Commercial & Institutional Building Construction federal contracting brief
NAICS 236220 · national · 24-month window · n=7,123 awards
Pricing distribution
| Percentile | Award $ | Distribution |
|---|---|---|
| P10 | $55,084 | |
| P25 | $145,211 | |
| Median | $499,361 | |
| P75 | $2,505,561 | |
| P90 | $5,893,486 |
Top 10 winners
| # | Firm | NAICS | Top awarding agency | Total awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | FISHER SAND & GRAVEL CO | 236220 | Department of Homeland Security | $13.9B |
| 02 | BARNARD CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INCORPORATED | 236220 | Department of Homeland Security | $4.5B |
| 03 | BCCG A JOINT VENTURE | 236220 | Department of Homeland Security | $3.2B |
| 04 | SLS FEDERAL SERVICES LLC | 236220 | Department of Homeland Security | $2.4B |
| 05 | SPENCER CONSTRUCTION LLC | 236220 | Department of Homeland Security | $2.4B |
| 06 | SOUTHWEST VALLEY CONSTRUCTORS CO | 236220 | Department of Homeland Security | $2.2B |
| 07 | BL HARBERT INTERNATIONAL LLC | 236220 | Department of Defense | $1.0B |
| 08 | WHITING-TURNER CONTRACTING COMPANY, THE | 236220 | Department of Defense | $881.8M |
| 09 | BARNARD SPENCER JOINT VENTURE | 236220 | Department of Homeland Security | $860.0M |
| 10 | COCHRANE USA INC | 236220 | Department of Homeland Security | $641.3M |
Top 5 awarding agencies
| # | Awarding agency | Awards | Share | Total $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Department of Defense | 3,730 | 52.4% | $15.7B |
| 02 | Department of Veterans Affairs | 1,031 | 14.5% | $4.4B |
| 03 | General Services Administration | 671 | 9.4% | $1.4B |
| 04 | Department of the Interior | 386 | 5.4% | $793.8M |
| 05 | Department of Homeland Security | 374 | 5.2% | $33.2B |
Geographic distribution
| # | State | Awards | Share | Total $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | CA | 497 | 8% | $6.4B |
| 02 | MD | 463 | 7.4% | $1.2B |
| 03 | FL | 382 | 6.1% | $1.4B |
| 04 | TX | 339 | 5.4% | $20.5B |
| 05 | VA | 322 | 5.2% | $1.0B |
| 06 | DC | 264 | 4.2% | $616.8M |
| 07 | WA | 197 | 3.2% | $880.2M |
| 08 | NY | 195 | 3.1% | $805.9M |
| 09 | PA | 189 | 3% | $747.3M |
| 10 | GA | 178 | 2.8% | $1.2B |
8-quarter median trend
Median award by fiscal quarter. Red dots mark the median for that quarter; the line shows the trend across the last 8 quarters.
What this means for your bid
Federal contractors in Commercial & Institutional Building Construction face a wide pricing distribution: the P10 award is $55,084 while the P90 is $5,893,486. Median is $499,361 across 7,123 awards in the last 24 months. Department of Defense accounts for 52% of activity. Most small contractors bid at or below P25 ($145,211); pricing toward the median tends to land in the winning band on competitively-evaluated contracts.
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Source: USASpending.gov public award records. Methodology + refresh cadence at /methodology.