Metro area
HVAC contracts in the Columbia, SC 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)
$51,238
The middle of 18 priced awards, FY2021–FY2025. Half were between $31.1k and $317k.
Typical number of bids
–
Too few awards report bids (4 of 4) to show a typical number.
Won by small businesses
100%
Share of the 18 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 in the Columbia, SC area was $51.2k (FY2021-FY2025, 18 priced awards).
- That is 42% higher than the median for HVAC in South Carolina ($36.2k).
- Small businesses won 100% of priced awards.
- The top 3 winners took 56% of priced awards.
- 47% of priced awards went to companies based within 100 miles of the work.
- Tip 61% 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: 5 awards
- FY2026 is still being reported
Show the numbers
| Year | Awards | Median award |
|---|---|---|
| FY2016 | 5 | $15,100 |
| FY2017 | 6 | $20,737 |
| FY2018 | 9 | $28,226 |
| FY2019 | 8 | $14,375 |
| FY2020 | 5 | $724,091 |
| FY2021 | 2 | – |
| FY2022 | 4 | – |
| FY2023 | 1 | – |
| FY2024 | 6 | $42,100 |
| FY2025 | 5 | $29,999 |
| FY2026 (provisional) | 4 | – |
Award sizes
- Holds the median award, $51,238
Recent awards
The latest 25 awards, newest first. Each contract number opens its official record on USAspending.gov.
| Project | How it was awarded | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | Project 26Z3AX2 - Emergency Repair Chiller #3 15B31626P00000089 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Equipment purchase Provisional | Palmetto Air & Chiller Service Inc | $58,850 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| May 1, 2026 | Project 26Z3AT1-CHILLER Repair 15B31626P00000058 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Equipment purchase | Palmetto Air & Chiller Service Inc | $19,800 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Mar 26, 2026 | Medication Room HVAC Repairs Columbia VA Medical Center 36C24726P0453 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Control Management Inc | $203,250 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Jan 9, 2026 | HVAC Trane Compressor Replacement 36C24726P0251 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Individual contractor (name withheld) | $24,245 | 2 | Competed Veteran-owned |
| Dec 3, 2025 | Steam Humidifier Repair Services 36C24726P0183 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Individual contractor (name withheld) | $67,700 | 6 | Competed Veteran-owned |
| Oct 1, 2025 | Exhaust Duct Replacement 36C24726P1159 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Deweys Service Company, LLC | $11,545 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Apr 30, 2025 | Heat Pump Replacement 36C24725P0639 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | JM Federal Services LLC | $29,999 | 1 | Not competed Veteran-owned |
| Apr 25, 2025 | Replacement of Chiller Coil and Entire Chiller Unit at BLDG 878 (Air Traffic Control Tower) at McEntire in Eastover, SC Iaw Attached Statement of Work. W50S9525PA002 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | The Plumbing Shop, Inc | $104,553 | 1 | Not competed Woman-owned |
| Feb 6, 2025 | Installation of VFD for AHU-24 36C24725P0408 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | JM Federal Services LLC | $29,650 | 1 | Not competed Veteran-owned |
| Jan 14, 2025 | SAF FY25** Emergency HVAC Replacement for Admin. BLDG | Fort Jackson National Cemetery | Emergency Sole Source SDVOSB/VOSB 36C78625P50118 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Venergy Group LLC | $38,870 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Nov 13, 2024 | A/C Compressor Replacement for Admin. BLDG | Fort Jackson National Cemetery 36C78625P50061 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Venergy Group LLC | $10,500 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Sep 18, 2024 | The 169TH Fighter Wing Requires the Installation of Dehumidification Systems and Repair/Replacement of Multiple HVAC Units on Base at McEntire Iaw Attached Statement of Work. W50S9524CA001 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | The Plumbing Shop, Inc | $366,207 | 1 | Not competed 8(a) |
