Metro area
Plumbing contracts in the Houston, TX area
Also called: Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
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)
$23,489
The middle of 13 priced awards, FY2021–FY2025. Half were between $8.4k and $33.7k.
Typical number of bids
4
Median bids per award, reported for 7 of 7 competed awards.
Won by small businesses
85%
Share of the 13 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 Houston, TX area was $23.5k (FY2021-FY2025, 13 priced awards).
- That is 25% lower than the median for plumbing in Texas ($31.4k).
- Competed awards drew a median of 4 offers (reported for 7 of 7).
- Small businesses won 85% of priced awards.
- The top 3 winners took 54% of priced awards.
- Tip 85% 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: 6 awards
- FY2026 is still being reported
Show the numbers
| Year | Awards | Median award |
|---|---|---|
| FY2016 | 2 | – |
| FY2017 | 4 | – |
| FY2018 | 5 | $17,672 |
| FY2019 | 9 | $42,000 |
| FY2020 | 4 | – |
| FY2021 | 1 | – |
| FY2022 | 1 | – |
| FY2023 | 2 | – |
| FY2024 | 3 | – |
| FY2025 | 6 | $20,853 |
| FY2026 (provisional) | 5 | $185,568 |
Award sizes
- Holds the median award, $23,489
Recent awards
The latest 25 awards, newest first. Each contract number opens its official record on USAspending.gov.
| Project | How it was awarded | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 2026 | Design/Build of Domestic Hot Water System at Houston Air Route Traffic Control Center. 697DCK26C00272 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Provisional | Core Sustainability, LLC | $959,479 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Jul 20, 2026 | HVAC Quarterly and Monthly Preventative Maintenance Services for NOAA Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary in Galveston, TX Base Year 1305M226P0188 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Provisional | Underwood Federal Solutions LLC | $9,013 | 12 | Competed Small business |
| Jun 25, 2026 | Repair Water Line 36C25626C0050 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Sentinel Services, LLC | $198,785 | 1 | Competed Veteran-owned |
| May 20, 2026 | Toilet, Enclosed UNI SPE8E826P1018 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Equipment purchase | Aer Supply, Ltd. | $15,090 | 8 | Competed Small business |
| Apr 8, 2026 | Parts Kit, Water Mix SPE8E826P0843 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Equipment purchase | Aer Supply, Ltd. | $13,566 | 7 | Competed Open to all |
| Mar 17, 2026 | Hot Water Pump Replacements 36C25626P0332 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Individual contractor (name withheld) | $185,568 | 12 | Competed Veteran-owned |
| Jan 13, 2026 | Repair HVAC System at the Air Route Traffic Control Center in Houston, TX. 697DCK26P00015 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Har-Con Mechanical Contractors LLC | $20,558 | 3 | Competed Open to all |
| Dec 19, 2025 | Control Module Unit SPE8E926P0374 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Equipment purchase | Aer Supply, Ltd. | $21,800 | 5 | Competed Small business |
| Nov 24, 2025 | Steam Line Repair 36C25626P0181 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Cancelled / $0 | Sentinel Services, LLC | $8,700 | 1 | Competed Veteran-owned |
| Sep 22, 2025 | FY26 Water Treatment Services 15B61725F00000200 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Offers from IDIQ | Mecx, Inc. | $2,200 | 5 from the IDIQ | Order (single-award IDIQ) Small business |
| Sep 9, 2025 | Parts Kit, Water Mix SPE8E925P1273 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Equipment purchase | Aer Supply, Ltd. | $5,026 | 7 | Competed Open to all |
| Aug 26, 2025 | Bowl, Water Closet SPE8E825P1104 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Equipment purchase | Aer Supply, Ltd. | $8,730 | 4 | Competed Open to all |
| Aug 21, 2025 | Replace Existing Condensate Return Unit 36C25625P1405 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Ce Solution Plus Corp. | $65,069 | 2 | Competed Veteran-owned |
