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HVAC & Plumbing contracts from USDA ARS MWA AAO Acquisition/Personal Property (12505B)
Also called: USDA ARS MWA AAO ACQ/PER PROP
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)
$35,394
The middle of 33 priced awards, FY2021–FY2025. Half were between $12.7k and $271k.
Typical number of bids
3
Median bids per award, reported for 30 of 30 competed awards. 13% drew only one bid.
Won by small businesses
79%
Share of the 33 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 from USDA ARS MWA AAO Acquisition/Personal Property was $35.4k (FY2021-FY2025, 33 priced awards).
- That is 5% higher than the median for HVAC & plumbing nationwide ($33.6k).
- Competed awards drew a median of 3 offers (reported for 30 of 30).
- 13% of competed awards drew only one offer.
- Small businesses won 79% of priced awards.
- Tip 67% 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: 1 award
- FY2026 is still being reported
Show the numbers
| Year | Awards | Median award |
|---|---|---|
| FY2018 | 1 | – |
| FY2019 | 4 | – |
| FY2020 | 10 | $48,366 |
| FY2021 | 11 | $17,424 |
| FY2022 | 9 | $307,344 |
| FY2023 | 6 | $65,432 |
| FY2024 | 6 | $204,336 |
| FY2025 | 1 | – |
| FY2026 (provisional) | 0 | – |
Award sizes
- Holds the median award, $35,394
Recent awards
The latest 25 awards, newest first. Each contract number opens its official record on USAspending.gov.
| Project | How it was awarded | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 2025 | FY25 CDL HVAC Contract 12505B25P0020 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Arabic Interpreters LLC | $10,764 | 9 | Competed Small business |
| Oct 21, 2024 | Repair of Water Supply Line Between Meter and Building 12505B25P0003 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Equipment purchase | J. Louis Crum Corporation | $6,950 | 2 | Competed Small business |
| Sep 24, 2024 | Repair or alteration of testing and measurement buildings 12505B24C0011 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Air Control, Inc. | $1,253,084 | 1 | Not competed 8(a) |
| 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 19, 2024 | Replace Boilers and Associated Heating System Repairs 12505B24C0012 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Mckenzie Construction & Site Development LLC | $579,103 | 4 | Competed Small business |
| Sep 10, 2024 | Fume Hood 12505B24P0223 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Greenstone Construction, Inc. | $137,288 | 2 | Competed Open to all |
| Apr 30, 2024 | Repair to Boiler System and Piping 12505B24P0051 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Individual contractor (name withheld) | $28,750 | 9 | Competed Small business |
| Mar 14, 2024 | Water Softener Replacement - Room 0201 12505B24P0026 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Pipco Companies Ltd | $110,423 | 5 | Competed Open to all |
| Sep 25, 2023 | Replacement of Two Heating Water Pumps 12505B23P0241 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Sanford Federal, Inc. | $85,000 | 8 | Competed Small business |
| Sep 15, 2023 | Parts and Labor to Repair Steam Leak 12505B23P0189 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Individual contractor (name withheld) | $26,000 | 7 | Competed Small business |
| Aug 19, 2023 | Replacement of Two Air Handler Unit (AHU) Coils 12505B23P0148 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Johnson Controls, Inc | $102,545 | 2 | Competed Open to all |
| 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 |
| Jul 28, 2023 | Repair Condensing Unit 12505B23P0124 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Talon Veteran Services Incorporated | $12,690 | 6 | Competed Small business |
| Jun 15, 2023 | Building 154- South Steam Header Bypass Valve Replacement 12505B23P0112 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Shekar Engineering, P.L.C | $45,864 | 4 | Competed Small business |
| Sep 23, 2022 | Building 154, Air Compressor Replacement 12505B22C0031 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Individual contractor (name withheld) | $650,000 | 4 | Competed Small business |
| 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 20, 2022 | Replace Air Handling Unit 1 (AHU-1) 12505B22C0019 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Bba Construction LLC | $778,582 | 4 | 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 |
| Aug 30, 2022 | Repair of Upper and Lower Air Handler Unit (AHU) Coils 12505B22P0171 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Harker Heating & Cooling Inc | $11,667 | 2 | Competed Open to all |
| Jul 1, 2022 | Repair of Upper and Lower Air Handler Unit (AHU) Coils 12505B22P0174 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Cancelled / $0 | Harker Heating & Cooling Inc | $7,132 | 2 | Competed Open to all |
| Apr 20, 2022 | Repair HVAC Air Handler 12505B22P0124 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | HVAC Service Inc | $7,200 | 2 | Competed Small business |
| Nov 23, 2021 | Plumbing Repair 12505B22P0016 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Mohr Plumbing and Heating of Morris, Inc | $7,750 | 2 | Competed Small business |
| Sep 30, 2021 | Walk-in Cooler Replacement 12505B21C0019 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Aaecon General Contracting LLC | $66,129 | 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 | Shekar Engineering, P.L.C | 4 | $751,632 |
| 2 | Johnson Controls Inc | 3 | $31,169 |
| 3 | Air Control, Inc. | 1 | $1,253,084 |
| 4 | Bba Construction LLC | 1 | $778,582 |
| 5 | Anderson & Sons Contracting LLC | 1 | $681,000 |
| 6 | Mckenzie Construction & Site Development LLC | 1 | $579,103 |
| 7 | Daks Enterprises, Limited | 1 | $497,000 |
| 8 | Scientific Services Plus, LLC | 1 | $271,384 |
| 9 | Greenstone Construction, Inc. | 1 | $137,288 |
| 10 | Pipco Companies Ltd | 1 | $110,423 |
How the work was bought
Competition
Was the work open to bids?
- Competed 30 (91%)
A standalone contract that was open to bids.
- Not competed 3 (9%)
Sole-source: only one company was asked.
Set-asides
Set-aside = reserved for a group of businesses.
- Small business 19 (58%)
Only small businesses could bid.
- Open to all 11 (33%)
No set-aside: any size of business could bid.
- 8(a) 2 (6%)
Reserved for firms in SBA's 8(a) program for disadvantaged small businesses.
- Veteran-owned 1 (3%)
Reserved for service-disabled veteran-owned (SDVOSB) or veteran-owned (VOSB) small businesses.
Left out of the numbers above: 1 equipment purchase, 1 cancelled or $0 award. Why?
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