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Plumbing federal contracts in Iowa

Name: Plumbing Federal Contracts in Iowa: Prices & Winners
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Also called: IA

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)

$78,935

The middle of 15 priced awards, FY2021–FY2025. Half were between $30.1k and $278k.

Typical number of bids

Median bids per award, reported for 12 of 12 competed awards. 33% drew only one bid.

Won by small businesses

80%

Share of the 15 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 Iowa was $78.9k (FY2021-FY2025, 15 priced awards).
That is 3.3 times the median for plumbing nationwide ($23.8k).
Competed awards drew a median of 2 offers (reported for 12 of 12).
33% of competed awards drew only one offer.
Small businesses won 80% of priced awards.
Tip The typical award drew only 2 bids. Less competition can mean a better chance for a new bidder.

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Awards per year

FY2025, the latest full year: 2 awards
FY2026 is still being reported

Federal fiscal years run October to September. FY2027 began Oct 1, 2026 and is added once its data catches up.

Show the numbers

Year	Awards	Median award
FY2016	1	–
FY2017	5	$16,351
FY2018	2	–
FY2019	2	–
FY2020	5	$27,519
FY2021	1	–
FY2022	6	$210,268
FY2023	4	–
FY2024	2	–
FY2025	2	–
FY2026 (provisional)	4	–

Award sizes

Holds the median award, $78,935

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
Oct 1, 2026	Emergency Boiler Repairs 36C26327P0001 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Provisional	Terminal Connections, L.L.C.	$11,950	1	Competed Open to all
Sep 28, 2026	Boiler #3 Refractory, Mud Drum Refractory and Repair 1232SA26P0858 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Provisional	Williams Diversified LLC	$33,245	7	Competed Small business
Sep 25, 2026	Acquisition Requires Removing the Liquid Propane Piping and Equipment and Installing Natural Gas Piping and Associated Equipment Including the Building's HVAC Components. 1232SA26C0034 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Provisional	Mission Critical Project Services Inc.	$289,800	8	Competed Small business
Jul 21, 2026	Replace SC2 Building A/C Units That Are Not Operational 89503426PWA002328 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Provisional	Kalin's Indoor Comfort, Inc.	$9,948	1	Not competed Open to all
Apr 7, 2026	Emergency Repair Service for IC Boiler System 36C26326P0287 on USAspending (opens in a new tab)	Terminal Connections, L.L.C.	$266,574	1	Not competed Open to all
Aug 29, 2025	Upgrade Wastewater Piping at the National Centers for Animal Health 1232SA25P0289 on USAspending (opens in a new tab)	Individual contractor (name withheld)	$245,416	5	Competed Small business
Jul 10, 2025	Fire Sprinkler Repair 36C26325P0927 on USAspending (opens in a new tab)	Air-Con Mechanical Corporation	$50,404	2	Competed Open to all
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 4, 2024	Chiller Repair 36C26324P0895 on USAspending (opens in a new tab)	Trane U.S. Inc.	$64,621	3	Competed Open to all
May 3, 2024	Drain, Floor SPE8E824V1033 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Equipment purchase	Copacetic Government Contracting LLC	$14	13	Competed Open to all
Sep 12, 2023	Upgrade of USDA Fire Suppression System 12805B23C0034 on USAspending (opens in a new tab)	Shekar Engineering, P.L.C	$78,935	1	Competed Small business
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 11, 2023	Programming of Boilers W912EK23P0058 on USAspending (opens in a new tab)	Northwest Mechanical, Inc.	$5,258	1	Not competed Open to all
Jan 6, 2023	To Repair Johnson Controls Automated Equipment on 3 Greenhouses and Make Sure They Are Operating Correctly. Also, to Fix 2 Heaters in Preparation Weather. 12805B23P0055 on USAspending (opens in a new tab)	Johnson Controls, Inc	$8,570	2	Competed Open to all
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 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
Jan 14, 2022	Emergency Repair of Building 6M Sanitary Sewer Line at the Des Moines (IA) VA Medical Center. 36C26322C0039 on USAspending (opens in a new tab)	Plumb Tech Mechanical, Inc.	$27,419	1	Not competed Open to all
Dec 17, 2021	Emergency Fan Motor Replacement Services for the Central Iowa VA Health Care System. 36C26322P0183 on USAspending (opens in a new tab)	Air-Con Mechanical Corporation	$11,145	1	Not competed Open to all
May 26, 2021	Remove Scale Indicators, Junction Boxes, and Cabling // New Junction Boxes, Indicators, and Cables 12505B21P0098 on USAspending (opens in a new tab)	Individual contractor (name withheld)	$32,700	1	Competed Small business
Sep 15, 2020	Exhaust Fan Replacement 12505B20P0051 on USAspending (opens in a new tab)	Corn States Metal Fabricators, Inc	$59,725	3	Competed Small business
Sep 14, 2020	New North Unit Heater for North Vestibule 12505B20P0050 on USAspending (opens in a new tab)	Shekar Engineering, P.L.C	$13,476	1	Competed Small business
Aug 26, 2020	2-2 Dust Collector 12505B20P0029 on USAspending (opens in a new tab)	Corn States Metal Fabricators, Inc	$83,125	3	Competed Small business
Jun 12, 2020	Annual Fire Suppression Inspection W912EK20P0091 on USAspending (opens in a new tab)	Company One Fire Suppression, LLC	$27,519	2	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	Shekar Engineering, P.L.C	4	$784,703
2	Air-Con Mechanical Corporation	2	$61,549
3	Anderson & Sons Contracting LLC	1	$681,000
4	Daks Enterprises, Limited	1	$497,000
5	Scientific Services Plus, LLC	1	$271,384
6	Trane U.S. Inc.	1	$64,621
7	Plumb Tech Mechanical, Inc.	1	$27,419
8	Johnson Controls, Inc	1	$8,570
9	Northwest Mechanical, Inc.	1	$5,258

How the work was bought

Competition

Was the work open to bids?

Competed 12 (80%)

A standalone contract that was open to bids.
Not competed 3 (20%)

Sole-source: only one company was asked.

Set-asides

Set-aside = reserved for a group of businesses.

Open to all 8 (53%)

No set-aside: any size of business could bid.
Small business 6 (40%)

Only small businesses could bid.
Veteran-owned 1 (7%)

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