| Jul 29, 2025 | Remove and Replace Water Heater in the Multi Mission Building. 70Z02925PNEWO0127 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Sippel Company LLC | $33,700 | 15 | Competed Small business |
| May 30, 2025 | Valve, Float, Water SPE8E825V1133 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Equipment purchase | Aer Supply, Ltd. | $4,875 | 8 | Competed Open to all |
| May 16, 2025 | Seat, Water Closet SPE8E825P0695 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Equipment purchase | Aer Supply, Ltd. | $6,888 | 7 | Competed Open to all |
| May 5, 2025 | Base Year HVAC Quarterly Preventative Maintenance Services for NOAA Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary in Galveston, TX 1305M225P0047 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Individual contractor (name withheld) | $18,216 | 9 | Competed Small business |
| Mar 13, 2025 | Have Determined That Procurement 31180PR250000005 Falls Within Section 2 As a Non-Covered Contract. This Contract Aligns with One of the Designated Categories: Immigration Enforcement, Law Enforcement, Military. 70Z02925PNEWO0046 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Individual contractor (name withheld) | $23,489 | 8 | Competed Small business |
| Jan 3, 2025 | FCC Lompoc Boiler Water Treatment Contract Option Year 1 15B61725F00000030 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Offers from IDIQ | Mecx, Inc. | $1,050 | 5 from the IDIQ | Order (single-award IDIQ) Small business |
| Nov 15, 2024 | Bowl, Water Closet SPE8E825P0149 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Equipment purchase | Aer Supply, Ltd. | $2,850 | 7 | Competed Open to all |
| Sep 20, 2024 | Valve, Float, Water SPE8E824P0682 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Equipment purchase | Aer Supply, Ltd. | $15,500 | 5 | Competed Open to all |
| Sep 16, 2024 | WHS: Potable WT & Pool Filters. NEC. 7901-SUST. FWP-171 19BN1524P0620 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Equipment purchase | Gateway International Inc | $25,368 | 1 | Competed Open to all |
| Jul 29, 2024 | Installation of a Potable Water Line to Connect to the City Water at Station Freeport in Support 70Z02924PNEWO0146 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Clements Plumbing, LLC | $33,100 | 1 | Competed Open to all |
| May 22, 2024 | FCC Lompoc Water Treatment Contract, OY1 15B61724F00000099 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Offers from IDIQ | Mecx, Inc. | $8,400 | 5 from the IDIQ | Order (single-award IDIQ) Small business |
| May 7, 2024 | Parts Kit, Water SPE8E824V1044 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Equipment purchase | Aer Supply, Ltd. | $1,040 | 2 | 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 | Mecx, Inc. | 5 | $25,650 |
| 2 | Guardian Construction, Inc. | 1 | $709,896 |
| 3 | A.R.E. Design & Build, LLC | 1 | $206,100 |
| 4 | Ce Solution Plus Corp. | 1 | $65,069 |
| 5 | Sippel Company LLC | 1 | $33,700 |
| 6 | Clements Plumbing, LLC | 1 | $33,100 |
| 7 | DXP Enterprises, Inc. | 1 | $24,997 |
How the work was bought
Competition
Was the work open to bids?
- Competed 7 (54%)
A standalone contract that was open to bids.
- Order (single-award IDIQ) 5 (38%)
A task order under an IDIQ held by one company. No new competition, so it is left out of bid statistics.
- Not competed 1 (8%)
Sole-source: only one company was asked.
Set-asides
Set-aside = reserved for a group of businesses.
- Small business 10 (77%)
Only small businesses could bid.
- Open to all 2 (15%)
No set-aside: any size of business could bid.
- Veteran-owned 1 (8%)
Reserved for service-disabled veteran-owned (SDVOSB) or veteran-owned (VOSB) small businesses.
Left out of the numbers above: 16 equipment purchases, 2 cancelled or $0 awards. Why?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15B61723D00000047 | Single-award The IDIQ drew 5 offers | 5 | Jan 24, 2026 |
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