VA Asheville
Rental of Two Chillers for One Year
VA Network Contracting Office 6 · Open for bids · Amended Oct 20
SDVOSB only
This office usually pays ~$38.9k for HVAC jobs
Metro area
HVAC & Plumbing contracts in the Asheville, NC area
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)
$17,175
The middle of 23 priced awards, FY2021–FY2025. Half were between $10.7k and $46.7k.
Typical number of bids
3.5
Median bids per award, reported for 16 of 16 competed awards. 31% drew only one bid.
Won by small businesses
83%
Share of the 23 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 in the Asheville, NC area was $17.2k (FY2021-FY2025, 23 priced awards).
- That is 76% lower than the median for HVAC & plumbing in North Carolina ($71.4k).
- Competed awards drew a median of 3.5 offers (reported for 16 of 16).
- 31% of competed awards drew only one offer.
- Small businesses won 83% 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.
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Awards per year
- FY2025, the latest full year: 2 awards
- FY2026 is still being reported
Show the numbers
| Year | Awards | Median award |
|---|---|---|
| FY2016 | 6 | $18,011 |
| FY2017 | 12 | $27,870 |
| FY2018 | 6 | $13,100 |
| FY2019 | 5 | $9,305 |
| FY2020 | 2 | – |
| FY2021 | 2 | – |
| FY2022 | 4 | – |
| FY2023 | 6 | $10,072 |
| FY2024 | 9 | $17,175 |
| FY2025 | 2 | – |
| FY2026 (provisional) | 7 | $21,085 |
Award sizes
- Holds the median award, $17,175
Recent awards
The latest 25 awards, newest first. Each contract number opens its official record on USAspending.gov.
| Project | How it was awarded | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 2026 | EO 14398 - Replace TA0824 Fire Pump 140P5326C0020 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Provisional | Hoffman Mechanical Solutions Inc | $19,608 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Sep 14, 2026 | Rental of Chillers 36C24626P1084 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Sunbelt Rentals, Inc | $136,761 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Sep 8, 2026 | Opacity System Replacement 36C24626P1023 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Converged Services Inc | $195,500 | 2 | Competed Veteran-owned |
| Aug 28, 2026 | HEPA Fan Replacement 36C24626P1022 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Equipment purchase | Save Again.com | $29,870 | 2 | Competed Small business |
| May 18, 2026 | Pharmacy Tab 36C24626P0677 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Palmetto Air & Water Balance Inc. | $2,987 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Apr 27, 2026 | Chiller Rental 36C24626P0616 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Sunbelt Rentals, Inc | $103,535 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Mar 27, 2026 | Emergency Chiller Rental 36C24626P0584 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Sunbelt Rentals, Inc | $21,085 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Mar 6, 2026 | Sewer Repair 36C24626P0466 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | TP Howards Plumbing Co Inc | $7,568 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Jul 10, 2025 | Annual Clear Stack & Opacity Testing 36C24625P1300 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Converged Services Inc | $28,912 | 1 | Competed Small business |
| Jul 1, 2025 | Replace Fire and Smoke Dampers. 36C24625C0029 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Hamilton Pacific Chamberlain LLC | $812,243 | 5 | Competed Veteran-owned |
| Jun 18, 2025 | The Work Consists of Removing 4 Defective York/PD180C00A2AAA2A Compressors and Liquid Line Filter Driers from Asheville Visitor Center, Disposal of the Unit Off Park Lands, and Replacing with New Compressors at Blue Ridge Parkway. 140P5125P0061 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Equipment purchase | Psalm Precision Solutions LLC | $28,858 | 3 | Competed Small business |
| Sep 25, 2024 | Replace and Upgrade Chilled Water System 36C24624C0090 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Contego Environmental LLC | $8,914,607 | 3 | Competed Veteran-owned |
