Base or VA center · California
HVAC & Plumbing contracts at VA Palo Alto
Also called: Palo Alto 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)
$41,792
The middle of 39 priced awards, FY2021–FY2025. Half were between $13.4k and $94k.
Typical number of bids
3
Median bids per award, reported for 7 of 7 competed awards.
Won by small businesses
41%
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 HVAC & plumbing award at VA Palo Alto was $41.8k (FY2021-FY2025, 39 priced awards).
- That is 19% lower than the median for HVAC & plumbing in California ($51.7k).
- Competed awards drew a median of 3 offers (reported for 7 of 7).
- In FY2025 the middle award was $54.2k, down 8% from FY2024 ($58.8k).
- Small businesses won 41% of priced awards.
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Awards per year
- FY2025, the latest full year: 17 awards
- FY2026 is still being reported
Show the numbers
| Year | Awards | Median award |
|---|---|---|
| FY2016 | 2 | – |
| FY2017 | 2 | – |
| FY2018 | 10 | $16,815 |
| FY2019 | 10 | $35,656 |
| FY2020 | 6 | $198,363 |
| FY2021 | 3 | – |
| FY2022 | 4 | – |
| FY2023 | 5 | $32,064 |
| FY2024 | 10 | $58,847 |
| FY2025 | 17 | $54,200 |
| FY2026 (provisional) | 9 | $30,450 |
Award sizes
- Holds the median award, $41,792
Recent awards
The latest 25 awards, newest first. Each contract number opens its official record on USAspending.gov.
| Project | How it was awarded | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 2026 | Steam Leak Investigation Building 102 36C26127P0057 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Provisional Approx. location | Paragon Mechanical, Inc. | $14,411 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Sep 11, 2026 | Emergency Boiler Operator Staffing EO 14398 36C26126P1123 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Individual contractor (name withheld) | $70,000 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Aug 28, 2026 | Water Cooled Package Unit Blower Motor Replacement 36C26126P0907 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Paragon Mechanical, Inc. | $9,172 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Aug 3, 2026 | Multiple BLDG. 100 Emergency Procurement for RO/DI Leak Repairs for the Palo Alto VA Medical Center, Palo Alto, CA 36C26126C0060 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Paragon Mechanical, Inc. | $43,943 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Jul 2, 2026 | Emergency Chiller Repairs. 36C26126P0873 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Ewa Direction Inc. | $286,864 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Apr 10, 2026 | Emergency Boiler FLUE Repairs 36C26126P0628 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | California Boiler, Inc. | $27,649 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Mar 30, 2026 | Booster Pumps Repairs 36C26126P0416 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Individual contractor (name withheld) | $18,535 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Mar 29, 2026 | Retro Commissioning Services for Building 710 36C77626P0027 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Utility Systems Solutions, Inc. | $828,060 | 1 | Not competed Veteran-owned |
| Dec 10, 2025 | Emergency Morgue Freezer Repair 36C26126P0212 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Paragon Mechanical, Inc. | $18,929 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Nov 19, 2025 | Install Water Dispensers 36C26126P0123 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | KSC Federal Contractors LLC | $30,450 | 8 | Competed Veteran-owned |
| Sep 19, 2025 | Chiller Maintenance Services for VA Palo Alto HCS Base Year 36C26125C0070 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Ewa Direction Inc. | $306,756 | 6 | Competed Veteran-owned |
| Aug 13, 2025 | HVAC Filtration Repair 36C26125C0063 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Paragon Mechanical, Inc. | $304,022 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Aug 13, 2025 | Emergency Pipe Repair 36C26125P1414 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Paragon Mechanical, Inc. | $64,037 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Jun 23, 2025 | Replace 38 Sprinkler Heads in B100 36C26125C0047 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Scdatacom, LLC | $7,186 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Jun 11, 2025 | Emergency Replace Fire Suppression Jockey Pump 36C26125C0048 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Individual contractor (name withheld) | $14,310 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| May 21, 2025 | Maintenance on Cooling Towers 36C26125P1032 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Accel Air Systems, Inc. | $54,200 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| May 15, 2025 | Boiler Retrofit 36C26125P0927 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | California Boiler, Inc. | $368,940 | 1 | Competed Open to all |
| May 8, 2025 | Boiler Burner Management/Testing Service 36C26125P0990 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | California Boiler, Inc. | $215,324 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| May 6, 2025 | Maintenance and Testing 36C26125P0974 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Backflow Prevention Specialists, Inc. | $99,718 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| May 1, 2025 | HAVC Maintenance 36C26125P0365 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Individual contractor (name withheld) | $10,000 | 4 | Competed Veteran-owned |
| Apr 30, 2025 | Multiple Valve Repair for Electronic Ionization System 36C26125P0920 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Paragon Mechanical, Inc. | $24,376 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Mar 18, 2025 | Repair of Cooling Towers 2 & 3 for VA Palo Alto HCS 36C26125P0793 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Accel Air Systems, Inc. | $53,250 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Mar 11, 2025 | Repair Steam Vault 18 36C26125P0540 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Paragon Mechanical, Inc. | $57,087 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Mar 3, 2025 | Emergency Sewage Repair. 36C26125P0634 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Paragon Mechanical, Inc. | $78,830 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Oct 28, 2024 | Reverse Osmosis and Piping Repair. 36C26125P0103 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Paragon Mechanical, Inc. | $8,114 | 2 | 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 | Paragon Mechanical, Inc. | 12 | $811,405 |
| 2 | Accel Air Systems, Inc. | 6 | $357,859 |
| 3 | California Boiler, Inc. | 4 | $747,347 |
| 4 | Commercial Air Services Inc. | 3 | $393,500 |
| 5 | Backflow Prevention Specialists, Inc. | 3 | $270,903 |
| 6 | Ewa Direction Inc. | 1 | $306,756 |
| 7 | Faletti Construction LLC | 1 | $198,170 |
| 8 | Penn Air Control Inc. | 1 | $22,240 |
| 9 | Mccann Contracting Inc | 1 | $13,970 |
| 10 | The Converse Professional Group | 1 | $8,720 |
How the work was bought
Competition
Was the work open to bids?
- Not competed 32 (82%)
Sole-source: only one company was asked.
- Competed 7 (18%)
A standalone contract that was open to bids.
Set-asides
Set-aside = reserved for a group of businesses.
- Open to all 35 (90%)
No set-aside: any size of business could bid.
- Veteran-owned 3 (8%)
Reserved for service-disabled veteran-owned (SDVOSB) or veteran-owned (VOSB) small businesses.
- Small business 1 (3%)
Only small businesses could bid.
Left out of the numbers above: 1 equipment purchase, 1 cancelled or $0 award. Why?
Contracting offices buying here
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 Dec 14, 2026
Quarterly PM to Dectron Dehumidifier System
Incumbent: Accel Air Systems, Inc. Buyer: VA Network Contracting Office 21 Value at award: $14,620
36C26124P0080 on USAspending (opens in a new tab)
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