Plumbing · Kentucky
Plumbing federal contracts in Kentucky
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)
$26,435
The middle of 37 priced awards, FY2021–FY2025. Half were between $12.6k and $96k.
Typical number of bids
3
Median bids per award, reported for 13 of 13 competed awards. 8% drew only one bid.
Won by small businesses
78%
Share of the 37 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 Kentucky was $26.4k (FY2021-FY2025, 37 priced awards).
- That is 11% higher than the median for plumbing nationwide ($23.8k).
- Competed awards drew a median of 3 offers (reported for 13 of 13).
- 8% of competed awards drew only one offer.
- Small businesses won 78% of priced awards.
- Tip 57% 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: 7 awards
- FY2026 is still being reported
Show the numbers
| Year | Awards | Median award |
|---|---|---|
| FY2016 | 9 | $14,350 |
| FY2017 | 8 | $13,290 |
| FY2018 | 14 | $10,308 |
| FY2019 | 4 | – |
| FY2020 | 3 | – |
| FY2021 | 9 | $31,495 |
| FY2022 | 8 | $69,784 |
| FY2023 | 4 | – |
| FY2024 | 9 | $21,752 |
| FY2025 | 7 | $80,000 |
| FY2026 (provisional) | 9 | $24,228 |
Award sizes
- Holds the median award, $26,435
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 | Replace Relief Valves 36C24927P0025 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Provisional | Walker Mechanical Contractors Inc | $79,200 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Aug 13, 2026 | Emergency Fire Pump Valve Repair 36C24926P0494 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Provisional | Individual contractor (name withheld) | $24,228 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| May 1, 2026 | Project Number 29602386 - WO# 26-253 - Repair Backflow CGC Obion 70Z02926PGALV0022 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Ballard Plumbing Service, LLC | $30,000 | 6 | Competed Small business |
| Mar 12, 2026 | Boiler Inspection - 2026 BPA 15BNAS21D00000165 15B12026F00000036 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Offers from IDIQ | Insparisk, LLC | $3,840 | 3 from the IDIQ | Order (single-award IDIQ) Small business |
| Mar 12, 2026 | Emergency Replacement of Critical Automatic Transfer Switch 36C24926C0033 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Individual contractor (name withheld) | $76,980 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Mar 2, 2026 | Repair Water Line at Visitor Center 140P5326C0007 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Ocs-NCS JV II, LLC | $16,960 | 1 | Not competed 8(a) |
| Feb 20, 2026 | This Is a Non-Personal Services Contract to Provide Post-Wide Boiler Inspections to Include Proper Labeling to All Relevant Boiler Devices and Equipment Throughout Fort Campbell, KY. W9124826FA028 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Offers from IDIQ | Caldaia Controls LLC | $55,328 | 3 from the IDIQ | Order (single-award IDIQ) Veteran-owned |
| Dec 17, 2025 | Dispenser, Paper Tow SPE8E826V0368 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Equipment purchase | Ovc-Engineered Solutions LLC | $5,783 | 1 | Competed Open to all |
| Dec 16, 2025 | Emergency Boiler Repair 140P5326P0001 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Industrial Boiler & Mechanical Company, Inc. | $16,867 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Dec 16, 2025 | Drain, Sink SPE8E826P7030 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Equipment purchase | Ovc-Engineered Solutions LLC | $1,205 | 1 | Competed Open to all |
| Dec 15, 2025 | Repair BLDG. 1 Water Tank Valves at VAMC, Louisville, KY. 36C24926C0012 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Walker Mechanical Contractors Inc | $24,308 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Dec 1, 2025 | Boiler PM & Emergency Services 36C24926N0250 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Caldaia Controls LLC | $23,307 | 1 | Order (single-award IDIQ) Veteran-owned |
| Sep 29, 2025 | Fort Knox HVAC Boiler Units Equipment & Service Agreement 2031JG25F00277 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Offers from IDIQ | Amstar Inc | $250,000 | 1 from the IDIQ | Order (single-award IDIQ) Open to all |
| May 27, 2025 | Repair/Replace 1660 Gallon Hot Water Tank 36C24925P0572 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Walker Mechanical Contractors Inc | $80,000 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| May 15, 2025 | Trap, Grease SPE8E825P0702 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Equipment purchase | Ovc-Engineered Solutions LLC | $2,776 | 1 | Competed Open to all |
