Birmingham, AL
Y1DA | 521-24-102 | Renovate Wards 2K and 2B for Optometry/Ophthalmology Clinical Use
VA Network Contracting Office 7 · Open for bids · Amended Oct 19
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This office usually pays ~$564k for building construction jobs
Metro area
Building Construction contracts in the Birmingham, AL 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)
$498,375
The middle of 67 priced awards, FY2021–FY2025. Half were between $100k and $3.7M.
Typical number of bids
3
Median bids per award, reported for 47 of 47 competed awards. 28% drew only one bid.
Won by small businesses
73%
Share of the 67 priced awards.
Median = the middle award: half were smaller, half were larger. Bids = how many offers the agency received.
What this means
- The middle building construction award in the Birmingham, AL area was $498k (FY2021-FY2025, 67 priced awards).
- That is 9.7 times the median for building construction in Alabama ($51.6k).
- Competed awards drew a median of 3 offers (reported for 47 of 47).
- 28% of competed awards drew only one offer.
- In FY2025 the middle award was $460k, down 93% from FY2024 ($6.6M).
- Tip 48% of these awards were task orders under multiple-award contracts (MATOCs). To compete for those, you first need a spot on one of the umbrella contracts.
- Tip 60% 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: 12 awards
- FY2026 is still being reported
Show the numbers
| Year | Awards | Median award |
|---|---|---|
| FY2016 | 7 | $312,448 |
| FY2017 | 7 | $11,068 |
| FY2018 | 8 | $197,000 |
| FY2019 | 10 | $571,924 |
| FY2020 | 14 | $246,793 |
| FY2021 | 5 | $150,000 |
| FY2022 | 17 | $159,778 |
| FY2023 | 20 | $384,593 |
| FY2024 | 13 | $6,616,122 |
| FY2025 | 12 | $460,014 |
| FY2026 (provisional) | 12 | $1,930,583 |
Award sizes
- Holds the median award, $498,375
Recent awards
The latest 25 awards, newest first. Each contract number opens its official record on USAspending.gov.
| Project | How it was awarded | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2026 | Design-Build Contract Awarded to Finalize the Critical Renovation of Office Spaces, Support Areas, and Prisoner Holding Cells for the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) at the Hugo Black Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama. 47PE5326C0008 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Provisional | Lyons General Contracting, Inc. | $3,257,998 | 1 | Not competed Woman-owned |
| Sep 25, 2026 | The Purpose of This Task Order to Establish the Operational Task Order Supporting Steady-State Services for Haul, Installation, Maintenance, and Deactivation of Transportable Temporary Housing Units for Housing Missions. 70FB8026F00000095 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Provisional | Timberline Construction Group, LLC | $18,335 | 9 | Order (multiple-award IDIQ) Open to all |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Design Build Construction Service for US Embassy Ulaanbaatar 19AQMM26C0243 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Provisional Unusually large | Caddell Construction Co. (De), LLC | $484,206,341 | 2 | Competed Open to all |
| Sep 1, 2026 | Minimum Guarantee in the Amount of $2,000 in Accordance with Contract Clause 52.216-22, Indefinite Quantity, and RFP Solicitation No. 15F06725R0000020. 15F06726F0001221 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Provisional | Southeastern Industrial Construction, LLC | $2,000 | 1 | Order (multiple-award IDIQ) Small business |
| Sep 1, 2026 | Award of 521-22-119C Replace Windows Phase III Construction Project at Birmingham VA Medical Center 36C24726C0077 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Provisional | Birmingham Industrial Construction, LLC | $8,568,011 | 5 | Competed Veteran-owned |
| May 17, 2026 | Repair Water Damage from Fire Sprinklers Going Off. W50S6M26PA013 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Wilson Recon DRT, LLC | $35,000 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| May 11, 2026 | Seed Task Order for 70B01C26D00000019 70B01C26F00000331 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | BL Harbert International LLC | $10,000 | 22 | Order (multiple-award IDIQ) Open to all |
| May 11, 2026 | Design-Build Construction Task Order Study 70B01C26F00000332 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Brasfield & Gorrie LLC | $10,000 | 1 | Order (multiple-award IDIQ) Open to all |
| Apr 29, 2026 | 521-23-121 | Renovate SPS Phase 2 36C24726C0025 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Coburn Contractors, LLC | $13,937,035 | 3 | Competed Veteran-owned |
| Feb 26, 2026 | Maintenance of restoration of real property (public or private) 140P2026C0004 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Dri, Inc. | $4,324,340 | 5 | Competed Small business |
| Feb 6, 2026 | DB Construction Project at the NLRB Office, in Birmingham, AL. 47PE5526C0003 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Premier Mechanical Group Inc | $603,168 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Nov 19, 2025 | Base Proposal Plus Options B Through E Awarded for the Arc DBB in Birmingham, AL W912QR26C0002 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Unusually large | BL Harbert International LLC | $45,768,635 | 5 | Competed Open to all |
