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Panacea Construction Group LLC | $199,848 | 4 | Competed Veteran-owned |
| May 11, 2026 | 636A8-24-001, Renovate Dialysis, Iowa City VAMC 36C26326C0031 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Covenant Construction Services LLC | $3,071,800 | 6 | Competed Veteran-owned |
| Apr 22, 2026 | Emergency Chiller #2 Repair Services for Iowa City VA Healthcare System 36C26326P0408 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Johnson Controls Building Solutions, LLC | $16,450 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Apr 7, 2026 | Emergency Repair Service for IC Boiler System 36C26326P0287 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Terminal Connections, L.L.C. | $266,574 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 636A8-24-003, Correct Lightning Protection and Grounding 36C26326C0027 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Blackhawk Construction LLC | $1,149,139 | 8 | Competed Veteran-owned |
| Oct 28, 2025 | Cable Installation 36C26326P0061 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Karl Storz Endoscopy-America Inc | $17,292 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Sep 24, 2025 | 636A8-23-102 Upgrade Doors & Hardware 36C26325C0093 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Industrial Maintenance Services Inc | $1,091,882 | 11 | Competed Veteran-owned |
| Sep 5, 2025 | 636A8-23-101, Update Signage & Wayfinding 36C26325C0076 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Industrial Maintenance Services Inc | $1,220,867 | 9 | Competed Veteran-owned |
| May 7, 2025 | Contractor to Provide Design and Construction Services to Complete the Iowa City Replace Building for Storage Design-Build. 36C77625C0039 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | F&E Construction, LLC | $1,267,677 | 3 | Competed Veteran-owned |
| Apr 15, 2025 | Emergency Replace PLC Courtyard Switchgear - Provide Labor and Materials to Complete Work per Contract Documents. 36C26325C0042 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Awg Services, L.L.C. | $136,500 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Mar 27, 2025 | Replace Building 41 Roof Construction Project. 36C26325N0545 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | BKM Construction LLC | $489,276 | 1 | Order (multiple-award IDIQ) Veteran-owned |
| Mar 26, 2025 | Emergency Chiller 1 Repair 36C26325P0609 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Johnson Controls, Inc | $5,215 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Sep 19, 2024 | Replace Obsolete Electrical Systems Construction Project. 36C26324N0726 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | BKM Construction LLC | $4,413,186 | 1 | Order (multiple-award IDIQ) Veteran-owned |
| Sep 12, 2024 | Fire Alarm System Maintenance 36C26324F0125 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Johnson Controls Fire Protection LP | $30,115 | 1 | Order (multiple-award IDIQ) Open to all |
| Sep 4, 2024 | Chiller Repair 36C26324P0895 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Trane U.S. Inc. | $64,621 | 3 | Competed Open to all |
| Aug 27, 2024 | HVAC Balancing and Testing 36C26324P1022 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Coral Contracting Services LLC | $4,131 | 6 | Competed Veteran-owned |
| Jun 28, 2024 | Project 636-804 Relocate Women's Health Iowa City VA Health Care System 36C77624C0093 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Covenant Construction Services LLC | $9,931,496 | 3 | Competed Veteran-owned |
| Jun 28, 2024 | Project 636-807 Construct Ambulance Garage Iowa City VA Health Care System 36C77624C0117 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Covenant Construction Services LLC | $2,674,839 | 7 | Competed Veteran-owned |
| Jun 26, 2024 | Duct Work Installation for New Equipment 36C26324P0914 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Awg Services, L.L.C. | $11,500 | 1 | Not competed Veteran-owned |
| May 21, 2024 | Construction of Waste Management 36C77624C0046 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Covenant Construction Services LLC | $2,853,850 | 2 | Competed Veteran-owned |
| Apr 24, 2024 | Emergency Replace Cooling Coils 36C26324P0540 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Awg Services, L.L.C. | $230,551 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Mar 28, 2024 | Mod P00004-ADD Far Clause 52.204-27 Prohibition on a Bytedance Covered Application 36C26324N0507 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | The Povolny Group Inc | $705,455 | 1 | Order (multiple-award IDIQ) Veteran-owned |
| Mar 25, 2024 | 636A8-22-012, Remodel Morgue at the Iowa City VAMC. 36C26324N0490 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | BKM Construction LLC | $1,206,511 | 1 | 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 | 5 | $8,652,254 |
| 2 | The Povolny Group Inc | 5 | $5,882,732 |
| 3 | Covenant Construction Services LLC | 4 | $21,810,474 |
| 4 | Awg Services, L.L.C. | 4 | $393,241 |
| 5 | Dax/Gbab JV LLC | 3 | $15,438,220 |
| 6 | Briston Construction, LLC | 2 | $42,593,732 |
| 7 | Industrial Maintenance Services Inc | 2 | $2,312,749 |
| 8 | Hernandez Consulting Inc. | 1 | $3,037,388 |
| 9 | F&E Construction, LLC | 1 | $1,267,677 |
| 10 | GCH Construction Company | 1 | $996,822 |
How the work was bought
Competition
Was the work open to bids?
- Order (multiple-award IDIQ) 17 (44%)
A task order placed under an IDIQ held by several companies, who competed for it.
- Competed 15 (38%)
A standalone contract that was open to bids.
- Not competed 6 (15%)
Sole-source: only one company was asked.
- Order (single-award IDIQ) 1 (3%)
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.
- Veteran-owned 30 (77%)
Reserved for service-disabled veteran-owned (SDVOSB) or veteran-owned (VOSB) small businesses.
- Open to all 8 (21%)
No set-aside: any size of business could bid.
- Not reported 1 (3%)
The agency did not report a set-aside.
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 | 5 | Mar 31, 2025 |
| 36C26320D0029 | Multiple-award The IDIQ drew 19 offers | 5 | Mar 31, 2025 |
| 36C26320D0024 | Multiple-award The IDIQ drew 19 offers | 3 | Mar 31, 2025 |
| 36C26318A0019 | Single-award The IDIQ drew 3 offers | 1 | Dec 31, 2022 |
| 36C26320D0025 | Multiple-award The IDIQ drew 19 offers | 1 | Mar 31, 2025 |
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 Mar 31, 2027
Johnson Controls INC Metasys Maintenance Services
Incumbent: Johnson Controls Inc Buyer: VA Network Contracting Office 23 Value at award: $471,260
36C26322P0379 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) -
Contract ends Apr 30, 2027
Boiler Combustion Tuning and Safety Device Testing Services
Incumbent: Caldaia Controls LLC Buyer: VA Network Contracting Office 23 Value at award: $23,720
36C26322P0396 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) -
Ordering period ends May 13, 2027
Federal Supply Schedule Contract.
Incumbent: Enviros LLC Buyer: 47QSMS
GS21F0102Y on USAspending (opens in a new tab)
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