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Plumbing contracts in the Ames, IA area
Numbers cover FY2021–FY2025 (Oct 2020 – Sep 2025). Data as of Oct 21, 2026; complete through Jul 13, 2026. Data status
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Typical award (median)
$258,400
The middle of 10 priced awards, FY2021–FY2025. Half were between $87.5k and $302k.
Typical number of bids
2
Median bids per award, reported for 10 of 10 competed awards. 40% drew only one bid.
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 plumbing award in the Ames, IA area was $258k (FY2021-FY2025, 10 priced awards).
- That is 3.3 times the median for plumbing in Iowa ($78.9k).
- Competed awards drew a median of 2 offers (reported for 10 of 10).
- 40% of competed awards drew only one offer.
- Small businesses won 90% of priced awards.
- Tip 70% 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: 1 award
- FY2026 is still being reported
Show the numbers
| Year | Awards | Median award |
|---|---|---|
| FY2016 | 0 | – |
| FY2017 | 1 | – |
| FY2018 | 0 | – |
| FY2019 | 0 | – |
| FY2020 | 4 | – |
| FY2021 | 1 | – |
| FY2022 | 4 | – |
| FY2023 | 3 | – |
| FY2024 | 1 | – |
| FY2025 | 1 | – |
| FY2026 (provisional) | 2 | – |
Award sizes
- Holds the median award, $258,400
Recent awards
The latest 18 awards, newest first. Each contract number opens its official record on USAspending.gov.
| Project | How it was awarded | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 2026 | Boiler #3 Refractory, Mud Drum Refractory and Repair 1232SA26P0858 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Provisional | Williams Diversified LLC | $33,245 | 7 | Competed Small business |
| Sep 25, 2026 | Acquisition Requires Removing the Liquid Propane Piping and Equipment and Installing Natural Gas Piping and Associated Equipment Including the Building's HVAC Components. 1232SA26C0034 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Provisional | Mission Critical Project Services Inc. | $289,800 | 8 | Competed Small business |
| Aug 29, 2025 | Upgrade Wastewater Piping at the National Centers for Animal Health 1232SA25P0289 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Individual contractor (name withheld) | $245,416 | 5 | Competed Small business |
| Sep 23, 2024 | Replace Building 20 Vivarium Autoclave Controls 12505B24C0014 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Scientific Services Plus, LLC | $271,384 | 3 | Competed Open to all |
| Sep 12, 2023 | Upgrade of USDA Fire Suppression System 12805B23C0034 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Shekar Engineering, P.L.C | $78,935 | 1 | Competed Small business |
| Aug 10, 2023 | Repair Work to 3 Separate Sections of Pumped Pretreatment Waste Piping Buried in the Ground in 3 Separate Areas on the USDA Campus in Ames, Iowa. 12505B23C0005 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Shekar Engineering, P.L.C | $285,231 | 1 | Competed Small business |
| Jan 6, 2023 | To Repair Johnson Controls Automated Equipment on 3 Greenhouses and Make Sure They Are Operating Correctly. Also, to Fix 2 Heaters in Preparation Weather. 12805B23P0055 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Johnson Controls, Inc | $8,570 | 2 | Competed Open to all |
| Sep 22, 2022 | Replace HVAC Units at Main Cold Room 12505B22C0030 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Shekar Engineering, P.L.C | $307,344 | 2 | Competed Small business |
| Sep 13, 2022 | Replace AHU 1 Chiller Water Coils 12505B22C0010 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Shekar Engineering, P.L.C | $113,192 | 5 | Competed Open to all |
| Sep 8, 2022 | Building 3 and 4 Steam Coil Replacement 12505B22C0015 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Anderson & Sons Contracting LLC | $681,000 | 1 | Competed Veteran-owned |
| Sep 1, 2022 | Install Multiplex Water Softener in BLDG 154. 12505B22C0013 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Daks Enterprises, Limited | $497,000 | 4 | Competed Small business |
| May 26, 2021 | Remove Scale Indicators, Junction Boxes, and Cabling // New Junction Boxes, Indicators, and Cables 12505B21P0098 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Individual contractor (name withheld) | $32,700 | 1 | Competed Small business |
| Sep 15, 2020 | Exhaust Fan Replacement 12505B20P0051 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Corn States Metal Fabricators, Inc | $59,725 | 3 | Competed Small business |
| Sep 14, 2020 | New North Unit Heater for North Vestibule 12505B20P0050 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Shekar Engineering, P.L.C | $13,476 | 1 | Competed Small business |
| Aug 26, 2020 | 2-2 Dust Collector 12505B20P0029 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Corn States Metal Fabricators, Inc | $83,125 | 3 | Competed Small business |
| Mar 25, 2020 | Emergency Water Main Break Repair 12619720C0002 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Shekar Engineering, P.L.C | $8,984 | 1 | Not competed 8(a) |
| Nov 17, 2017 | A.O. Smith Single Wall Bundle #NS8-42 Including Gaskets 12619718P0062 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Equipment purchase | Wsi Manufacturing Inc | $8,960 | 3 | Competed Open to all |
| Jul 28, 2017 | 0001 Backflow Inspection Base Period 0001 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Reagent World, Inc. | $16,426 | 1 | Order (single-award IDIQ) Small business |
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 | Shekar Engineering, P.L.C | 4 | $784,703 |
| 2 | Anderson & Sons Contracting LLC | 1 | $681,000 |
| 3 | Daks Enterprises, Limited | 1 | $497,000 |
| 4 | Scientific Services Plus, LLC | 1 | $271,384 |
| 5 | Johnson Controls, Inc | 1 | $8,570 |
How the work was bought
Competition
Was the work open to bids?
- Competed 10 (100%)
A standalone contract that was open to bids.
Set-asides
Set-aside = reserved for a group of businesses.
- Small business 6 (60%)
Only small businesses could bid.
- Open to all 3 (30%)
No set-aside: any size of business could bid.
- Veteran-owned 1 (10%)
Reserved for service-disabled veteran-owned (SDVOSB) or veteran-owned (VOSB) small businesses.
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