| Sep 18, 2024 | Fire Hydrant Replacement Emergency 36C24624P1947 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | TP Howards Plumbing Co Inc | $12,000 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Sep 16, 2024 | Asheville ASR Fletcher, NC 28732 Replace (2)Two AC Units Provide All Labor, Materials, Tools, Equipment, and Supervision Required for Replacing Two (2) 20-TON Pad-Mounted, Self-Contained Air Conditioning Units 697DCK24C00359 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Ground Level Services LLC | $166,487 | 7 | Competed Small business |
| Jul 3, 2024 | Mechanical System Preventative Maint 140P5324P0035 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Bolton Construction and Service of WNC, Inc | $17,175 | 5 | Competed Small business |
| Jul 1, 2024 | Emergency Contract for VFD Failures 36C24624P1440 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Automation Systems, Inc. | $27,449 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Jun 27, 2024 | Replace Visitor Center Boiler 140P5324P0036 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Equipment purchase | Radice Enterprises, LLC | $14,627 | 13 | Competed Small business |
| Apr 17, 2024 | Emergency Storm Drain Repair 36C24624P1038 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | TP Howards Plumbing Co Inc | $8,838 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Mar 12, 2024 | SRS Southern Research Station Headquarters - Relocate and Reconfigure the 2.5 Backflow Preventer Assemblies (2 Total) Currently Positioned 10' Above the Floor in the Chiller Room of the Shop Building. 12445024P0009 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Bolton Construction and Service of WNC, Inc | $22,350 | 1 | Competed Small business |
| Feb 7, 2024 | Atrium Smoke Purge Testing 36C24624P0629 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Winergy LLC | $9,512 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Oct 2, 2023 | Semi Annual Boiler Safety Testing and Inspections 36C24624P0046 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Barque Consulting, LLC | $10,258 | 4 | Competed Veteran-owned |
| Sep 1, 2023 | SRS HQ HVAC Boiler Maintenance and Air Duct Repairs in Accordance with Statement of Work. 12445023P0049 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Bolton Construction and Service of WNC, Inc | $9,099 | 1 | Competed Open to all |
| Jul 14, 2023 | HVAC Repair 12444123P0025 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Mechworks LLC | $4,174 | 2 | Competed Open to all |
| May 31, 2023 | Replace Dehumidifier: Carl Sandburg Home 140P5323P0036 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Bolton Construction and Service of WNC, Inc | $11,045 | 10 | Competed Small business |
| May 10, 2023 | Mechanical Systems Preventative MNT 140P5323P0033 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Bolton Construction and Service of WNC, Inc | $15,675 | 1 | Competed 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 | Bolton Construction and Service of WNC, Inc | 6 | $93,616 |
| 2 | TP Howards Plumbing Co Inc | 2 | $20,838 |
| 3 | Contego Environmental LLC | 1 | $8,914,607 |
| 4 | Mule Engineering, Inc. | 1 | $6,285,977 |
| 5 | Firewatch Contracting of Florida LLC | 1 | $1,372,237 |
| 6 | Hamilton Pacific Chamberlain LLC | 1 | $812,243 |
| 7 | Ground Level Services LLC | 1 | $166,487 |
| 8 | Schneider Electric Buildings Americas, Inc. | 1 | $64,439 |
| 9 | Converged Services Inc | 1 | $28,912 |
| 10 | Automation Systems, Inc. | 1 | $27,449 |
How the work was bought
Competition
Was the work open to bids?
- Competed 16 (70%)
A standalone contract that was open to bids.
- Not competed 7 (30%)
Sole-source: only one company was asked.
Set-asides
Set-aside = reserved for a group of businesses.
- Small business 9 (39%)
Only small businesses could bid.
- Open to all 7 (30%)
No set-aside: any size of business could bid.
- Veteran-owned 5 (22%)
Reserved for service-disabled veteran-owned (SDVOSB) or veteran-owned (VOSB) small businesses.
- 8(a) 2 (9%)
Reserved for firms in SBA's 8(a) program for disadvantaged small businesses.
Left out of the numbers above: 2 equipment purchases. Why?
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