Over the last 5 years, federal awards under NAICS 236210 totaled 5.51 billion across 7,771 actions, with an average action value of 709,189.79. NASA, the Department of the Army, and the Department of the Navy accounted for the largest shares of obligated dollars, while Bechtel National, Inc. led vendors by total obligations.
NAICS Industry
NAICS 236210 Federal Contract Obligations (Last 5 Years)
Federal procurement analysis for NAICS 236210, Industrial Building Construction, covering obligations, awards, agencies, vendors, and yearly trends over the last 5 years.
Totals reflect readable obligated amounts from FPDS-style award records within the selected 5-year analysis window and may not match simple sums of displayed annual rows due to rounding and record timing.
NAICS Code
236210
Industry
INDUSTRIAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
Total Obligated
5.51 billion
5,511,113,914.40
Award Actions
7,771
Average Action Value
709,189.79
About NAICS 236210 federal contract activity
NAICS 236210, Industrial Building Construction, recorded $5.51 billion in obligated spending across 7,771 awards over the last 5 years, with an average award value of $709,189.79. The activity profile indicates a high-volume construction market with meaningful concentration in a relatively small number of large awards.
Agency demand and leading federal buyers
NASA led obligations in this NAICS with $1.67 billion across 1,332 awards, followed by the Department of the Army at $1.49 billion across 1,886 awards and the Department of the Navy at $993.93 million across 1,467 awards. The Office of Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response stands out for lower award volume but substantial spend at $442.12 million across 56 awards, indicating fewer, larger obligations. The Department of the Air Force rounded out the top five with $167.98 million across 624 awards.
Vendor concentration and leading contractors
Bechtel National, Inc. was the dominant vendor with $1.13 billion across 146 awards, well ahead of the next largest firms. Seqirus, Inc. received $599.10 million across 29 awards, while Parsons Government Services Inc and Serco Inc each captured several hundred million dollars on very small award counts, signaling highly concentrated contract values. Walsh Federal, LLC also posted notable activity at $249.03 million across 40 awards.
Annual contract trend over the analysis window
Annual obligations peaked in 2024 at $1.47 billion, then declined to $1.26 billion in 2025 after a 2023 level of $1.07 billion. The lowest year in the window was 2022 at $679.73 million, while award counts were highest in 2021 at 1,954 and generally trended downward thereafter. Overall, the pattern shows elevated but uneven spending, with contract volume not always moving in step with obligated dollars.
How to interpret this page
This summary is based on FPDS query results for NAICS 236210 over the last 5 years, using obligated dollars and award counts as reported in the dataset. Top agencies, vendors, and annual totals were ranked by total obligated value, and no estimates or external sources were added. Values are presented as provided, with rounded readable amounts used for narrative clarity.
Top Agencies
SELECT
agency_id,
agency_name,
total_obligated,
award_count,
formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
(
SELECT
content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID AS agency_id,
anyHeavy(content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID__name) AS agency_name,
sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
count() AS award_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE
contract_type = 1
AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode = '236210'
AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID IS NOT NULL
AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID != ''
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 5 YEAR
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY agency_id
)
ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10| Agency ID | Agency Name | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8000 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | 1,673,436,648.99 | 1.67 billion | 1,332 |
| 2100 | DEPT OF THE ARMY | 1,493,327,873.59 | 1.49 billion | 1,886 |
| 1700 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | 993,932,841.08 | 993.93 million | 1,467 |
| 7505 | OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE | 442,115,340.22 | 442.12 million | 56 |
| 5700 | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | 167,982,257.90 | 167.98 million | 624 |
| 4740 | PUBLIC BUILDINGS SERVICE | 158,380,205.65 | 158.38 million | 77 |
| 1542 | FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES, INC. | 140,800,318.34 | 140.80 million | 337 |
| 8900 | ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF | 138,608,291.21 | 138.61 million | 37 |
| 2044 | UNITED STATES MINT | 61,937,563.42 | 61.94 million | 286 |
| 1900 | STATE, DEPARTMENT OF | 38,136,750.29 | 38.14 million | 229 |
Insight
Over the last 5 years, NAICS 236210 obligations totaled $5.51 billion across 7,771 awards, with an average award value of $709,189.79. Spending is concentrated among a few agencies: NASA, the Department of the Army, and the Department of the Navy account for $4.16 billion combined, or about 75% of total obligations. After these three, obligated amounts drop sharply, with the next highest agency at $442.12 million and most remaining agencies below $170 million, indicating a highly concentrated procurement pattern.
