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USDA ARS PA AAO Acquisition/Personal Property (12805B): construction & facilities contracts

Also called: USDA ARS PA 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)

$65,800

The middle of 285 priced awards, FY2021–FY2025. Half were between $19.8k and $208k.

Typical number of bids

3

Median bids per award, reported for 153 of 153 competed awards. 17% drew only one bid.

Won by small businesses

96%

Share of the 285 priced awards.

Median = the middle award: half were smaller, half were larger. Bids = how many offers the agency received.

What this means

  • The middle construction & facilities award from USDA ARS PA AAO Acquisition/Personal Property was $65.8k (FY2021-FY2025, 285 priced awards).
  • That is 25% higher than the median for all construction & facilities work nationwide ($52.8k).
  • Competed awards drew a median of 3 offers (reported for 153 of 153).
  • 17% of competed awards drew only one offer.
  • In FY2025 the middle award was $119k, up 18% from FY2024 ($101k).
  • Tip 88% 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

Column chart of awards per fiscal year, FY2016 to FY2026. FY2025, the latest full year: 13 awards. Most in one year: 75 awards in FY2023. FY2026 is still being reported. 0 20 40 60 80 2016 ’16 2017 ’17 2018 ’18 2019 ’19 2020 ’20 2021 ’21 2022 ’22 75 2023 ’23 2024 ’24 13 2025 ’25 2026 ’26
  • FY2025, the latest full year: 13 awards
  • FY2026 is still being reported
Federal fiscal years run October to September.
Show the numbers
YearAwardsMedian award
FY2016 5 $14,040
FY2017 6 $149,576
FY2018 19 $123,200
FY2019 50 $22,039
FY2020 44 $30,125
FY2021 67 $34,024
FY2022 63 $46,358
FY2023 75 $78,935
FY2024 67 $101,200
FY2025 13 $119,254
FY2026 (provisional) 0 –

Award sizes

Bar chart of priced awards FY2021–FY2025 by size. The most common size was $25k to $250k (138 awards). The median award, $65,800, is in the $25k to $250k band. Under $25k 86 $25k to $250k 138 $250k to $1M 34 $1M to $5M 26 $5M to $25M 1 Over $25M 0
  • Holds the median award, $65,800
Priced awards FY2021–FY2025, by value at award.

Recent awards

The latest 25 awards, newest first. Each contract number opens its official record on USAspending.gov.

