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Building Construction contracts at VA Iowa City
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)
$1,753,902
The middle of 24 priced awards, FY2021–FY2025. Half were between $722k and $4M.
Typical number of bids
3
Median bids per award, reported for 24 of 24 competed awards. 25% drew only one bid.
Won by small businesses
100%
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 building construction award at VA Iowa City was $1.8M (FY2021-FY2025, 24 priced awards).
- That is 27.1 times the median for building construction in Iowa ($64.7k).
- Competed awards drew a median of 3 offers (reported for 24 of 24).
- 25% of competed awards drew only one offer.
- Small businesses won 100% of priced awards.
- Tip 67% 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: 4 awards
- FY2026 is still being reported
Show the numbers
| Year | Awards | Median award |
|---|---|---|
| FY2016 | 11 | $245,221 |
| FY2017 | 2 | – |
| FY2018 | 3 | – |
| FY2019 | 4 | – |
| FY2020 | 6 | $254,186 |
| FY2021 | 4 | – |
| FY2022 | 5 | $2,459,101 |
| FY2023 | 4 | – |
| FY2024 | 7 | $2,674,839 |
| FY2025 | 4 | – |
| FY2026 (provisional) | 1 | – |
Award sizes
- Holds the median award, $1,753,902
Recent awards
The latest 25 awards, newest first. Each contract number opens its official record on USAspending.gov.
| Project | How it was awarded | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Jan 23, 2024 | Upgrade Fire Alarm and Life Safety Systems at the Iowa City VAMC 36C26324N0359 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | BKM Construction LLC | $2,240,126 | 2 | Order (multiple-award IDIQ) Veteran-owned |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 636A8-21-002 Renovate 9E Inpatient Unit - Provide a Labor and Materials to Complete Work per Contract Documents. 36C26323N1142 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Dax/Gbab JV LLC | $7,698,180 | 3 | Order (multiple-award IDIQ) Veteran-owned |
| Sep 25, 2023 | IA Construction MATOC PN: 636A8-23-001 Correct CSI Insulation for the Iowa City Medical Center. 36C26323N1101 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | The Povolny Group Inc | $541,905 | 1 | Order (multiple-award IDIQ) Veteran-owned |
| Mar 28, 2023 | 636A8-22-004 Replace RO Systems 36C26323N0644 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | The Povolny Group Inc | $709,807 | 3 | Order (multiple-award IDIQ) Veteran-owned |
| Mar 14, 2023 | PN: 636A8-21-001 Remodel 2W for IR-CATH-EP at the Iowa City VAHCS. 36C26323C0034 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Covenant Construction Services LLC | $6,350,289 | 2 | Competed Veteran-owned |
| Sep 26, 2022 | Iowa City EHRM Upgrades 36C77622C0126 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Unusually large Approx. location | Briston Construction, LLC | $41,867,970 | 2 | Competed Veteran-owned |
| Sep 22, 2022 | Emergency Water Main Break Repair 36C26322N1060 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | The Povolny Group Inc | $38,550 | 1 | Order (multiple-award IDIQ) Veteran-owned |
| Jan 28, 2022 | 636A8-20-008, Reconfigure HVAC for Pandemic Flexibility IA Construction IDIQ MATOC 36C26322N0306 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Dax/Gbab JV LLC | $2,459,101 | 3 | Order (multiple-award IDIQ) Veteran-owned |
| Dec 7, 2021 | PN: 636A8-20-001 Renovate Building 42 for Tissue Typing at the Iowa City VAHCS. 36C26322N0233 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Hernandez Consulting Inc. | $3,037,388 | 4 | Order (multiple-award IDIQ) Veteran-owned |
| Nov 18, 2021 | PN: 636A8-20-006 Remodel Decontamination at the Iowa City VAHCS. 36C26322N0215 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | GCH Construction Company | $996,822 | 4 | Order (multiple-award IDIQ) Veteran-owned |
| Apr 22, 2021 | Project Number: 636A8-19-200, Renovate 1W Primary Care, Iowa City, IA 36C26321N0608 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | The Povolny Group Inc | $3,887,015 | 6 | Order (multiple-award IDIQ) Veteran-owned |
| Mar 11, 2021 | Upgrade/Repair Medgas Component 36C26321N0496 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | BKM Construction LLC | $303,155 | 2 | Order (multiple-award IDIQ) Veteran-owned |
| Mar 9, 2021 | IA Construction IDIQ MATOC-PN: 636A8-18-002 Renovate 2ND Floor and Cardiology for the Iowa City VAHCS. 36C26321N0493 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Dax/Gbab JV LLC | $5,280,939 | 4 | Order (multiple-award IDIQ) Veteran-owned |
| Feb 5, 2021 | 636A8-18-004, Upgrade Building Automation System Phase 2 36C26321N0393 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Briston Construction, LLC | $725,762 | 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 | 5 | $8,652,254 |
| 2 | The Povolny Group Inc | 5 | $5,882,732 |
| 3 | Covenant Construction Services LLC | 4 | $21,810,474 |
| 4 | Dax/Gbab JV LLC | 3 | $15,438,220 |
| 5 | Briston Construction, LLC | 2 | $42,593,732 |
| 6 | Industrial Maintenance Services Inc | 2 | $2,312,749 |
| 7 | Hernandez Consulting Inc. | 1 | $3,037,388 |
| 8 | F&E Construction, LLC | 1 | $1,267,677 |
| 9 | GCH Construction Company | 1 | $996,822 |
How the work was bought
Competition
Was the work open to bids?
- Order (multiple-award IDIQ) 16 (67%)
A task order placed under an IDIQ held by several companies, who competed for it.
- Competed 8 (33%)
A standalone contract that was open to bids.
Set-asides
Set-aside = reserved for a group of businesses.
- Veteran-owned 24 (100%)
Reserved for service-disabled veteran-owned (SDVOSB) or veteran-owned (VOSB) small businesses.
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 |
| 36C26320D0025 | Multiple-award The IDIQ drew 19 offers | 1 | Mar 31, 2025 |
| 36C26320D0026 | Multiple-award The IDIQ drew 19 offers | 1 | Mar 31, 2025 |
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