This NAICS page summarizes federal obligations to plumbing, heating, and air-conditioning contractors over the last 10 years, including agency, vendor, and annual trend data. The largest share of obligations comes from the Department of the Navy, Department of Veterans Affairs, and Department of the Army.
NAICS Industry
NAICS 238220 Federal Contract Obligations (Last 10 Years)
Federal procurement for NAICS 238220 covers plumbing, heating, and air-conditioning contractors, with $8.98 billion obligated across 83,163 award actions over the last 10 years.
Totals reflect readable and exact obligation values from FPDS reporting and may include multiple award actions across years and agencies.
NAICS Code
238220
Industry
PLUMBING, HEATING, AND AIR-CONDITIONING CONTRACTORS
Total Obligated
8.98 billion
8,976,859,065.84
Award Actions
83,163
Average Action Value
107,942.94
About NAICS 238220 federal contract activity
FPDS records show 83,163 obligations under NAICS 238220, Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors, totaling 8.98 billion over the last 10 years. The average award value was 107,942.94, indicating a mix of high-volume maintenance actions and larger project awards across the federal portfolio.
Agency demand and leading federal buyers
The Department of the Navy leads this NAICS with 2.14 billion across 9,365 awards, followed by the Department of Veterans Affairs at 1.72 billion across 13,936 awards and the Department of the Army at 1.61 billion across 11,070 awards. The Department of the Air Force and the Public Buildings Service also represent significant demand, together contributing nearly 1.35 billion.
Vendor concentration and leading contractors
Top vendor obligations are concentrated among a relatively small set of contractors, led by North State Mechanical, Incorporated at 126.53 million across 185 awards. Mechworks Mechanical Contractors, Inc., R & W Construction Company, Jett's Specialty Contracting, LLC, and QCM, Inc. each exceeded 64.75 million, reflecting repeated award activity rather than reliance on a single dominant transaction.
Annual contract trend over the analysis window
Annual obligations remained above 800 million in each reported year and rose above 1.0 billion in 2022 through 2025. The series peaked in 2024 at 1.12 billion, while award counts stayed high and ranged from 7,255 in 2025 to 8,322 in 2021, suggesting sustained procurement activity with moderate year-to-year variation.
How to interpret this page
This summary uses FPDS obligations classified under NAICS 238220 for the last 10 years and aggregates award dollars and counts across reported actions. Agency, vendor, and annual figures reflect totals from the provided analysis window and should be interpreted as obligation-based activity, not contract ceiling values or market size.
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 = '238220'
AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID IS NOT NULL
AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID != ''
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | 2,141,085,247.42 | 2.14 billion | 9,365 |
| 3600 | VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF | 1,721,711,451.92 | 1.72 billion | 13,936 |
| 2100 | DEPT OF THE ARMY | 1,605,807,505.25 | 1.61 billion | 11,070 |
| 5700 | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | 958,699,916.31 | 958.70 million | 6,545 |
| 4740 | PUBLIC BUILDINGS SERVICE | 388,546,158.91 | 388.55 million | 9,993 |
| 6920 | FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION | 235,776,015.72 | 235.78 million | 1,946 |
| 12H2 | AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE | 206,271,928.12 | 206.27 million | 2,131 |
| 1900 | STATE, DEPARTMENT OF | 205,843,587.08 | 205.84 million | 3,599 |
| 1443 | NATIONAL PARK SERVICE | 157,774,586.41 | 157.77 million | 2,665 |
| 1540 | FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM / BUREAU OF PRISONS | 154,578,412.28 | 154.58 million | 1,728 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, NAICS 238220 obligations total $8.98 billion across 83,163 awards, with an average award value of about $107,943. Obligations are moderately concentrated among a few large civilian and defense agencies: the Department of the Navy leads at $2.14 billion, followed by Veterans Affairs at $1.72 billion and the Department of the Army at $1.61 billion; together these three account for roughly 61% of total obligated dollars. The remaining top agencies each represent a materially smaller share, with a long tail of activity dispersed across GSA Public Buildings Service, FAA, USDA ARS, State, National Park Service, and Bureau of Prisons.
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 = '238220'
AND content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName IS NOT NULL
AND content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName != ''
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NORTH STATE MECHANICAL, INCORPORATED | 099D1 | 126,527,919.95 | 126.53 million | 185 |
| MECHWORKS MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS, INC. | 1B1B0 | 96,036,925.13 | 96.04 million | 229 |
| R & W CONSTRUCTION COMPANY | 0C0M6 | 82,762,703.00 | 82.76 million | 233 |
| JETT'S SPECIALTY CONTRACTING, LLC | 6VQF8 | 80,293,168.27 | 80.29 million | 145 |
| QCM, INC. | 7JCC3 | 64,747,727.95 | 64.75 million | 136 |
| RYAN & ASSOCIATES, INC. | 3M793 | 60,849,130.81 | 60.85 million | 207 |
| FOUR TRIBES ENTERPRISES, LLC | 7WA41 | 60,563,350.53 | 60.56 million | 149 |
| PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTOR, INC. | 0VL21 | 54,776,129.50 | 54.78 million | 101 |
| SOUTHWESTERN DAKOTAH, INC. | 0WV72 | 54,393,172.10 | 54.39 million | 79 |
| AKTARIUS LLC | 5UV89 | 53,090,640.63 | 53.09 million | 206 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, NAICS 238220 obligated $8.98 billion across 83,163 awards, with an average award value of $107,942.94. The top 10 vendors each received between $53.09 million and $126.53 million, and the largest single vendor share is about 1.4% of total obligations, indicating spending is dispersed rather than highly concentrated. Award counts among the leading vendors range from 79 to 233, suggesting sustained, repeated contracting activity across multiple firms rather than reliance on a small number of large awards.
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 = '238220'
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 10 YEAR
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY year
)
ORDER BY year DESC| Year | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,007,585,511.94 | 1.01 billion | 7,255 |
| 2024 | 1,122,660,970.42 | 1.12 billion | 7,674 |
| 2023 | 1,013,696,499.37 | 1.01 billion | 7,677 |
| 2022 | 1,004,241,514.62 | 1.00 billion | 7,849 |
| 2021 | 835,471,913.93 | 835.47 million | 8,322 |
| 2020 | 846,309,828.03 | 846.31 million | 8,460 |
| 2019 | 776,966,006.61 | 776.97 million | 8,352 |
| 2018 | 915,030,574.16 | 915.03 million | 8,963 |
| 2017 | 664,097,690.75 | 664.10 million | 9,403 |
| 2016 | 790,798,556.01 | 790.80 million | 9,208 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, NAICS 238220 obligations totaled $8.98 billion across 83,163 awards, with an average award value of $107,942.94, indicating a high-volume, relatively fragmented obligation profile. Annual obligations generally remained within a $664.10 million to $1.12 billion range, with the lowest level in 2017 and the highest in 2024. Award counts were also fairly stable year to year, ranging from 7,255 in 2025 to 9,403 in 2017, suggesting broad and consistent contract activity rather than concentration in a small number of awards.
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