| Sep 26, 2025 | This Project Encompasses the Complete Removal of the Existing Roofing System (Roughly 12,502SQ/Ft) at BLDG. 391 Dinning Facility, Including Shingles, Underlayment, and Related Components. A New Roofing System Will Be Installed with a Metal Roof. W50S6M25CA013 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Lykos Industries LLC | $218,052 | 9 | Competed Small business |
| Sep 25, 2025 | Construction of Two New Full Power Jet Blast Sized to Accommodate Full Engine Run-UPS for the KC-135 Aircraft. New Concrete Paving Systems Connecting New Blast to the Existing Concrete Aircraft Apron. Project BRKR172012 W50S6M25CA012 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Sac Federal, LLC | $1,239,780 | 9 | Competed Small business |
| Sep 18, 2025 | Project Title: Practical Problem Venue PPV: Set Aside: None/Full and Open: Magnitude of Construction: Estimated Between 100,000,001 and $250,000,000. 15F06725C0001016 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Unusually large | Brasfield & Gorrie LLC | $147,567,986 | 3 | Competed Open to all |
| Aug 13, 2025 | Minimum Guarantee for W9127825D0033 International, LLC W9127825FA109 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | BL Harbert International LLC | $1,000 | 1 | Order (multiple-award IDIQ) Open to all |
| Aug 13, 2025 | LLC, Minimum Guarantee W9127825FA112 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Brasfield & Gorrie LLC | $1,000 | 1 | Order (multiple-award IDIQ) Open to all |
| Jul 15, 2025 | Multiple Award IDIQ Contract for Construction Services for the NCA Southeast District. $49,000,000 Is Total Aggregate Pool Value Over a 10 Year Period of Performance. 36C78625N0565 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Individual contractor (name withheld) | $421,653 | 5 | Order (multiple-award IDIQ) Veteran-owned |
| May 30, 2025 | 521-21-106 | Medical Gas Project Construction | Birmingham, Al VAMC 36C24725C0074 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Mgi, Inc. | $5,296,326 | 5 | Competed Veteran-owned |
| May 1, 2025 | VOR Stairway Refurbish and Repair 6973GH25P02105 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Birmingham Industrial Construction, LLC | $74,893 | 1 | Competed Veteran-owned |
| Mar 19, 2025 | Stipend for the Unsuccessful Offeror on the Adana NCC Project 19AQMM25P0529 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | BL Harbert International LLC | $1,500,000 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Mar 14, 2025 | Building Automation Systems Preventive Maintenance 19A05025P0415 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Alabama Controls, Inc. | $52,488 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Jan 31, 2025 | B603 Facility Generator Replacment N6945025C0020 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Birmingham Industrial Construction, LLC | $1,286,811 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Oct 9, 2024 | Replace SPS Modular Building Flooring 36C24725C0006 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Coburn Contractors, LLC | $498,375 | 2 | Competed Veteran-owned |
| Sep 26, 2024 | Construct Security Building at the 117TH Air Refueling Wing - Project Number BRKR009063 W50S6M24C0002 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Bear Brothers Inc | $7,919,500 | 8 | 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 | Brasfield & Gorrie LLC | 9 | $1,130,698,868 |
| 2 | BL Harbert International LLC | 8 | $210,839,652 |
| 3 | Birmingham Industrial Construction, LLC | 7 | $33,141,852 |
| 4 | Structural Builders, Inc. | 6 | $9,917,829 |
| 5 | Bhate Environmental Associates, Inc. | 4 | $16,419,304 |
| 6 | Visionary Construction Inc | 3 | $295,062 |
| 7 | Mcclain Contracting Co Inc | 2 | $232,826 |
| 8 | Bear Brothers Inc | 1 | $7,919,500 |
| 9 | Mgi, Inc. | 1 | $5,296,326 |
| 10 | Corg Management Group LLC | 1 | $2,690,418 |
How the work was bought
Competition
Was the work open to bids?
- Order (multiple-award IDIQ) 32 (48%)
A task order placed under an IDIQ held by several companies, who competed for it.
- Competed 15 (22%)
A standalone contract that was open to bids.
- Order (single-award IDIQ) 11 (16%)
A task order under an IDIQ held by one company. No new competition, so it is left out of bid statistics.
- Not competed 9 (13%)
Sole-source: only one company was asked.
Set-asides
Set-aside = reserved for a group of businesses.
- Open to all 27 (40%)
No set-aside: any size of business could bid.
- Veteran-owned 23 (34%)
Reserved for service-disabled veteran-owned (SDVOSB) or veteran-owned (VOSB) small businesses.
- Small business 10 (15%)
Only small businesses could bid.
- 8(a) 7 (10%)
Reserved for firms in SBA's 8(a) program for disadvantaged small businesses.
Contracting offices buying here
- VA Network Contracting Office 7
- FBI-JEH
- GSA PBS Region 4 AMD Southern Branch
- Alabama Air National Guard 117th Wing (USPFO)
- Acquisitions - AQM Momentum
- National Cemetery Administration
- GSA PBS Region 4 AMD Capital/Ae Branch
- GSA PBS Region 4 AMD Special Projects Branch
- USACE Mobile District
- U.S. Embassy Luanda
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36C24719D0018 | Multiple-award The IDIQ drew 36 offers | 6 | Apr 29, 2024 |
| 36C24719D0024 | Multiple-award The IDIQ drew 36 offers | 6 | Apr 29, 2024 |
| 47PE0519D0001 | Single-award The IDIQ drew 1 offers | 5 | Oct 15, 2024 |
| 15F06719D0003691 | Multiple-award The IDIQ drew 5 offers | 4 | Sep 19, 2024 |
| 36C24718D0133 | Multiple-award The IDIQ drew 36 offers | 4 | Apr 29, 2024 |
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