Top Vendors
SELECT
vendor_name,
cage_code,
total_obligated,
award_count,
formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
(
SELECT
content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName AS vendor_name,
anyHeavy(content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__entityIdentifiers__cageCode) AS cage_code,
sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
count() AS award_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE
contract_type = 1
AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode = '236210'
AND content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName IS NOT NULL
AND content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName != ''
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 5 YEAR
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY vendor_name
)
ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10| Vendor | CAGE Code | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BECHTEL NATIONAL, INC. | 324H5 | 1,131,604,853.26 | 1.13 billion | 146 |
| SEQIRUS, INC. | 7L0Y8 | 599,098,394.00 | 599.10 million | 29 |
| PARSONS GOVERNMENT SERVICES INC | 1MY27 | 340,760,594.00 | 340.76 million | 10 |
| SERCO INC | 022Q2 | 327,336,443.55 | 327.34 million | 6 |
| WALSH FEDERAL, LLC | 6PDH6 | 249,025,295.74 | 249.03 million | 40 |
| HEALTHEON, INC. | 1YTH1 | 178,360,307.80 | 178.36 million | 352 |
| NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION | 8LDY5 | 177,997,350.00 | 178.00 million | 10 |
| J. E. DUNN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY | 0LNN2 | 151,470,288.17 | 151.47 million | 8 |
| PARSONS GOVERNMENT SERVICES INC. | 1BVK6 | 145,180,368.07 | 145.18 million | 11 |
| PARSONS INFRA & TECH GROUP INC | 1BVK6 | 137,922,089.22 | 137.92 million | 26 |
Insight
Over the last 5 years, NAICS 236210 has obligated $5.51 billion across 7,771 awards, with an average award value of about $709.2K, indicating a high-volume market with moderate average dollar value. Obligations are concentrated among a small number of vendors: BECHTEL NATIONAL, INC. leads with $1.13 billion, and the top 10 vendors together account for a substantial share of total obligated dollars. Award counts are uneven across leading vendors, with HEALTHEON, INC. recording 352 awards but far less obligated value than several firms with fewer awards, suggesting variation in award size and contract structure across vendors.
Annual Trend
SELECT
year,
total_obligated,
award_count,
formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
(
SELECT
toYear(parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate)) AS year,
sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
count() AS award_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE
contract_type = 1
AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode = '236210'
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 5 YEAR
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY year
)
ORDER BY year DESC| Year | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,264,917,025.45 | 1.26 billion | 1,240 |
| 2024 | 1,471,444,216.38 | 1.47 billion | 1,392 |
| 2023 | 1,072,319,932.78 | 1.07 billion | 1,577 |
| 2022 | 679,733,059.06 | 679.73 million | 1,608 |
| 2021 | 1,022,699,680.73 | 1.02 billion | 1,954 |
Insight
Over the last 5 years, NAICS 236210 obligations totaled $5.51 billion across 7,771 awards, with an average award value of about $709.2 thousand. Annual obligations were relatively concentrated in 2024 ($1.47 billion) and 2025 ($1.26 billion), while 2022 was the low point at $679.7 million, indicating a mid-period dip followed by recovery. Award volume peaked in 2021 at 1,954 awards and then declined to 1,240 in 2025, suggesting fewer awards in the most recent years despite higher obligated dollars.
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