Base or VA center · California
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)
$82,896
The middle of 13 priced awards, FY2021–FY2025. Half were between $52.4k and $111k.
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 13 priced awards.
Median = the middle award: half were smaller, half were larger. Bids = how many offers the agency received.
What this means
- The middle plumbing award at VA Palo Alto was $82.9k (FY2021-FY2025, 13 priced awards).
- That is 2.8 times the median for plumbing in California ($29.4k).
- Small businesses won 39% of priced awards.
- The top 3 winners took 77% of priced awards.
- 54% 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: 7 awards
- FY2026 is still being reported
Show the numbers
| Year | Awards | Median award |
|---|---|---|
| FY2016 | 0 | – |
| FY2017 | 1 | – |
| FY2018 | 5 | $16,240 |
| FY2019 | 3 | – |
| FY2020 | 0 | – |
| FY2021 | 1 | – |
| FY2022 | 0 | – |
| FY2023 | 2 | – |
| FY2024 | 3 | – |
| FY2025 | 7 | $99,718 |
| FY2026 (provisional) | 2 | – |
Award sizes
- Holds the median award, $82,896
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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | Emergency Pipe Repair 36C26125P1414 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Paragon Mechanical, Inc. | $64,037 | 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 |
| 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 |
| May 29, 2024 | Boiler Plant Burner Management Systems Service 36C26124P1177 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | California Boiler, Inc. | $110,723 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| May 6, 2024 | Repair Leaks in Heat Exchanger Building 7 36C26124P1005 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Paragon Mechanical, Inc. | $9,244 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Apr 29, 2024 | Backflow Prevention Testing and Maintenance 36C26124P0956 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Backflow Prevention Specialists, Inc. | $82,896 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Jan 26, 2024 | Emergency Backflow Repair 36C26124P0550 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Equipment purchase Approx. location | Backflow Guy Inc., the | $4,470 | 2 | Competed Small business |
| Sep 12, 2023 | B5 Chill Water Repair 36C26123P1580 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Silicon Valley Electric Motor Corp. | $5,250 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| May 4, 2023 | Backflow Prevention Maintenance 36C26123P1035 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Backflow Prevention Specialists, Inc. | $88,289 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Jun 16, 2022 | Boiler Panel View Terminals 36C26122P1110 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Cancelled / $0 Approx. location | California Boiler, Inc. | $18,880 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Aug 2, 2021 | Emergency Boiler Repair - Combustion Control System Rebuild 36C26121P1389 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | California Boiler, Inc. | $52,360 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Aug 2, 2019 | Ratification for UAC HVAC Equipment Inspection, Evaluation, and Calibrations. 36C26119P1413 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Johnson Controls Inc | $29,246 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| May 23, 2019 | Ratification for Unauthorized Commitment HVAC Services 36C26119P0981 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Rsanalysis, LLC | $4,900 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Nov 20, 2018 | Boiler Burner Maintenance Management 36C26119C0027 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | California Boiler, Inc. | $60,600 | 4 | Competed Open to all |
| Sep 7, 2018 | Emergency HVAC Testing and Balancing 36C26118P2545 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Rsanalysis, LLC | $16,240 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Sep 5, 2018 | Testing and Air Balancing of HVAC System 36C26118P2759 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Cancelled / $0 Approx. location | Rsanalysis, LLC | $19,860 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Aug 23, 2018 | Replace Medical Gas Source Valve - VA Palo Alto 36C26118P2619 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Cherokee Veterans Construction Inc | $15,366 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Aug 20, 2018 | Repair and Maintenance of Automatic Fire Sprinkler System 36C26118P2603 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Hurtvet Subcontracting, Inc. | $197,343 | 4 | Competed 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 | California Boiler, Inc. | 4 | $747,347 |
| 2 | Backflow Prevention Specialists, Inc. | 3 | $270,903 |
| 3 | Paragon Mechanical, Inc. | 3 | $81,395 |
| 4 | Ewa Direction Inc. | 1 | $306,756 |
| 5 | Accel Air Systems, Inc. | 1 | $54,200 |
| 6 | Silicon Valley Electric Motor Corp. | 1 | $5,250 |
How the work was bought
Competition
Was the work open to bids?
- Not competed 10 (77%)
Sole-source: only one company was asked.
- Competed 3 (23%)
A standalone contract that was open to bids.
Set-asides
Set-aside = reserved for a group of businesses.
- Open to all 12 (92%)
No set-aside: any size of business could bid.
- Veteran-owned 1 (8%)
Reserved for service-disabled veteran-owned (SDVOSB) or veteran-owned (VOSB) small businesses.
Left out of the numbers above: 1 equipment purchase, 1 cancelled or $0 award. Why?
Contracting offices buying here
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