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HVAC 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)
$28,532
The middle of 18 priced awards, FY2021–FY2025. Half were between $13.1k and $71.8k.
Typical number of bids
–
Too few awards report bids (3 of 3) to show a typical number.
Won by small businesses
39%
Share of the 18 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 Palo Alto was $28.5k (FY2021-FY2025, 18 priced awards).
- That is 57% lower than the median for HVAC in California ($66.6k).
- Small businesses won 39% of priced awards.
- The top 3 winners took 67% of priced awards.
- 72% 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: 4 awards
- FY2026 is still being reported
Show the numbers
| Year | Awards | Median award |
|---|---|---|
| FY2016 | 1 | – |
| FY2017 | 1 | – |
| FY2018 | 3 | – |
| FY2019 | 6 | $31,470 |
| FY2020 | 4 | – |
| FY2021 | 1 | – |
| FY2022 | 4 | – |
| FY2023 | 3 | – |
| FY2024 | 6 | $31,644 |
| FY2025 | 4 | – |
| FY2026 (provisional) | 5 | $30,450 |
Award sizes
- Holds the median award, $28,532
Recent awards
The latest 25 awards, newest first. Each contract number opens its official record on USAspending.gov.
| Project | How it was awarded | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Jul 29, 2024 | Emergency HVAC Boost Pump Repair 36C26124P1494 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Individual contractor (name withheld) | $12,854 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Jul 23, 2024 | Emergency Chiller Rental 36C26124P1475 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Accel Air Systems, Inc. | $127,080 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Jun 18, 2024 | Emergency HVAC Repairs 36C26124C0087 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Paragon Mechanical, Inc. | $41,048 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Apr 24, 2024 | HVAC Repairs 36C26124C0071 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Accel Air Systems, Inc. | $76,645 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Nov 1, 2023 | Testing Air Balance Service 36C26124C0028 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Penn Air Control Inc. | $22,240 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Oct 10, 2023 | Quarterly PM to Dectron Dehumidifier System 36C26124P0080 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Accel Air Systems, Inc. | $14,620 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Aug 9, 2023 | Emergency HVAC Unit Repairs 36C26123P1476 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Accel Air Systems, Inc. | $32,064 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Aug 7, 2023 | Emergency B88 Steam Leak Repair 36C26123P1551 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Paragon Mechanical, Inc. | $5,521 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| May 17, 2023 | HVAC Maintenance Service 36C26123C0039 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Faletti Construction LLC | $198,170 | 3 | Competed Open to all |
| Sep 13, 2022 | Emergency Chiller Repairs on Building 100 36C26122P1800 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Johnson Controls, Inc | $7,049 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Sep 1, 2022 | Replace Chiller Building 5 Palo Alto 36C26122P1649 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Commercial Air Services Inc. | $353,500 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Feb 18, 2022 | Boiler Training Engineering Personnel. 36C26122P0588 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Mccann Contracting Inc | $13,970 | 1 | Competed Veteran-owned |
| Nov 22, 2021 | Steam Coil Repair 36C26122P0226 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Paragon Mechanical, Inc. | $4,657 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Aug 16, 2021 | Emergency HVAC Chiller System Repair 36C26121P1465 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Commercial Air Services Inc. | $25,000 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Sep 1, 2020 | PM on Chillers 36C26120P1528 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Johnson Controls Inc | $197,891 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Aug 24, 2020 | Ice Machine Maintenance 36C26120P1344 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Individual contractor (name withheld) | $134,760 | 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. | 5 | $412,335 |
| 2 | Accel Air Systems, Inc. | 5 | $303,659 |
| 3 | Commercial Air Services Inc. | 2 | $378,500 |
| 4 | Faletti Construction LLC | 1 | $198,170 |
| 5 | Penn Air Control Inc. | 1 | $22,240 |
| 6 | Mccann Contracting Inc | 1 | $13,970 |
| 7 | Johnson Controls, Inc | 1 | $7,049 |
How the work was bought
Competition
Was the work open to bids?
- Not competed 15 (83%)
Sole-source: only one company was asked.
- Competed 3 (17%)
A standalone contract that was open to bids.
Set-asides
Set-aside = reserved for a group of businesses.
- Open to all 16 (89%)
No set-aside: any size of business could bid.
- Veteran-owned 2 (11%)
Reserved for service-disabled veteran-owned (SDVOSB) or veteran-owned (VOSB) small businesses.
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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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