| Jul 29, 2024 | Steam Line Repair (Emergency) Columbia VAMC, Columbia, SC 36C24724P1101 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Palmetto Air & Chiller Service Inc | $4,395 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| May 2, 2024 | Control System Specialist Techs: Troubleshooting, Maintaining, Testing, and Controlling of Systems: Steam Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning and Medical Gas W9124C24C0006 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Corg Management Group LLC | $372,303 | 1 | Not competed 8(a) |
| Apr 17, 2024 | Emergency Boiler Repair 36C24724P0723 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | JM Federal Services LLC | $49,700 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Apr 12, 2024 | Chiller Parts and Repair 15B31624P00000091 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Palmetto Air & Chiller Service Inc | $34,500 | 1 | Competed Small business |
| Nov 1, 2023 | Trane Chillers Award 36C24724P0141 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | JM Federal Services LLC | $11,900 | 7 | Competed Veteran-owned |
| Aug 9, 2023 | District Office HVAC Replacement 12444123P0050 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Sanford Federal, Inc. | $39,332 | 3 | Competed Open to all |
| Sep 29, 2022 | BLDG 260 HVAC W50S9522C0002 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | The Plumbing Shop, Inc | $723,361 | 1 | Not competed 8(a) |
| Jul 29, 2022 | Overhaul Chillers at CEP#3 W9124C22C0006 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Individual contractor (name withheld) | $552,623 | 1 | Not competed 8(a) |
| May 26, 2022 | ASR HVAC System Upgrade Servicing the ASR-11 Equipment Building at Columbia Metropolitan Airport, Columbia, SC, in Accordance with the SOW, Specifications, and Drawings. 6973GH22C00068 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Individual contractor (name withheld) | $167,834 | 2 | Competed Small business |
| Apr 25, 2022 | Split System Install 36C24722P0647 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | JM Federal Services LLC | $54,400 | 1 | Not competed Veteran-owned |
| Sep 20, 2021 | Overhaul Chillers at CEP One, Two and Pumps for the Department of Public Works, Fort Jackson, South Carolina. W9124C21C0024 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Individual contractor (name withheld) | $1,116,280 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Nov 16, 2020 | AHU and AHU Coil Replacements 36C24721P0146 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Sandlapper Controls, Inc. | $52,775 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Aug 7, 2020 | Upgrade HVAC System BLDG 5450 W9124C20C0012 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Collins Construction Services, Inc | $2,642,332 | 1 | Not competed 8(a) |
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 | JM Federal Services LLC | 5 | $175,649 |
| 2 | The Plumbing Shop, Inc | 3 | $1,194,122 |
| 3 | Venergy Group LLC | 2 | $49,369 |
| 4 | Palmetto Air & Chiller Service Inc | 2 | $38,895 |
| 5 | Corg Management Group LLC | 1 | $372,303 |
| 6 | Sandlapper Controls, Inc. | 1 | $52,775 |
| 7 | Sanford Federal, Inc. | 1 | $39,332 |
How the work was bought
Competition
Was the work open to bids?
- Not competed 14 (78%)
Sole-source: only one company was asked.
- Competed 4 (22%)
A standalone contract that was open to bids.
Set-asides
Set-aside = reserved for a group of businesses.
- Open to all 7 (39%)
No set-aside: any size of business could bid.
- 8(a) 4 (22%)
Reserved for firms in SBA's 8(a) program for disadvantaged small businesses.
- Veteran-owned 4 (22%)
Reserved for service-disabled veteran-owned (SDVOSB) or veteran-owned (VOSB) small businesses.
- Small business 2 (11%)
Only small businesses could bid.
- Woman-owned 1 (6%)
Reserved for woman-owned small businesses (WOSB/EDWOSB).
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Contracts ending soon
Recurring work whose current contract ends within 18 months, so the agency will likely buy it again (a "recompete"). The company doing it today is the incumbent.
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Contract ends Nov 30, 2027
Trane Chillers Award
Incumbent: JM Federal Services LLC Buyer: VA Network Contracting Office 7 Value at award: $11,900
36C24724P0141 on USAspending (opens in a new tab)
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