Base or VA center · Missouri
HVAC contracts at VA St. Louis
Also called: John Cochran Veterans Hospital · St. Louis VA Medical Center-Jefferson Barracks
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)
$86,000
The middle of 19 priced awards, FY2021–FY2025. Half were between $30.5k and $1.3M.
Typical number of bids
2
Median bids per award, reported for 11 of 11 competed awards. 18% drew only one bid.
Won by small businesses
68%
Share of the 19 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 St. Louis was $86k (FY2021-FY2025, 19 priced awards).
- That is 25% higher than the median for HVAC in Missouri ($68.8k).
- Competed awards drew a median of 2 offers (reported for 11 of 11).
- 18% of competed awards drew only one offer.
- Small businesses won 68% of priced awards.
- Tip 58% of awards with a reported set-aside were reserved for small businesses, so small firms were not bidding against large companies.
- Tip The typical award drew only 2 bids. Less competition can mean a better chance for a new bidder.
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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 | 2 | – |
| FY2017 | 3 | – |
| FY2018 | 3 | – |
| FY2019 | 1 | – |
| FY2020 | 4 | – |
| FY2021 | 4 | – |
| FY2022 | 5 | $34,525 |
| FY2023 | 4 | – |
| FY2024 | 2 | – |
| FY2025 | 4 | – |
| FY2026 (provisional) | 6 | $392,250 |
Award sizes
- Holds the median award, $86,000
Recent awards
The latest 25 awards, newest first. Each contract number opens its official record on USAspending.gov.
| Project | How it was awarded | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2026 | Chiller Repair 36C25526P0323 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Ozark Mechanical LLC | $40,966 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Aug 26, 2026 | Airflow Certification 36C25526P0260 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Individual contractor (name withheld) | $20,000 | 7 | Competed Veteran-owned |
| Aug 20, 2026 | 657-18-115JC, Construction: Replace Various Air Handling Units and Variable Air Volume Units 36C25526C0062 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Recon Construction Specialties LLC | $3,077,750 | 1 | Competed Veteran-owned |
| Jul 8, 2026 | 657-21-115JC - Correct Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Systems in Procedure Rooms 36C25526C0034 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Recon Construction Specialties LLC | $8,985,750 | 2 | Competed Veteran-owned |
| Apr 7, 2026 | 657-26-110JB - Upgrade Boiler Safety Valves 36C25526C0028 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Recon Construction Specialties LLC | $294,750 | 3 | Competed Open to all |
| Mar 18, 2026 | 657-26-109JB, Upgrade Master Boiler Program Logic Controls 36C25526C0023 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Recon Construction Specialties LLC | $489,750 | 3 | Competed Open to all |
| Sep 2, 2025 | 657-23-101JB Replace Various AHU/ Chillers Buildings 124,51 36C25525C0061 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Recon Construction Specialties LLC | $3,298,750 | 2 | Competed Veteran-owned |
| Aug 4, 2025 | 657-23-108JC- FCA - Repair Air Handler AC-1 36C25525C0036 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Recon Construction Specialties LLC | $1,374,750 | 3 | Competed Veteran-owned |
| Jul 30, 2025 | 657-21-114JC Correct HVAC Systems 36C25525C0043 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Recon Construction Specialties LLC | $2,125,750 | 3 | Competed Veteran-owned |
| Feb 13, 2025 | 657-25-301JC, Repair Energy Plant Cooling Tower 36C25525C0012 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Recon Construction Specialties LLC | $347,750 | 2 | Competed Veteran-owned |
| Sep 20, 2024 | 657-23-115JB Correct Campus Steam Failures 36C25524C0073 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Jett's Specialty Contracting, LLC | $6,520,000 | 1 | Competed Veteran-owned |
| Apr 23, 2024 | Emergency Repair for HVAC 36C25524P0357 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Haberberger Inc Mechanical Contractor | $69,380 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Sep 26, 2023 | Emergency Repair for Steam in Building 36C25523P0804 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Haberberger Inc Mechanical Contractor | $12,470 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Sep 12, 2023 | Medical Gas Line Piping 36C25523P0752 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Haberberger Inc Mechanical Contractor | $86,000 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Jul 24, 2023 | Emergency Chiller - Division 36C25523P0594 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Johnson Controls Inc | $26,572 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Apr 12, 2023 | 657-21-106JB Replace Air Handler Building 52 and 53 36C25523C0024 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Jett's Specialty Contracting, LLC | $7,175,963 | 2 | Competed Veteran-owned |
| May 27, 2022 | 657-20-109JB NCO15 HVAC Specialty MATOC 36C25522N0222 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Offers from IDIQ | Jett's Specialty Contracting, LLC | $1,152,000 | 7 from the IDIQ | Order (single-award IDIQ) Veteran-owned |
| May 10, 2022 | Award of 1 Base and 4 Option Years for Air Certification Services at and Jefferson Barracks VA Medical Centers in St Louis, MO 36C25522P0344 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Talon Veteran Services Incorporated | $12,420 | 3 | Competed Veteran-owned |
| May 9, 2022 | Steam Trap Monitoring Services 36C25522P0371 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Automatic Controls Equipment Systems, LLC | $162,320 | 2 | Competed Small business |
| Apr 13, 2022 | Repair Water Chiller Line at the John Cochran VA Medical Center in St Louis MO 36C25522P0324 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Haberberger Inc Mechanical Contractor | $11,740 | 1 | Competed Small business |
| Apr 12, 2022 | Repair and Place Two Two (2) Steam Coils at St. Louis VAMC 36C25522P0276 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Haberberger Inc Mechanical Contractor | $34,525 | 2 | Competed Open to all |
| Sep 1, 2021 | Repair of Chillers at the St Louis John Cochran VA Medical Center 36C25521P0625 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Johnson Controls Inc | $18,495 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Aug 19, 2021 | Testing and Balancing of HVAC at the St Louis Jefferson Barracks VA Medical Center 36C25521P0486 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Individual contractor (name withheld) | $124,483 | 3 | Competed Veteran-owned |
| Apr 5, 2021 | Replacement of Cooling Towers Gear Equipment 36C25521C0031 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Midwest Machinery Co | $71,262 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Mar 25, 2021 | Reheat Coil Replacement 36C25521P0261 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Approx. location | Haberberger Inc Mechanical Contractor | $81,950 | 1 | Not 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 | Haberberger Inc Mechanical Contractor | 6 | $296,065 |
| 2 | Recon Construction Specialties LLC | 4 | $7,147,000 |
| 3 | Jett's Specialty Contracting, LLC | 3 | $14,847,963 |
| 4 | Johnson Controls Inc | 2 | $45,067 |
| 5 | Automatic Controls Equipment Systems, LLC | 1 | $162,320 |
| 6 | Midwest Machinery Co | 1 | $71,262 |
| 7 | Talon Veteran Services Incorporated | 1 | $12,420 |
How the work was bought
Competition
Was the work open to bids?
- Competed 11 (58%)
A standalone contract that was open to bids.
- Not competed 7 (37%)
Sole-source: only one company was asked.
- Order (single-award IDIQ) 1 (5%)
A task order under an IDIQ held by one company. No new competition, so it is left out of bid statistics.
Set-asides
Set-aside = reserved for a group of businesses.
- Veteran-owned 9 (47%)
Reserved for service-disabled veteran-owned (SDVOSB) or veteran-owned (VOSB) small businesses.
- Open to all 8 (42%)
No set-aside: any size of business could bid.
- Small business 2 (11%)
Only small businesses could bid.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| VA25517D0141 | Single-award The IDIQ drew 7 offers | 1 | May 31, 2022 |
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