Base or VA center · Illinois
HVAC contracts at VA North Chicago
Also called: Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care 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)
$148,078
The middle of 10 priced awards, FY2021–FY2025. Half were between $44.5k and $1.6M.
Typical number of bids
–
Too few awards report bids (3 of 3) to show a typical number.
Won by small businesses
90%
Share of the 10 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 award at VA North Chicago was $148k (FY2021-FY2025, 10 priced awards).
- That is 4.2 times the median for HVAC in Illinois ($35.6k).
- Small businesses won 90% of priced awards.
- The top 3 winners took 50% of priced awards.
- 80% of priced awards went to companies based within 100 miles of the work.
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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 | 1 | – |
| FY2017 | 0 | – |
| FY2018 | 0 | – |
| FY2019 | 1 | – |
| FY2020 | 2 | – |
| FY2021 | 3 | – |
| FY2022 | 1 | – |
| FY2023 | 1 | – |
| FY2024 | 2 | – |
| FY2025 | 3 | – |
| FY2026 (provisional) | 1 | – |
Award sizes
- Holds the median award, $148,078
Recent awards
The latest 16 awards, newest first. Each contract number opens its official record on USAspending.gov.
| Project | How it was awarded | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 2026 | Construction Contract for Project 556-23-127 Surgical HVAC Systems Replacement Construction at the Captain James A Lovell Federal Health Care Center (FHCC), North Chicago, Illinois. 36C25226C0032 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Blue Yonder Inc | $5,868,000 | 1 | Competed Veteran-owned |
| Sep 11, 2025 | Construction Project 556-24-106 Replace Chiller No. 2 at Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center North Chicago, IL 60064 36C25225C0052 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Ameritech Contracting LLC | $2,094,000 | 5 | Competed Veteran-owned |
| Apr 1, 2025 | Webctrl Building Automation System Maintenance Services. Base Plus 4 Option Years 36C25225P0369 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Automated Logic Contracting Services, Inc. | $155,017 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Jan 3, 2025 | Emergency Critical Air Test and Balancing 556 Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center North Chicago, Illinois 36C25225P0167 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Critical Environments Professionals Inc | $7,280 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Apr 22, 2024 | Emergency Steam Line Repair 36C25224P0577 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Fe Moran Inc Industrial | $141,139 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Dec 18, 2023 | Emergency Steam Pipe Repair Service 36C25224P0184 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Fe Moran Inc Industrial | $51,282 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Sep 28, 2023 | Emergent Repair of High Pressure Steam and Condensate System 36C25223P1221 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Fe Moran Inc Industrial | $241,693 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Mar 31, 2022 | Project 556-20-002: Replace Greenhouse HVAC at the North Chicago FHCC. 36C25222C0042 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Blue Yonder Inc | $4,374,000 | 5 | Competed Veteran-owned |
| Sep 23, 2021 | Project 556-20-005: Replace Chiller No. 1 and 4 in Building 188 36C25221C0122 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Eos Mechanical Inc. | $2,399,000 | 9 | Competed Veteran-owned |
| Jan 20, 2021 | Replacement of Condenser Pump at Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center North Chicago 36C25221P0323 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Richard Group LLC | $42,245 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Nov 2, 2020 | Air Handler Units AHU-9 and AHU-10 Repairs - COVID19 36C25221P0073 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Air Con Refrigeration & Heating Inc | $24,665 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Apr 6, 2020 | Webctrl Building Automation System Maintenance Services for the Lovell Federal Health Care Center, Great Lakes Naval Station, North Chicago, Illinois. 36C25220C0130 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Automated Logic Contracting Services, Inc. | $113,700 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Mar 31, 2020 | Replace Existing Chiller at the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center (FHCC) Located in North Chicago, Illinois. 36C25220P0477 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Acro Construction, LLC | $94,775 | 4 | Competed Veteran-owned |
| Aug 22, 2019 | Project 556-17-017: Replace Chiller #5 36C25219C0204 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Master Design Build LLC | $1,300,000 | 5 | Competed Veteran-owned |
| Sep 22, 2016 | Conduct Repairs to Cooling Tower #4. VA69D16P0081 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Chicago Cooling Tower | $5,400 | 1 | Competed Small business |
| Sep 6, 2016 | 10 Ton AC VA69D16P5562 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Cancelled / $0 Equipment purchase Approx. location | Technology International Inc | $6,050 | 1 | 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 | Fe Moran Inc Industrial | 3 | $434,114 |
| 2 | Blue Yonder Inc | 1 | $4,374,000 |
| 3 | Eos Mechanical Inc. | 1 | $2,399,000 |
| 4 | Ameritech Contracting LLC | 1 | $2,094,000 |
| 5 | Automated Logic Contracting Services, Inc. | 1 | $155,017 |
| 6 | Richard Group LLC | 1 | $42,245 |
| 7 | Air Con Refrigeration & Heating Inc | 1 | $24,665 |
| 8 | Critical Environments Professionals Inc | 1 | $7,280 |
How the work was bought
Competition
Was the work open to bids?
- Not competed 7 (70%)
Sole-source: only one company was asked.
- Competed 3 (30%)
A standalone contract that was open to bids.
Set-asides
Set-aside = reserved for a group of businesses.
- Open to all 7 (70%)
No set-aside: any size of business could bid.
- Veteran-owned 3 (30%)
Reserved for service-disabled veteran-owned (SDVOSB) or veteran-owned (VOSB) small businesses.
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