Project How it was awarded
May 5, 2025 Upgrade Cooling Tower Motors to Direct Drive System at the Central Utility Plant (Cup) Contract 12805B25F0045 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Mill Creek Firelake JV LLC $839,628 2 Order (multiple-award IDIQ) Small business
Apr 23, 2025 Perimeter Security Gates and Bollards Repairs 12805B25C0002 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Mill Creek Firelake JV LLC $265,016 1 Not competed 8(a)
Apr 15, 2025 Repair Drain Line Neutralizing Tank. 12805B25P0056 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Hahn Plumbing & Heating, Inc. $10,250 1 Competed Small business
Apr 10, 2025 Trough Replacement 12805B25F0041 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Mill Creek Firelake JV LLC $114,475 2 Order (multiple-award IDIQ) Small business
Mar 25, 2025 Maintenance and Deficiency Repair 12805B25F0033 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Mill Creek Firelake JV LLC $275,036 4 Order (multiple-award IDIQ) Small business
Mar 13, 2025 Installation of Louver, Gutter, Fan and Electrical 16 23 Barns 12805B25C0001 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Pendergraft Enterprises LLC $119,254 5 Competed Small business
Feb 21, 2025 Ratification AC-0000012531 Payment Commercial Cleaning, INC. 12805B25P0039 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Carole's Cleaning, Inc $9,065 1 Not competed Open to all
Jan 15, 2025 Clay Center Automatic Transfer Switches Repairs 12805B25F0020 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Mill Creek Firelake JV LLC $243,599 2 Order (multiple-award IDIQ) Small business
Jan 15, 2025 Clay Center Lift Station Repairs 12805B25F0021 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Greenstone Construction, Inc. $1,270,314 3 Order (multiple-award IDIQ) Small business
Dec 19, 2024 Janitorial Services: Base Year - 02/01/2025 Through 01/31/2026 Option 1 - 02/01/2026 Through 01/31/2027 Option 2 - 02/01/2027 Through 01/31/2028 Option 3 - 02/01/2028 Through 01/31/2029 Option 4 - 02/01/2029 Through 01/31/2030 12805B25P0024 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Germrip LLC $16,800 20 Competed Small business
Dec 19, 2024 Replace Drinking Fountain 12805B25P0025 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Hahn Plumbing & Heating, Inc. $6,025 1 Not competed Open to all
Dec 17, 2024 Replace Chiller Condenser and Heat Exchanger 12805B25P0016 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Conditioned Air Systems, Inc. $119,580 7 Competed Small business
Dec 10, 2024 Building Management System Maintenance 12805B25P0015 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Johnson Controls, Inc $13,510 1 Not competed Open to all
Sep 27, 2024 Building 30 Replacing Cooling Only Split System and Multi Mini-Split Heat Pump Duct System Using MEP IDIQ for Barc and NAL 12805B24F0310 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Offers from IDIQ Ettm JV LLC $31,965 9 from the IDIQ Order (single-award IDIQ) Small business
Sep 27, 2024 Building 307B: Replacement of the RODI System Using MEP IDIQ for Barc and NAL 12805B24F0314 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Offers from IDIQ Ettm JV LLC $155,131 9 from the IDIQ Order (single-award IDIQ) Small business
Sep 27, 2024 Building 004: Replacing the RODI System Using MEP IDIQ for Barc and NAL 12805B24F0315 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Offers from IDIQ Ettm JV LLC $162,147 9 from the IDIQ Order (single-award IDIQ) Small business
Sep 27, 2024 Building 29A Replacing Air Conditioning Units with Mini-Split Heat Pumps Using MEP IDIQ for Barc and NAL 12805B24F0316 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Offers from IDIQ Ettm JV LLC $16,863 9 from the IDIQ Order (single-award IDIQ) Small business
Sep 27, 2024 Building 306 Replacement of Low Pressure Refrigerated Split System for Walk in Freezer and Medium Pressure Refrigerated Split System Using MEP IDIQ for Barc and NAL 12805B24F0317 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Offers from IDIQ Ettm JV LLC $39,952 9 from the IDIQ Order (single-award IDIQ) Small business
Sep 17, 2024 MEP IDIQ North. Update Phoenix Controls System. 12805B24F0318 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Offers from IDIQ Firelake Construction Inc $357,873 4 from the IDIQ Order (single-award IDIQ) Woman-owned
Sep 10, 2024 During Boiler Replacement Project, it Was Identified That There Was an Unacceptable Risk That the Main Circuit Breaker for the Building Could Fail When Turned Off to Connect the New Electrical Services. There Is an Emergency Need to Purchase and Ins 12805B24C0031 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Firelake Construction Inc $44,607 1 Not competed Open to all
Sep 9, 2024 Temple Storm Damage Repairs Phase 1 12805B24C0027 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Individual contractor (name withheld) $766,905 1 Not competed 8(a)
Sep 5, 2024 Necropsy Coolers Cove Base Repairs 12805B24C0029 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Firelake Construction Inc $157,532 2 Competed Small business
Sep 5, 2024 We Are Needing a Contractor to Repair Our Chillers, Provide Carrier Chiller Software and Training at the Central Utility Plant (Cup). Provide All the Updated Software, Video Training, and Repair/Inspection Report. This Work Will Be in the Central 12805B24P0271 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Total Solution LLC $89,167 2 Competed Small business
Sep 5, 2024 The National Center for Genetic Resources Preservation of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), in Fort Collins, Co Intends to Negotiate a Sole Source Contract with Johnson Controls, INC. JC 12805B24P0278 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Mission Critical Project Services Inc. $119,500 4 Competed Small business
Aug 29, 2024 Guaranteed Minimum: 2A LLC Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (MEP) MATOC - Plains Area 12805B24F0279 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Cancelled / $0 2A LLC $2,000 1 Order (multiple-award IDIQ) 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.

#CompanyAwardsTotal value at award
1 Firelake Construction Inc 104 $37,730,715
2 Greenstone Construction, Inc. 10 $16,605,243
3 Fed Serve LLC 10 $998,444
4 Lindtech Services Inc 9 $116,015
5 Ettm JV LLC 7 $455,081
6 Mill Creek Firelake JV LLC 6 $2,137,676
7 The Building People LLC 5 $634,592
8 Jimenez Engineering Solutions, LLC 4 $6,198,649
9 Sames, Inc. 3 $515,838
10 Quad-Tex Construction, Inc. 3 $228,940

How the work was bought

Competition

Was the work open to bids?

  • Competed 135 (47%)

    A standalone contract that was open to bids.

  • Order (single-award IDIQ) 105 (37%)

    A task order under an IDIQ held by one company. No new competition, so it is left out of bid statistics.

  • Not competed 27 (9%)

    Sole-source: only one company was asked.

  • Order (multiple-award IDIQ) 18 (6%)

    A task order placed under an IDIQ held by several companies, who competed for it.

Set-asides

Set-aside = reserved for a group of businesses.

  • Small business 156 (55%)

    Only small businesses could bid.

  • Woman-owned 74 (26%)

    Reserved for woman-owned small businesses (WOSB/EDWOSB).

  • Open to all 34 (12%)

    No set-aside: any size of business could bid.

  • 8(a) 12 (4%)

    Reserved for firms in SBA's 8(a) program for disadvantaged small businesses.

  • Not reported 5 (2%)

    The agency did not report a set-aside.

  • HUBZone 3 (1%)

    Reserved for small businesses in a Historically Underutilized Business Zone.

  • Veteran-owned 1 (<1%)

    Reserved for service-disabled veteran-owned (SDVOSB) or veteran-owned (VOSB) small businesses.

Left out of the numbers above: 6 equipment purchases, 7 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
12805B21D0002 Single-award The IDIQ drew 3 offers 53 Nov 30, 2025
12805B21D0001 Single-award The IDIQ drew 4 offers 20 Nov 30, 2025
12805B22D0008 Single-award The IDIQ drew 6 offers 16 Jul 31, 2027
12305B24D0001 Single-award The IDIQ drew 9 offers 7 Mar 13, 2029
1232SD18A0003 Multiple-award The IDIQ drew 3 offers 5 Sep 25, 2023

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