| Apr 7, 2025 | Non-Personal Services to Repair Sewer Line at the Weather Forecast Office (WFO) Located in West Paducah, KY 1305M325P0103 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Make Ready Construction Services, LLC | $13,500 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Mar 12, 2025 | Emergency Water Main Repair 36C24925C0027 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | HMC Service Company, Inc. | $135,435 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Feb 7, 2025 | Emergency Repair of Collapsed Sewer Line Located Camp 15B10925P00000076 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Individual contractor (name withheld) | $70,800 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Dec 2, 2024 | This Is a Non-Personal Services Contract to Provide Post-Wide Boiler Inspections to Include Proper Labeling to All Relevant Boiler Devices and Equipment Throughout Fort Campbell, KY. W9124825FA002 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) Offers from IDIQ | Caldaia Controls LLC | $92,352 | 3 from the IDIQ | Order (single-award IDIQ) Veteran-owned |
| Dec 1, 2024 | Boiler PM & Emergency Services 36C24925N0358 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Caldaia Controls LLC | $36,552 | 1 | Order (single-award IDIQ) Veteran-owned |
| Sep 17, 2024 | Boiler Feed Water Pump Drive and Feed Water Pump Replacement and Installation. 1333LC24P00000039 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | National Contracting Services, LLC | $52,824 | 1 | Competed Open to all |
| Sep 13, 2024 | Install Replacement Water Tank for the NWS Located in Jackson, KY 1305M324P0537 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Peters Heating and Air Conditioning, Inc. | $10,259 | 2 | Competed Open to all |
| Jul 24, 2024 | Emergency Boiler Repair 15B10924P00000135 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | MVH Industrial Piping Inc | $143,614 | 1 | Not competed Open to all |
| Jul 2, 2024 | Septic Tank Installation W912QR24P0061 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | Breeding's Plumbing & Electric, Inc. | $17,865 | 3 | Competed Small business |
| May 7, 2024 | Emergency Repair Elevated Water Tank 15B10924P00000096 on USAspending (opens in a new tab) | MVH Industrial Piping Inc | $21,752 | 1 | Not 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 | Caldaia Controls LLC | 5 | $184,291 |
| 2 | Walker Mechanical Contractors Inc | 3 | $93,380 |
| 3 | National Contracting Services, LLC | 2 | $287,712 |
| 4 | Intec Group LLC | 2 | $283,602 |
| 5 | Active Energy Services, LLC | 2 | $196,551 |
| 6 | MVH Industrial Piping Inc | 2 | $165,366 |
| 7 | Breeding's Plumbing & Electric, Inc. | 2 | $39,450 |
| 8 | Keo & Associates Inc | 1 | $632,811 |
| 9 | Amstar Inc | 1 | $250,000 |
| 10 | HMC Service Company, Inc. | 1 | $135,435 |
How the work was bought
Competition
Was the work open to bids?
- Competed 13 (35%)
A standalone contract that was open to bids.
- Not competed 13 (35%)
Sole-source: only one company was asked.
- Order (single-award IDIQ) 11 (30%)
A task order under an IDIQ held by one company. No new competition, so it is left out of bid statistics.
Set-asides
Set-aside = reserved for a group of businesses.
- Open to all 16 (43%)
No set-aside: any size of business could bid.
- Small business 13 (35%)
Only small businesses could bid.
- Veteran-owned 6 (16%)
Reserved for service-disabled veteran-owned (SDVOSB) or veteran-owned (VOSB) small businesses.
- 8(a) 1 (3%)
Reserved for firms in SBA's 8(a) program for disadvantaged small businesses.
- HUBZone 1 (3%)
Reserved for small businesses in a Historically Underutilized Business Zone.
Left out of the numbers above: 2 equipment purchases. Why?
Contracting offices buying here
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36C24922A0004 | Single-award | 4 | Nov 30, 2026 |
| W9124818A1006 | Single-award | 2 | Apr 22, 2023 |
| W9124818A1007 | Single-award | 2 | Apr 22, 2023 |
| 2031JG25D00010 | Single-award The IDIQ drew 1 offers | 1 | Sep 12, 2030 |
| 36E77620D0009 | Single-award The IDIQ drew 2 offers | 1 | Sep 30, 2025 |
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, 2026
Boiler PM & Emergency Services
Incumbent: Caldaia Controls LLC Buyer: VA Network Contracting Office 9 Value at award: $36,552
36C24925N0358 on USAspending (opens in a new tab)
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